Is a city liable for losses a pedestrian incurs due to a fall caused by a lifted slab of public sidewalk?
Nunez v. City of Redondo Beach
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Tag: hazard
POLL: Have buyer inquiries into natural hazards changed in 2022?
This week’s poll asks real estate professionals to consider how homebuyers view natural hazards in 2022.
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Real estate’s lead-based paint epidemic — decades of damage reaches a boiling point
If you’re dealing with homes built prior to 1978, then this article offers full coverage of recent findings in lead-based paint hazards. What do real estate professionals have to do in terms of disclosing the correct information? Read on to find out.
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Is a local agency liable for a pedestrian’s fall caused by a divot in an alleyway?
Martinez v. City of Beverly Hills
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All about hazard insurance proceeds
Learn about the lender’s ability to apply the proceeds from a hazard insurance claim to the balance due on the loan or release the proceeds from a hazard insurance claim to the owner to rebuild improvements.
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The wrap-around blanket of homeowners insurance
This article presents information on the function and coverage of homeowners insurance policies.
Read MoreThe Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement (NHD): included in marketing packages to create transparency and attract buyers
This article comments on the early use of the Natural Hazards Disclosure (NHD) statement by the listing agent when marketing property to properly inform a prospective buyer and the selling agent before the price is set and an offer is submitted to the seller. Also discussed is the liability protection afforded to the listing agent and seller by upfront delivery of the NHD.
Read MoreHomebuyer beware: the real estate game lacks fair play
This article classifies participants in the real estate market, differentiating beneficial real estate participants from those that are harmful.
Read MoreJanuary 2010 SCW
Real estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
Read MoreSafety disclosures: crime and the prospective buyer
This article discusses the routine use of a criminal activity disclosure as part of a selling agent’s duty to disclose and advise when assisting a buyer to locate a suitable property.
Read MoreDecember 2009 SCW
Real estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
Read MoreNovember 2009 SCW
Real estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
Read MoreOctober 2009 SCW
Real estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
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Legislative Gossip
Stay on top of current pending California legislation affecting real estate!
Read MoreSeptember 2009 SCW
Real estate related issues pending before the United and California Supreme Courts.
Read MoreAugust 2009 SCW
Real estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
Read MoreJuly 2009 SCW
Real estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
Read MoreLender, escrow and referral fees
This chapter analyzes redundant charges imposed on buyers and sellers for the basic services necessarily rendered by lenders, escrow companies and title insurance companies to earn the primary fee they charge. The hidden costs...
Read MoreJune 2009 SCW
Real estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
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Pest control and marketing
This article discusses the requirements, delivery of, and repercussions of the Structural Pest Control report.
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