Sacramento passes it. You live with it.
Every week we track the California bills that touch real estate, then write up the ones that change how a South Bay sale or purchase actually gets done. Most of these are not law yet. The point is to see them coming.
AB 1957
AB 1957 is law: Chapter 279 of 2026, effective January 1, 2027. It rewrites who counts as an eligible bidder at a trustee's sale of a one to four unit residential property, and it hands enforcement officials a new civil penalty. Here is what changed and who it lands on.
Read moreAB 1684
AB 1684 passed the Assembly 74-0 and the Senate 38-0. It was enrolled and presented to the Governor on August 27. Zero opposition. When signed, every HOA in California with a cooling restriction on the books is out of compliance. Here is what boards, managers, and owners need to know.
Read moreAB 2025
Every agent in the South Bay has used a tool to brighten a sky, pull weeds out of a lawn, or drop virtual furniture into an empty living room. Most of us never thought twice about it. Sacramento is about to make us think twice.
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