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Fee Increase Contained in Budget Bill Could Raise Housing Costs - Will 2026 See Changes?

11/18/2025

 
Assembly Bill 130 is a budget bill that was signed by Governor Newsom on June 30th. A provision highlighted by the CLTA was the revision of the foreclosure law placing new restrictions on lenders’ ability to foreclose on subordinate mortgages.  Another significant provision not directly affecting title, but that could raise housing costs is the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fee in Section 58 of the legislation.

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CLTA Focuses on Legislative Holdover Issues in 2026

11/18/2025

 
Privacy Bills Impacting Title Insurance; Limitations on Corporate Ownership of Housing

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Senator Allen and Former Senator Bradford Announce Run for Insurance Commissioner

10/21/2025

 
​Senator Allen and Former Senator Bradford Announce Run for Insurance Commissioner

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Governor Newsom Signs Two Employment Bills into Law

10/21/2025

 
Personnel Records on Education and Training; ​Notice to Employees of Specified Constitutional Rights

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Governor Signs Legislation Prohibiting Unsolicited Offers in Portions of L.A. and Ventura Counties - New Recording Requirement Applies

10/10/2025

 
Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 851 (McKinnor), prohibiting persons from making an unsolicited offer to purchase residential real property in certain ZIP Codes in Los Angeles and Ventura counties that were affected by wildfires earlier this year.

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Governor Newsom Signs, Vetoes Recording Bills

10/7/2025

 
Governor Signs Recorded Document Notification Bill; Governor Vetoes Recording Fee Increase Legislation

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Mortgage Forbearance Act Signed into Law; Goes into Effect Immediately

9/23/2025

 
Governor Newsom has signed AB 238 (Harabedian), entitled the Mortgage Forbearance Act, into law. The legislation went into effect immediately upon signing as an urgency measure.​

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Unenforceable Restrictions on Housing Development Expanded to Any Residential Use

9/16/2025

 
Assmbly Bill 1050 (Schultz) added reciprocal easement agreements to the list of recorded documents in existing law that are unenforceable against the owner of an affordable housing development where the restriction in the recoded document limits the size, number or location of the residences that may be built on the property where an approved restrictive covenant affordable housing modification document has been recorded.

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CLTA Contends with a Flurry of Legislative Activity as the 2025 Session Draws to a Close

9/16/2025

 
Housing Bill Amended to Include Notice of Foreclosure to State Agencies (AB 1529); Unsolicited Offer Bill Amended to Include Ventura County (AB 851); Recorder Notification Bill Amended to Require Board of Supervisors Authorization (SB 255); Reparations Bill Amended Removing Property Reclamation (SB 518); AI Regulation Bill Scuttled in Session’s Closing Days (AB 1018)

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Initiative Petition Filed to Reduce California Real Estate Taxes

9/16/2025

 
The California Secretary of State announced that a new state ballot initiative intended to overturn certain real property-related taxes was cleared to begin collecting petition signatures on August 29, 2025.

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