Hills family (Hills) and SJ Family Housing Partners LLC (LLC) own adjacent lots of land along Highway 101 near San Jose CA. Since the 1970s, Hills owned and operated 2 billboards on LLC’s land – which Hills was able to do pursuant to an easement agreement between Hills and LLC. In 2007 LLC submitted plans… CONTINUE
If at First You Don’t Succeed – Go Around?
Home-Owners’ Associations – are the bane of almost everyone. None of the Owners in an Association, who are not on its Board, like it. Those who are on a HOA Board, typically can’t wait to get off of it. Except the Neighborhood NIMBY. You know who I mean… the one using Gestapo-esqe methods of peeking… CONTINUE
A Fool and His Money …
Wire Fraud. A fact of everyday 2018 life? Probably. Absolutely. The Department of Real Estate issued an official warning in October 2018. Here is a copy. DRE Buyer Sellar Agent and Escrow holder BEWARE Wire Fraud 10-2018
Taco Troubles
A famous taqueria in San Francisco just went up on the market for a forced sale. Why? Because the family members got into a squabble about who owned the building. A not necessarily accurate synopsis looks like this: “Brother 1” (of 5 or 6 siblings) “bought” the building in the 1970s. But, back then, he… CONTINUE
Fixing Fallen Fences
Isn’t Fall a wonderful time of year? The trees turn all kinds of lovely colors; sweaters come out of hiding; the smell of a wood burning fireplace wafts throughout the neighborhood. So, OK, we get an occasional rain storm. And, sure, every now and then a fence that was rotting away gets blown over. So? … CONTINUE
Up a Creek ?
You finally bought that Sausalito (or Corte Madera, or Stinson Beach, or San Rafael, or Larkspur, or …) sea-side house, with views that go on for days. You enjoy going for walks along the beach and wiggling your toes in the sand; or strolling along the sea-side promenade. Or your home might be along one… CONTINUE
Will Auto-Pilot Cars Impact Real Estate?
As you might guess, there is a lot at stake in the driver-less car business. Tesla, Uber, Google and a host of other key players are all staking out their ground for the “future” of a driverless car. Some expected results are easy to predict: Car insurance rates will go down, repair bills too. But,… CONTINUE
THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK – AND THE BENEFITS OF CONTINUING YOUR EDUCATION
Note: Portions of this Blog were originally published by the Sacramento Assoc. of Realtors All California real estate licensees are, for the most part, required to participate in continuing education classes both as a precondition to initial licensing as well as by the time of license renewal. These include classes on (1) Ethics, (2) Agency,… CONTINUE
Scam Artist – Warning
I’ve seen a lot – and I mean a LOT – in my 40+ years in this business we call real estate. and I’d have bet that you couldn’t find something ‘new’ to surprise me with. I’d have lost that bet yesterday. Because yesterday – I encountered something new. A new entity called a “Business… CONTINUE
HUD v Facebook ?
In a recent article in Realtor® Magazine, it was reported that Facebook had eliminated or changed the options it allowed a user to use when selecting advertising targets. Apparently, some in the R.E. industry were taking advantage (?) of the opportunity that Facebook’s programming allowed in order to de-select certain persons from receiving the ads in the… CONTINUE
Criminal “Independent” Real Estate Professionals
The California Real Estate Commissioner just issued the following warning letter to all California real estate professionals, especially those who are conducting property management businesses. Be forewarned, and do give me a call if the DRE has targeted you. Licensee Alert Issued 9/1/2015 Disciplinary Warning to Real Estate Salespersons Who Act, Conduct Themselves, and/or Advertise as… CONTINUE
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Here’s a remarkable story about a commercial real estate broker who tried to make a fast profit by flipping a property. Now normally, there’s nothing wrong with that. But this wasn’t normal. Watch the video to learn about the giant whopper he told, and what the consequences were. What do you think?
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