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California Department of Real Estate

The Department of Real Estate in California, DRE was established in 1917 with the formulation of first ever Real Estate Law in the nation. With this law licensing practices and licensees are regulated and real estate laws for many other states also work on the same pattern. Department of Real Estate in CA is there to serve the realty market and also protects the transactions happening in the real estate.

Department of Real Estate in California has the main responsibility of protecting the consumer's right. For this CA Real Estate Commission/department also organizes consumer awareness programs and acts as an education provider. For this very purpose the CA Real Estate Department also consult governmental agencies and community organizations so that efforts can further be enhanced. Along with consumers, real estate license holders are also educated by making them aware of their legal responsibilities. With this consumers are again benefited. Therefore California Department of Real Estate serves the consumer in each of its mission.

The Department has one real estate Commissioner who is elected by the Governor and act as Chief Executive. There are District Offices of the commission in five cities of CA from where the employees of the California Real Estate Commission operate and fulfill their duties. The role of the commissioner is to regulate Real Estate Law and the Subdivided Lands Law. Formal hearings against the complaints are also held by the California real estate commissioner. Along with this activities that are hampering or violating the real estate laws are also abstained by the CA real estate commissioner.

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Functions of the Department of Real Estate of California are as follow:

DRE gives license to the Real Estate Brokers and Salesperson. Before applying for the real estate license all the formalities of education and experience should be cleared. CA real estate dept also handles the renewal of the license. The California Real Estate Commission/Department also has the Enforcement and Audit Sections that work on the complaints, which are given by the public in written against licensees or subdividers for violating the law.

The Real Estate Department in California also has the Recovery Account in which monetary loss of the consumer because of the illegal practices of licensed real estate broker or salesperson is fulfilled. This is a separate account of Real Estate Fund. Even this department of real estate also check certain activities that are carried out by the real estate licensees in the process Home Mortgage Loan.

For info on the real estate market, laws and for other general information you can also check the publications of the California Real Estate Department as.

These include Real Estate Reference Book, Real Estate Law Book, CD's, the Commissioner's Regulations, DRE policies, etc. All the licensees also receives the Real Estate Bulletin that is published quarterly by the department of real estate in CA. You can check all the information related licensing forms, real estate regulations and agents from the official website of the department. For this Realestatezing.com has given the address and contact number of the District Offices of the Department of Real Estate in California and a website link.

Address:
Sacramento Real Estate Department
2201 Broadway
Sacramento, CA 95818-2500
Ph No.: 916-227-0864
 
Real Estate Commission
2550 Mariposa Mall, Room 3070
Fresno, CA 93721-2273
Ph No.: 559-445-5009
 
Los Angeles Real Estate Department
320 West 4th Street, Suite 350
Los Angeles, CA 90013-1105
Ph No.: 213-620-2072
 
CA Department of Real Estate
1515 Clay Street, Suite 702
Oakland, CA 94612-1462
Ph No.: 510-622-2552
 
Real Estate Department of San Diego
1350 Front Street, Suite 3064
San Diego, CA 92101-3687
Ph No.: 619-525-4192
Website:http://www.dre.ca.gov/
 
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