This article establishes a mean-price trendline for real estate pricing represented as the historical equilibrium level to which prices cyclically return, analyzing past and present prices paid for property in relation to the mean-price trendline.
This article analyzes the modification of escrow instructions and how disputes over funds in escrow are handled when escrow fails to close. This article is part of our Fundamentals of Real Estate Practice series.
This article analyzes the use and advantages of a derogatory credit explanation letter when derogatory items appear on a homebuyer’s credit report.
Real estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
This article highlights the use of first tuesday’s Residential Environmental Hazards Disclosure Booklet by a seller’s agent to provide environmental hazard and energy efficiency related information to all prospective buyers, and by a buyer’s agent to review with his buyer the consequences of any hazards disclosed as existing on the property.
The updated Residential Environmental Hazards Disclosure Booklet for Buyers.
Real estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
This article discusses the purpose of an escrow to ensure that the expectations of the parties and terms of the transaction are met.
This article reviews the two shortsale variations for an offer to purchase negative equity real estate conditioned on the lenders’ acceptance of a discounted payoff amount.
Real estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
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