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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The truth is, when a professional represents a home seller or buyer, he/she can make a complicated process seem easy. Conversely agents with limited knowledge and issue-spotting abilities can help spread the popular belief that real estate transactions are often a stressful experience. Buying and/or selling of real estate can only add to 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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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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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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On September 13th, the “San Jose” board held another great convention featuring an outstanding line-up of speakers. The very same day Greg Swann of Bloodhound Realty posted another article regarding, “supplanting the NAR (National Association of Realtors), with a more rigorous predictor of quality representation.”

My arguments for stricter licensing laws were again […]

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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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Often an Agent who is Clearly Apprehensive at the Thought of Presenting Your Offer “Live, in Real Time and in Person” is certainly not at the top of his/her game
Last year, I watched an interview with comedic writer/director/actor Harold Ramis. What resonated for me was his description of veteran actress Jane Lynch as “scary […]

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