My manager at Coldwell Banker in 1991, concerning Equity-Share agreements, sale, transactions, etc., quipped, “they are full of land mines.” At that time, Coldwell Banker’s Northern California’s legal department was instructing their office managers to avoid Equity-Share agreements/sales.
Traditional Equity-Share agreements should be lengthy, cover all the “what if’s.” and be drafted by a real […]

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Kapowich on Real Estate Program # 141

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Real Estate Attorney Sam Chuck of Rossi, Hammerslough, Reischl & Chuck

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Adventures in Short Sale Purchasing
Many investors and potential home buyers who have been reluctant to enter the housing market in recent years are starting to perk up now at the thought buying a discounted property through a short sale.
Some Basics:
What is a short sale? This is when the borrower owes the bank more than […]

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Course Title: “The Most Costly Mistakes Made by Buyers, Sellers & Agents & How to Avoid Them”
Description: The number one mistake made when negotiating a residential real estate transaction is when participants lack understanding of the responsibilities of all of the parties and their representatives. Learn how to negotiate a state-of-the-art sales transaction from A […]

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Q ~ We sold our house in August 1998. Before the sale, an inspection
of the bathroom floor revealed some water damage. The inspector
did not find structural damage. We replace the vinyl and wood under
the floor. Later the inspector cleared the bathroom and the buyer
signed off on it. In June this year, the […]

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Course Title: “The Most Costly Mistakes Made by Buyers, Sellers & Agents & How to Avoid Them”
Description: The number one mistake made when negotiating a residential real estate transaction is when participants lack understanding of the responsibilities of all of the parties and their representatives. Learn how to negotiate a state-of-the-art sales transaction from A […]

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Special circumstances might apply to many transactions, however, that
does not mean that additional terms and conditions should always be included.
Many licensees will recommend a special mechanism to a sale/transaction
without thoroughly counseling their respective client on the pros and cons
of this particular term.
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Many times, another solution, which […]

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Real Estate Attorneys Don’t Lose Cases, Their Clients Do
In California, buried within Civil Code 2079 is a clause that states that a
Buyer has “the duty to protect himself or herself.” It goes on to state
“including those facts which are known to or within the diligent attention
and observation of the Buyer or prospective Buyer.” […]

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