Entries
August/September Form of the Month
By Connor P. Wallmark • Aug 19th, 2010 • Category: August 2010 Journal, Form of the MonthThe single property fee agreement: the buyer’s agent gets it in writing.
‘August 2010 Journal’ Archive
The private owner auction niche and licensees: Part I
By Connor P. Wallmark • Aug 17th, 2010 • Category: August 2010 Journal, Feature Articles, Journal ArticlesThis article series comments on an owner’s auction of real estate and reviews how brokers and agents can generate fees by performing due diligence investigations, advising and representing buyers at auctions. Part I of this article series comments on an agent’s pre-auction activities.
Residential tenants, foreclosure and possession
By ft Editorial Staff • Aug 13th, 2010 • Category: August 2010 Journal, Feature Articles, Journal ArticlesThis article reviews the obligations of the buyer (high bidder) at a trustee’s sale who takes title to a property occupied by a residential tenant, and the notice requirements imposed on the buyer who seeks to terminate the tenant’s right to possession.
August 2010 LWs
By ft Editorial Staff • Aug 9th, 2010 • Category: August 2010 Journal, Legislative WatchA look at the legislation affecting real estate enacted during the 2009-2010 Legislative Session. For an archive of Legislative Watch years, click here.
August 2010 RCDs
By ft Editorial Staff • Aug 6th, 2010 • Category: August 2010 Journal, Recent Case DecisionsA digest of recent court cases affecting real estate.
Energy-efficiency in the home: Not just for hippies
By ft Editorial Staff • Aug 5th, 2010 • Category: August 2010 Journal, Feature Articles, Journal ArticlesThis article discusses the California Home Energy Rating System (HERS), the methods and benefits of increased energy-efficiency and an agent’s use of the rating scheme in home sales.
Speculations on speculator suppression
By Giang Hoang-Burdette • Aug 4th, 2010 • Category: August 2010 Journal, Feature Articles, Journal ArticlesThis article outlines the regulations necessary to limit the destabilizing influence of speculative interference in the sale of California single family residences (SFRs) during times of boom or bust.
July Article of the Month: Boomers retire, and California trembles
By Bradley Markano • Aug 4th, 2010 • Category: August 2010 Journal, Encore: Last Month's Most Popular ArticleThis article explores the repercussions of the great demographic shift that will occur when the Baby Boomer generation begins retiring en masse.
August 2010 SCW
By Connor P. Wallmark • Aug 4th, 2010 • Category: August 2010 Journal, Supreme Court WatchReal estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
Mirth & Matter
By ft Editorial Staff • Aug 2nd, 2010 • Category: August 2010 Journal, Feature Articlesfirst tuesday’s journal online’s newest page, featuring cartoons!
