A Broker’s duty to a buyer was forever changed in 1984 with the case of Easton v. Stassburger, 152 Cal.App.3d 90(1984). The ruling in Easton stated that Brokers had an affirmative duty to conduct a “reasonably competent and diligent inspection of residential real property listed for sale and to disclose to prospective purchasers all facts […]
For most Americans, the largest asset they own is their home. However, the cost of establishing an estate plan can be prohibitive for some. To create an affordable means to transfer real estate and avoid Probate, the California Assembly passed Bill (AB) 139 (codified in California Probate Code Section 5642), which created a deed that […]
We are stepping away from all the home décor talk to introduce 5 breathtaking travel spots to welcome the New Year! Sydney, Australia Want to be the first to greet the New Year? Travel to Sydney, enjoy firework displays at the Sydney Harbour. Imagine having a backdrop of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge…. YES […]
On November 8, 2016, proposition 64 was passed by a majority of California voters, making the recreational use of cannabis, by adults over the age of 21 years, legal in the State of California. Proposition 64 followed proposition 215, which had already made the medicinal use of cannabis legal in 1996. However, the legalization of […]
Zillow Offers is now available to residents of Greater Los Angeles, and their broker partner for the market is JohnHart Real Estate. Los Angeles marks the 22nd market where Zillow Offers is now available, providing homeowners here with a new option when it comes to selling their property. “Zillow Offers provides homeowners with a way […]
There are two things that you can’t get me to do: #1 – I will never go see the Rose Parade in person, even when I lived a block away from the parade route. #2 – You will never ever get me to a mall the day before, the day of or the day after […]
In our previous article, we discussed “The Right Way to Home Feng Shui.” If you haven’t had a chance to read it, I suggest clicking here to direct you over. In today’s post, we will be discussing 4 tips to follow in order to avoid bad Feng Shui around the house! Do you want to […]
First of all, I think “New” York has been around long enough, I think it’s safe to remove the “New” from their name….. Move over California and step aside York, for the first time in who knows how many years; the most expensive zip code in our great nation is no longer in our two […]
“People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.” — Tony Robbins When we began Q3, we were ready […]
Those of us old enough to remember the bubble burst of 2007/2008, do not reflect on it fondly. Homeowners saw over a decade of equity eviscerated (figuratively) overnight. I’m not going to go into the causes of the housing bubble, and I’m not going to tell you how to avoid it because that’s up to the […]
