Effective Legal Resolutions, Done Efficiently
When buying their home, many new homeowners purchase title insurance without thinking about it much. In fact, when the home is financed, the lender may insist on a title insurance policy. Buyers may just chalk up title insurance as part of the cost of procuring a...
Residential leases are fairly straightforward. The tenant pays their rent and utility bills, and the landlord covers maintenance, repairs, property taxes and insurance. Commercial leases are more complex and come in many forms. Gross commercial leases are similar to...
If you are a commercial tenant, you may decide to make improvements to the property you lease. This may be because the property needs minor updates to make it more attractive to visitors or because it needs renovations to make it more functional. These improvements...
Real estate in the Bay Area is notoriously pricey, and so any real estate sale is a serious matter -- whether it's the sale of a major commercial property or the purchase of a first home. Both buyers and sellers can have a lot riding on the outcome of a transaction,...
We have all heard stories about people getting into disputes with homeowners associations about minor changes to their homes: paint choices, political posters and so on. There are also plenty of disputes over major changes. In some cases, the HOA is within its rights...
Commercial real estate markets in California and around the country have been struggling to cope with a work-from-home trend that gained momentum during the pandemic when travel restrictions emptied office buildings, and commercial landlords in the Bay Area have been...
Ordinarily, it's very difficult for a seller to get away with backing out of a real estate sale. But the sale of a $15 million estate is no ordinary real estate deal, and pop star Katy Perry is no ordinary buyer. The Wall Street Journal recently detailed the ongoing...
For many years, American real estate agents have routinely taken a commission of between 5% and 6% with every home sale. With prices for California homes at astronomic levels, this can mean a lot of money for the agents. However, the percentage comes out of the sale...
Understanding the nuances of property transactions can often feel confusing, especially when it comes to the type of deed involved. One of the most common types of deeds used in real estate transactions, particularly in California, is the grant deed. This type of deed...
In most real estate transactions in California, and especially in those transactions involving residential realty, the buyer and seller are normally represented by separate agents, with each agent owing a full and independent fiduciary duty to his principal. In some...