Tag Archive for: MLS

New Take On the NAR Lawsuit From An Attorney In The Trenches

My wife Heejin and I are both licensed real estate brokers. And between the two of us, we have bought and sold at least 25 properties over the years. And […]Read More

Barns, Farms, Sloping Floors, Litigation and More! Financeable? It Depends

I refinanced a 12-acre estate in Sonoma County in CA years ago. The owner insisted it was 100% residential with no commercial interests – but, when I showed up, he had a huge sign over his barn advertising his drywall and plaster firm, he had work trucks and industrial supplies all over the lot, and he had a prominent winegrape harvesting company on site, harvesting his 8 acres of cabernet grapes.Read More

What Constitutes a “Bedroom?” Ceiling Height? Closet? County Records Wrong!

My wife Heejin spoke in front of a brokerage recently and an agent approached her afterward to complain about a transaction we closed over three years ago. The agent was […]Read More

“As Is” Deal? Clean Up MLS, Social Media, Contracts

We had an “as is” transaction blow up last week b/c the appraiser referenced (rightfully so) some very negative inspection reports that were posted and referenced on MLS. The rookie […]Read More