Warning! Boring primer on the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA) ensues. Refill all coffee cups before proceeding. I received this very… Read more ⇢
I received an email earlier in the week in which someone planning a move to San Diego apologetically asked the following: I hope that this doesn’t seem callous… Read more ⇢
I received this question today: I was told I had loan approval. The broker then opened escrow. Escrow should have closed 8/27/07. As of this date, I have… Read more ⇢
We seem to have become Termite Central lately. This is another Ask the Broker email, received yesterday, regarding our home-ingesting friends: I am planning on selling my house… Read more ⇢
This from an email I received this week: My agent represents the buyer and seller. I have a contract to sell my home that is contingent on the… Read more ⇢
Another Pest Inspection issue from our Ask the Brokers email bag this morning. It must be our week for wood rot in San Diego. I bought a townhouse with attached… Read more ⇢
This in my email bucket this morning: I had contract through Seller’s Relocation company “AS IS” with 10 days contingengency. ISSUE: 1st PEST Control Service company found “dry… Read more ⇢
If a buyer doesn’t close a transaction on time, should he still be packing or can the seller send him packing? I received this email regarding a seller’s right to cancel due to… Read more ⇢
We received this question yesterday from a reader: If a buyer of a home has gone past the agreed contract amount of time and has not released contingencies… Read more ⇢
A reader asks: If the buyer cancels the contract within 17 days based on an unfavorable inspection report, does the seller have to refund the deposit within 17 days from the… Read more ⇢