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Press Releases

2026

• California Department of Real Estate Takes Disciplinary Action Against Lance McHarg and Real Estate Education Provider Real Estate Trainers, Inc. (January 6, 2026)

2025

• DRE Encourages California Consumers to Explore Homebuying Resources During National Homeownership Month (June 26, 2025)
• Attorney General Bonta Announces Fifth Edition of Disability Rights Handbook | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General (May 7, 2025)

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

• California Real Estate Commissioner Doug McCauley Rounds Out 24-Year State Service Career (November 14, 2023)

2022

• 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

• Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order N-83-20 Impacting DRE Applicants and Licensees (October 29, 2020)

  • En Español

• DRE Announces Publication of Revised Landlord/Tenant Guidebook (October 8, 2020)

  • En Español

• DRE Warns Against Rental Price Gouging in Wildfire Areas (September 16, 2020)

  • En Español

• DRE Suspends License of Real Estate Broker George Chiang in Ongoing Federal Corruption Probe at Los Angeles City Hall (August 21, 2020)

  • En Español

• Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order N-71-20 Impacting DRE Applicants and Licensees (July 14, 2020)

• Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order N-69-20 Impacting DRE Applicants and Licensees (June 16, 2020)

• Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Impacting DRE Applicants and Licensees (April 17, 2020)

• DRE Issues Consumer Alert Warning Homeowners in Financial Distress (April 16, 2020)

  • En Español

• DRE Revokes License of Orange County Real Estate Broker Laura Preciado for Fraudulent Activity (February 5, 2020)

  • En Español

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)
- En Español

• California DRE Revokes Record Number of Real Estate Licenses

(August 6, 2012)
- En Español

• Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty to Real Estate Fraud in Connection with Short Sale Transaction

(June 18, 2012)
- En Español

• Financial Literacy Course Graduates First Class At Sacramento Charter High School

(April 24, 2012)
- En Español

• State Agency Warns Consumers of Forged and Fraudulent Property Deeds

(March 26, 2012)
- En Español

• Timeshare Resale Fraud on the Rise

(March 16, 2012)
- En Español

2011

• Enforcement Agencies Continue To Fight Loan Modification, Mortgage Relief, and Foreclosure Rescue Scams

(December 21, 2011)
- En Español

• California Department of Real Estate Opens New Electronic Real Estate Exam Center in La Palma

(October 13, 2011)
- En Español

• Financial Literacy Course Launches at Sacramento Charter High School

(October 11, 2011)
- En Español

• Department of Real Estate Revokes Broker's License for Fraudulent Mortgage Scam

(September 15, 2011)
- En Español

• 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)
- En Español

• 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)
- En Español

• 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)
- En Español

• 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)
- En Español

• 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)
- En Español

• Department of Real Estate Launches Spanish Language PSA to Protect Consumers Against Mortgage Fraud

(November 16, 2009)
- En Español

• Advance Fees Prohibited for Home Loan Modifications by New State Law

(October 21, 2009)
- En Español

• 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)

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