I recently met with a potential seller who had a great question regarding title policies. When they bought their house, they bought a title policy. If they sell their house, they’ll be buying another title policy. They wanted to know why they had to pay for a title policy when they bought their home and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Real Estate Risk Management'
Smart Los Altos Home Seller Compares Title Policies
March 5th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Buyer's Information · Consumer Protection · Los Altos Up Close · Mountain View Up Close · Real Estate · Real Estate Risk Management · Seller's Information
Why Some Seller’s Fail To Correctly Disclose The Size Of Their Home
September 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
In real estate, the size of a home matters! When representing Los Altos home buyers, verifying a property’s size (in square footage) can be troublesome. Usually, the size of the home and lot (in square feet) is auto-populated from city/county records into the multiple listing service (MLS) information. Most of this information is correct but [...]
Tags: Buyer's Information · Consumer Protection · Los Altos Up Close · Real Estate Risk Management · Seller's Information
Risk Management And Six Steps Every Home Seller (And His/Her Agent) Should Take To Protect Themselves From Future Lawsuits
September 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments
It always seems that with a softening in our local real estate market, there is an increase in real estate related lawsuits. When the real estate market is good (and appreciating), buyers are happy. But when it softens, buyers are looking for someone to bail them out. According to four prominant Silicon Valley real estate attorneys, we are seeing [...]
Tags: Buyer's Information · Consumer Protection · Real Estate Risk Management · Seller's Information
