California legislature sent a budget to the governor, or did they?  Are homeowners "locked" into their homes by low interest rates?  A California landlord was fined nearly $400,000 for violating rent cap laws in San Jose. The Federal Reserve paused rate hikes this week.  Will mortgage rates go down?  If we are a constitutional Republic what is a dictatorship?  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.

Girls will be boys and boys will be girls.  If a new California law passes parents, counselors, churches, doctors, nurses and anyone who advises children can be arrested for child abuse if you do not support a child of any age who wishes to transition.  Newsom threatens to arrest Presidential candidate DeSantis for kidnapping when DeSantis comes to California.  Three major insurance companies have pulled out of offering homeowner insurance in California.  The reason is not climate change.  The central valley real estate market stays steady with a lack of inventory despite interest rates in the high 6% range.  A tale of two real estate transactions, how are markets are changing.  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the Right Side of Real Estate.

King Newsom pledges to criminally prosecute School Boards if they enforce the laws regarding providing obscene materials to minors if the obscene materials promote the LGBTQ+ agenda.  Celebrating pride month we have a link to a video presentation about how our current culture and Central Valley funded organizations in our towns promote and provide support for gender dysphoria in local children.  In real estate news we discuss new laws limiting security deposits for tenants, limiting rent increases and breaking existing law protecting new construction from rent controls.  Real Talk is the Right side of Real Estate.  Link to Facing Goliath is www.realtalkbrad.com  

New California legislation limits security deposits to one months rent.  The US Supreme Court greatly limits the EPA's use of the Wotus rules.  Fresno offers down payment grants of up to $100,000 to low income home buyers.  Who qualifies?  We discuss all of this and more on this week's Real Talk.  Real Talk is the right side of Real Estate.