Free (and low cost) WA Real Estate Contract Forms
That blog post title isn’t a typo – I’m giving away free forms, plus selling a purchase and sale agreement for a reasonable cost. It is a good deal, and a great cost-conscious alternative for savvy and...
View ArticleShould you hire a lawyer when buying or selling a home? Depends – do you want...
[Updated 3/2016] Buying or selling a home is a legal transaction. Real estate brokers are able to engage in the limited practice of law needed to put together contracts for real property. But brokers...
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An Open Letter to Glenn Kelman, Redfin CEO, on the “Discount Real Estate...
Post Updated 5/20/15: P.S. Glenn, more than a year has gone by. I’ve busted my you-know-what trying to build a better Redfin-style mousetrap. And a couple of months ago, I said to myself: Wait a sec. I...
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Have you ever heard, “Don’t worry, it’s just paperwork” from your Real Estate...
Recently some good friends of mine decided to buy a home. Such good friends, in fact, that we mutually agreed to keep business and friendship apart so as to not create any problems on either end. So...
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Real Estate Negotiation Skills: What Are They And Who Has Them?
It’s not hard to find real estate agents who hold themselves out as “expert negotiators.” There is even a certification – Certified Negotiation Expert, or CNE – that agents can obtain to further...
View ArticleBofA HAMP Loan Mod Program: A Giant Fraud at Homeowner’s Expense
Earlier this morning, I came across a very interesting statement made by a BofA employee in a lawsuit against the bank regarding its “participation” in the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)....
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How to Strengthen Your Offer when there are Multiple Potential Buyers
This is not legal advice, and you should not rely upon it. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog. In today’s low-interest-rate, low-inventory, recovering-from-the-bubble housing market,...
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Impact of Fiscal Cliff Agreement on Homeowners?
There was so much fear mongering going on about “The Fiscal Cliff” it was starting to feel like being tied to a chair and being forced to watch The Shower Scene from Psycho. The stock market rallied...
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Hope for Short Sales in 2013 – Congress is Working to Extend COD Income Tax...
This is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog. Furthermore, the post below addresses some BUT NOT ALL issues relating to foreclosure, short sale, etc., and the following...
View ArticleNew Case Strikes Down Release Provision in Rescission Form 51
This post is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog. Yesterday, Division I of the Washington State Court of Appeals (which handles appeals from King Co. north to Canada on...
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Should you hire a lawyer when buying or selling a home? Depends – do you want...
As long-time readers know, I have been promoting the idea that attorneys should be involved in real estate transactions for about eight years (boy, time flies!). And it took me a looooong time to...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Glenn Kelman, Redfin CEO, on the “Discount Real Estate...
Dear Glenn: I’ve been following Redfin since its launch in 2006. The year prior I started my own law practice focused on residential real estate. I soon realized that I could provide the legal...
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Have you ever heard, “Don’t worry, it’s just paperwork” from your Real Estate...
Recently some good friends of mine decided to buy a home. Such good friends, in fact, that we mutually agreed to keep business and friendship apart so as to not create any problems on either end. So...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Real Estate Negotiation Skills: What Are They And Who Has Them?
It’s not hard to find real estate agents who hold themselves out as “expert negotiators.” There is even a certification – Certified Negotiation Expert, or CNE – that agents can obtain to further...
View ArticleBofA HAMP Loan Mod Program: A Giant Fraud at Homeowner’s Expense
Earlier this morning, I came across a very interesting statement made by a BofA employee in a lawsuit against the bank regarding its “participation” in the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)....
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Strengthen Your Offer when there are Multiple Potential Buyers
This is not legal advice, and you should not rely upon it. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog. In today’s low-interest-rate, low-inventory, recovering-from-the-bubble housing market,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Impact of Fiscal Cliff Agreement on Homeowners?
There was so much fear mongering going on about “The Fiscal Cliff” it was starting to feel like being tied to a chair and being forced to watch The Shower Scene from Psycho. The stock market rallied...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hope for Short Sales in 2013 – Congress is Working to Extend COD Income Tax...
This is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog. Furthermore, the post below addresses some BUT NOT ALL issues relating to foreclosure, short sale, etc., and the following...
View ArticleNew Case Strikes Down Release Provision in Rescission Form 51
This post is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog. Yesterday, Division I of the Washington State Court of Appeals (which handles appeals from King Co. north to Canada on...
View ArticleBuyers, is your Seller a Foreign Person? The IRS and FIRPTA say you better know…
This post is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog. A few months ago I posted about the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (or FIRPTA, pronounced just like its...
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