This highly practical real estate finance book reflects the current status of the real estate financial market. While the primary focus is on real estate financing principles and practices in California, it also examines the latest developments in real estate financing including the new national mortgage loan officer licensing laws. This new edition simplifies the increasingly complicated aspects of real estate lending and the new legislative mandates. Users will learn the impact current financial markets have on the real estate transaction and gain an understanding of the various types of lenders; different types of financing options; the process of a mortgage; and common mortgage problems.