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Latest video published 9/3/2019

  • The Seller’s Motivation to SellThe Seller’s Motivation to Sell

    Watch how a seller’s willingness and financial ability to fund fundamental property disclosures serves as a critical indicator of their motivation to sell – and significantly impacts the agent’s risk of a failed transaction during the representation period.

  • Staging Sets a Buyer’s ExpectationsStaging Sets a Buyer’s Expectations

    See how a buyer’s enforceable expectations about property conditions are set at the time a purchase agreement is entered into, and how buyer agents gravitate towards properties offered with investigative third-party reports and seller disclosures in a complete marketing package.

  • The Seller’s Costs to Properly Market their Property for SaleThe Seller’s Costs to Properly Market their Property for Sale

    See how third-party investigative reports transform the marketability of your seller’s property by taking the “what ifs” out of real estate.

  • Placing Signs Off-SitePlacing Signs Off-Site

    Placing real estate signs on private or public property without permission is a misdemeanor public nuisance in California, making the broker liable for local government enforcement and penalties under the Penal Code. Knowledge of the rules is your reputation – and money – saved.

  • Reasonable Restrictions on the Placement of “For Sale” SignsReasonable Restrictions on the Placement of “For Sale” Signs

    While California law and the First Amendment generally protect a property owner's right to display "For Sale" signs, these rights are subject to reasonable government and HOA regulations regarding safety, dimensions and placement in common areas.

  • Real Estate Sign Placement – It MattersReal Estate Sign Placement – It Matters

    The first episode of our new series dramatizes how to properly display a “For Sale” sign on a property on behalf of the seller to advertise the property for sale, and understand when permission is needed to advertise a property with a “For Sale” sign in a common interest development (CID).

  • Resolving a Seller’s Dual Liability when Changing BrokersResolving a Seller's Dual Liability when Changing Brokers

    The final episode of our new series dramatizes the representation dilemma created for the seller when the retainer period under a new representation agreement overlaps a safety clause period in an expired representation agreement with a prior broker.

  • Due-on clause exceptions and waiversDue-on clause exceptions and waivers

    This article covers exceptions and waivers to the enforceability of the due-on clause present in all trust deeds and enforced on sales only during a cycle of rising long-term fixed rate mortgage rates.

  • A closer look at the due-on clauseA closer look at the due-on clause

    This article covers an owner’s use of property rights which allows a mortgage holder to capitalize on the due-on clause to extract further profit by calling the mortgage due and payable, or waiving the call to modify the interest rate and payment schedule at current market rates.

  • Price Paid is Different from the Seller’s Asking PricePrice Paid is Different from the Seller’s Asking Price

    The fourth episode of our new series answers the critical question of what happens when a registered buyer purchases property during the safety period for less than the asking price sought under the expired representation.