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The advantages of a short sale Real estate: A short sale is better than a foreclosure in many ways — for everyone involved By Jim Walker Escape Editor http://www.the-signal.com/section/43/article/61000/ So, you’ve got to go. Maybe your employer is transferring you out of town, or maybe you can...
03/05/2012
Parent’s Workplace Establishes Residency for School Attendance A school district may deem that a pupil has complied with the residency requirements for school attendance in the district if at least one parent or the legal guardian of the pupil is physically employed within the boundaries of th...
03/01/2012
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I wanted to write a blog pertaining to Seller Disclosure Duties and AS-IS Clauses used in Short Sales. As we all know, property disclosures pertaining to the condition of the property lead to a significant source of legal disputes and claims between Buyers, Sellers, and involved Brokers. Unfort...
02/27/2012
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Prompt Notification of Short Sale Act To avoid losing homes to foreclosure due to long response times for short sale transactions, three senators introduced to legislation to speed up the short sale process. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Arkansas), Scott Brown (R-Massachusetts), and Sherrod Brown ...
02/23/2012
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Be Cautious When Hiring Short Sale Negotiators and Delegating Potential Agency Duties to Others Dear Agents: I have heard and spoken to many agents who have understandably complained about this hectic real estate marketplace, and the increased workload and responsibilities to close the same or ...
11/23/2011
Foreign Investment Incentive In US Real Estate : S.1746 VISIT-USA Act S. 1746: Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States of America Act Recently, the bipartisan team of Senators, Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Mike Lee (R-UT) have proposed an interesting foreign inves...
11/14/2011
Issues Regarding Tenant Occupied Properties in Short Sales and Foreclosures and the Impact of TITLE VII--'Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009' Tenant Occupant after Trustee Sale The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act ("PTFA") is a tenant-friendly law that seeks to protect many rent...
11/11/2011
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Unlawful Detainer Information Due to the marketplace, the Unlawful Detainer process has become a regular part of the real estate market and our business, whether we are representing Investors who purchase at Trustee Sale, and/or Landlords who need to evict Tenants for non-payment. Many people ca...
11/08/2011
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Don’t Make The Mistake Of Practicing Outside The Scope Of Your Agency Relationship And Expertise GroupOneLegal.com Email Me Visit us on Facebook It is hard enough to be a great real estate agent in today’s volatile California real estate climate, but to top it off, so many clien...
11/03/2011
TENANTS AND SHORT SALES: SHOULD THE TENANTS BE NOTIFIED? GroupOneLegal.com Email Me Visit us on Facebook I wanted to send out a blog regarding Tenants and Short Sales. I have had several agents, landlords, and/or clients that have asked me about whether or not they should not...
11/03/2011