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Showing posts with label Disclosures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disclosures. Show all posts
4/07/2021

Fire Protection: Home Hardening Law for 2021 in California

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Are you a property owner who's considered fire resistant materials for your home? If you already have made certain changes, you're ...
10/31/2017

Halloween Scary Story

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I was in an older historic neighborhood in Orange County, and wanted to do an impulse preview of a large two-story Victorian home built...
4/26/2017

How Much Property Information Does An Agent Have?

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It's not unusual for members of the public, including a Realtor's client, to think that the listing agent probably knows all there...
11/01/2016

Get the View on Some California Laws Coming Into Play for 2017 (or late 2016)

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Death of Occupant in a Property - there is already a law concerning this disclosure, but a new law effective September 25, 2016 clarifies...
3/03/2016

New California Disclosure to be Made by Condo Associations per AB 596

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Is your HOA FHA-approved? This was actually signed into law last August 12th by Gov. Jerry Brown, requiring condominium associations to ...
5/19/2015

California Home Solar Panels - Buy or Lease?

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Solar Panels Solar panels are one of the many energy saving and money saving systems available to the homeowner. But save yourself some ...
4/24/2015

New Transaction Closing Rules with CFPB - Part II

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Note:  The new start date is October 1, 2015. 6/28/2015. Mark August 1, 2015 as the date on which transactions will be impacted! The C...
3/30/2015

New Transaction Closing Rules -- Starting August 1 by CFPB

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Be Careful Crossing the Road of Financial Protection The Consumer Financial Protection  Bureau was brought into being by the Dodd-Frank ...
12/03/2013

Some New 2014 Laws for California

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It's that time of year again, and there are new laws taking effect that will affect a lot of us.  Here are a some of the new California ...
8/23/2012

Seller Top 10 Legal Mistakes, Part IV

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Not providing the buyer with legally required disclosures. There is an important form used by REALTORS in California transaction named the...
7/05/2012

What California Homesellers Sometimes Overlook: 10 Things, Part I

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 Regardless of when and where the homeseller could be selling in California, or whether there's a shortage of inventory or not, the...
11/19/2007

Do Abandoned Oil Wells Impact Your Neighborhood

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In early Southern California real estate, homeowners were enticed into additional income by having an oil well, literally in the back yard b...
10/30/2007

What Repairs Is A Seller Supposed to Disclose?

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The recent fires in Southern California unfortunately destroyed over 1600 homes, and while I don't know for a fact, some may have been ...
9/11/2007

Know Your Rights if You Are in Pre-Foreclosure

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It's an unfortunate fact that certain loan borrowers have been unable to make their payments. On this blog there are many searches about...
7/06/2007

Mello-Roos and Property Taxes

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I frequently am asked about Mello-Roos Districts by those who aren't sure what they are or where they are located. These districts were ...
6/28/2007

"The Importance of Being Earnest" About Real Estate

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The Oscar Wilde play is described as "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People", but in real estate there's hardly anything trivial...