Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News, SJMN
Market Wise Column
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Q: We sold our home in 2005 and are now being sued by the buyers. We were referred to a real estate attorney. When we told him the name of the attorney representing the buyers, he responded nonchalantly, “Oh, I know him, […]

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Since the late 80’s, I’ve notice in trend of incomplete disclosures and poorly trained licensees. No doubt there is a connection.
Real Estate Attorney Roger Wintel, of the Hertiage Law Group, has often spoken about the problematic lack of disclosures and unsupervised and/or poorly trained licensees.

Click here for the consumer-protection cable series, Kapowich on Real […]

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Common Mistakes

Buyer’s agent is unable to communicate a solid presentation.
Presentations are not done in person with the seller and their representative(s).
Buyer’s agent surprises seller and their representative(s) with an offer contingent upon the sale of the buyer’s property.
Buyer’s agent does not explain the contingent offer prior to the presentation (this forces a conversation about a […]

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KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE - Sunnyvale, CA 94086 - SiliconValleyBroker.com Video

When I first saw Real Estate Attorney Anthony Ventura, of
Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis, it was at a seminar for Brokers
and Managers, sponsored by the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors.
I wondered why he had such astute insight into the activities in and around
real estate […]

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When do the “what-ifs” multiply exponentially?
The number one mistake made when negotiating a residential real estate
transaction is when participants lack understanding of the responsibilities
of all of the players. This is even more true when non-married, co-buyers
are purchasing a property. That’s when “what-ifs” just multiply exponentially.
Proper Planning Prevents Perplexing Problems

Real estate attorney Nancy […]

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It’s the Home and the Area
The “right” home and neighborhood is absolutely critical to long
term quality of life. The right home is best sought in a Buyer’s
Market. Not only is the selection of homes greater, the number of
competing buyers has been artificially reduced. Highly qualified buyers
sit out a buyer’s market due to internal fears […]

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Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News Column “Market Wise” 7/18/08
Q: We are having a frustrating time buying a certain house. Our agent says this is the sloppiest sale he’s had in his 20-plus-year career. Evidently, the listing agency is really a loan brokerage, but one would never know it from the wording on the […]

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KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE - Sunnyvale, CA 94086 - SiliconValleyBroker.com Video

When I first saw Real Estate Attorney Anthony Ventura, of
Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis, it was at a seminar for Brokers
and Managers, sponsored by the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors.I wondered why he had such astute insight into the activities in and around
real estate transactions. […]

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Buyer Beware?! What About Seller Beware?
How Sellers and/or their Licensees ask for Trouble
These licensees have literally been trained to set up tripods
with blown-up neighborhood maps, color coding the sales in the
area, in order to gain new buyer and seller clients. Yet, they
convince the seller that all this extra work is for them, the seller!
Setting up […]

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KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE - Sunnyvale, CA 94086 - Silcon Valley Broker Video
Real Estate Attorney Douglas White, of Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc.,
speaks out on the critical role of the licensee when representing a client.
Many licensees brag about being hired because of their beautiful
brochure and/or presentation folder.

Real estate attorneys often mention that while marketing is […]

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