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Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices & Mortgage Fraud within the Elder Financial Abuse arena (the silent victims) ~ Program # 124

May 16th, 2008 · No Comments

KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE - Sunnyvale, CA 94086 - Silcon Valley Broker Video

In January, we taped another program in our series of Elder Financial Abuse.
The topic was Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices. Months later, all the media
were buzzing with the mortgage crisis of sub-prime lending, predatory practices and
foreclosure rescue scams. All of the attention was […]

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Tags: Bank Controlled: Short Sales & Foreclosures · Dealing with Industry Bushwackers and/or Empty Suits · For Seniors and Real Estate · Elder Financial Abuse · How Not to Sell a Home · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware?

Beware of the Licensee Who Plans to Turn Your Entryway Into Their Promotional Kiosk

May 16th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Dealing with Industry Bushwackers and/or Empty Suits · For Seniors and Real Estate · Elder Financial Abuse · How Not to Sell a Home · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware?

Real Estate Attorney/Author Nancy Chillag on “Choosing an Architect for your Project” (You Get What You Pay For)

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Choosing an architect for your project. I strongly recommend that you interview several architects and/or designers. You can find them by talking to friends and relatives who have done a remodel to see who they used and whether they liked the person. You may also want to find some homes that reflect […]

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Tags: Real Estate 101 · For Seniors and Real Estate · Real Estate Attorneys · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware?

Real Estate Attorney Doug White on Co$tly Mistakes Made by Buyers, Sellers & Agents

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments

KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE #139

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Tags: Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Common Mistakes to Avoid · Real Estate 101 · For Seniors and Real Estate · Kapowich on Real Estate (Consumer-Protection Series) · Buyer HQ ~ If Not Now, When? · Real Estate Attorneys · How Not to Sell a Home · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware?

Beware of the Licensee Who Plans to Turn Your Entryway Into Their Promotional Kiosk

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: For Seniors and Real Estate · Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Elder Financial Abuse · How Not to Sell a Home · Buyer HQ ~ If Not Now, When? · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware?

Another Q&A from San Jose Mercury News ~ Dealing with Dual Agency Could Mean Double Trouble!

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Q: We are thinking about making an offer on a property, The seller’s agent is
insisting we make the offer through him because we attended his open
house. Can he do that? We are not comfortable with using the same agent.
Will we lose out on the home if we hire our own broker?
A: Don’t worry, I’m […]

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Tags: Another Q&A in S.J.Merc News ~ Pat Contributes · For Seniors and Real Estate · Elder Financial Abuse · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware?

Buyer Beware?! What about Seller Beware? How Sellers and/or their Licensees ask for Trouble

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Buying & Selling Simultaneously (Moving Up or Down) · Real Estate 101 · For Seniors and Real Estate · Elder Financial Abuse · Real Estate Attorneys · How Not to Sell a Home · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware?

Elder Financial Abuse Starts at Home. Your Parent’s Home. Your Grandparent’s Home. Your Kindly Neigborbor’s Home. Et Cetera, Et Cetera

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Real Estate Attorney *Harold Justman, an expert in Elder Financial Abuse, points out the unfortunate and ugly truth, “In the area of financial elder abuse, you learn quickly that the person providing day-to-day companionship can easily control the elder.” He then goes on to add “The elder’s need for companionship will cause them to […]

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Tags: Real Estate 101 · For Seniors and Real Estate · Elder Financial Abuse · Real Estate Attorneys

Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices & Mortgage Fraud within the Elder Financial Abuse arena (the silent victims) ~ Program # 124

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE - Sunnyvale, CA 94086 - Silcon Valley Broker Video

In January, we taped another program in our series of Elder Financial Abuse.
The topic was Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices. Months later, all the media
were buzzing with the mortgage crisis of sub-prime lending, predatory practices and
foreclosure rescue scams. All of the attention was […]

[Read more →]

Tags: For Seniors and Real Estate · Elder Financial Abuse · Seller HQ ~ Buyer Beware? What About Seller Beware?

Beware of the Licensee Who Plans to Turn Your Entryway Into Their Promotional Kiosk

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

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 […]

[Read more →]

Tags: For Seniors and Real Estate · Elder Financial Abuse · How Not to Sell a Home