https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/12/21/keep-your-paperwork-out-of-reach-from-prying-eyes/

Selling your house involves a ton of paperwork.

Most of it is generated for you by your agent, who will use the California Association of Realtors standard forms. These forms are the product of hundreds of thousands of real estate transactions that the CAR lawyers distill into standard forms that are designed to provide clarity, add value to the transaction for both the sellers and the buyers, and also to prevent lawsuits.