Press Releases
2024
- New Agreement Signed between Department of Real Estate and the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate Provides Students with Clear Real Estate Licensing Path (December 20, 2024)
- DRE Celebrates Financial Literacy Month (April 3, 2024)
2023
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California Real Estate Commissioner Doug McCauley Rounds Out 24-Year State Service Career (November 14, 2023)
2022
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Department of Real Estate Settles Hundreds of Enforcement Cases in One of Largest Multi-State Enforcement Actions in its 100+ Year History (January 19, 2022)
2020
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Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order N-83-20 Impacting DRE Applicants and Licensees (October 29, 2020)
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DRE Announces Publication of Revised Landlord/Tenant Guidebook (October 8, 2020)
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DRE Warns Against Rental Price Gouging in Wildfire Areas (September 16, 2020)
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DRE Suspends License of Real Estate Broker George Chiang in Ongoing Federal Corruption Probe at Los Angeles City Hall (August 21, 2020)
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Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order N-71-20 Impacting DRE Applicants and Licensees (July 14, 2020)
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Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order N-69-20 Impacting DRE Applicants and Licensees (June 16, 2020)
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Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Impacting DRE Applicants and Licensees (April 17, 2020)
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DRE Issues Consumer Alert Warning Homeowners in Financial Distress (April 16, 2020)
- DRE Revokes License of Orange County Real Estate Broker Laura Preciado for Fraudulent Activity (February 5, 2020)
2018
- DRE Warns Against Rental Price Gouging of Wildfire Victims (August 7, 2018)
- California Bureau of Real Estate Becomes the California Department of Real Estate July 1 (July 2, 2018)
2014
- California Department of Real Estate Releases Consumer Guide on Buying and Living in a California Residential Subdivision (February 24, 2014)
- California Department of Real Estate Releases Guide for Real Estate and Development Professionals on California Residential Subdivisions (February 24, 2014)
2013
- California Department of Real Estate Participates in Multi-State, Multi-National Law Enforcement Initiative Against Deceptive Practices of Unscrupulous Timeshare Resellers (June 6, 2013)
- STATE AGENCIES HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL LITERACY DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL – CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH (April 2, 2013)
2012
- Special Warning to Spanish-Speaking Homeowners and Tips on Avoiding Scams (August 20, 2012)
- California DRE Revokes Record Number of Real Estate Licenses (August 6, 2012)
- Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty to Real Estate Fraud in Connection with Short Sale Transaction (June 18, 2012)
- Financial Literacy Course Graduates First Class At Sacramento Charter High School (April 24, 2012)
- State Agency Warns Consumers of Forged and Fraudulent Property Deeds (March 26, 2012)
- Timeshare Resale Fraud on the Rise
(March 16, 2012)
2011
- Enforcement Agencies Continue To Fight Loan Modification, Mortgage Relief, and Foreclosure Rescue Scams (December 21, 2011)
- California Department of Real Estate Opens New Electronic Real Estate Exam Center in La Palma (October 13, 2011)
- Financial Literacy Course Launches at Sacramento Charter High School (October 11, 2011)
- Department of Real Estate Revokes Broker's License for Fraudulent Mortgage Scam
(September 15, 2011)
- Department of Real Estate Financial Literacy Targets Californians
(April 5, 2011)
- Department of Real Estate Issues new Consumer ALERT to Help Consumers Avoid Loan Modification and Mortgage Relief Scams (March 21, 2011)
- California Department of Real Estate Continues to Fight Loan Modification and Mortgage Relief Scams (February 24, 2011)
- Director of the California Office of Real Estate Appraisers to address California Real Estate Educators' Conference (February 8, 2011)
- California Department of Real Estate Implements New Licensing Law for Mortgage Loan Originators (January 20, 2011)
2010
- State Department of Real Estate is Looking into the Activities and Operations of Blanca Maciel Sanchez Arrested Yesterday (December 8, 2010)
- California Department of Real Estate Issues Informational Pamphlet on the Residential Real Estate Escrow Process in California (November 9, 2010)
- For Real Estate Matters, California Department of Real Estate Web Site is a Must See for Consumers (November 5, 2010)
- California Department of Real Estate Joins California Community Colleges to Offer Free Financial Literacy Workshop in San Jose (October 28, 2010)
- Department of Real Estate and Chinese Government Officials confer on Economic Recovery (October 27, 2010)
- California Department of Real Estate Issues Consumer Alert-Short Sale Fraud Cases Rising
(September 30, 2010)
- Department of Real Estate Helping Consumers Navigate Through Tough Real Estate Market
(September 16, 2010)
- California Department of Real Estate Revokes Record Number of Real Estate Licenses (July 28, 2010)
- The California Department of Real Estate Launches Financial Literacy Outreach Program
(June 15, 2010)
- California Department of Real Estate Continues to Battle Loan Modification Scams (May 28, 2010)
- California Real Estate Commissioner Issues Short Sale Consumer Alert
(May 5, 2010)
- Loan Modification Firm Surrenders License to California Department of Real Estate
(March 24, 2010)
- Brown Warns Homeowners to Avoid Forensic Loan Audits
(February 22, 2010)
- California Department of Real Estate Revokes Record Number of Real Estate Licenses
(January 29, 2010)
2009
- California Department of Real Estate Shuts Down Loan Modification Company (December 29, 2009)
- California Department of Real Estate Launches Electronic Exams in Fresno
(December 15, 2009)
- Former Real Estate Agent Barred from Working in Real Estate
(November 23, 2009)
- Department of Real Estate Launches Spanish Language PSA to Protect Consumers Against Mortgage Fraud (November 16, 2009)
- Advance Fees Prohibited for Home Loan Modifications by New State Law
(October 21, 2009)
- California Department of Real Estate Launches Electronic Exams
(August 5, 2009)
- California Real Estate Commissioner Announces Issuance of Fraud Warning
(June 22, 2009)
- State Officials Issue Desist and Refrain Orders Against Loan Modification Firm Operating Unlawfully (April 1, 2009)
