What conveys? More on fixtures, personal property, and those little contractual gray areas.

by Kris Berg February 25, 2010

What conveys? More on fixtures, personal property, and those little contractual gray areas.What comes with the house?
This benign little question is raised at some point during nearly every transaction. Usually, a discussion of “personal property” versus “fixtures” ensues, but many items fall into a gray area. Fortunately, our California Residential Purchase Agreement (RPA) has attempted [...]

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Banks have a long-term strategy for disposing of their assets

by Kris Berg February 23, 2010

Banks have a long-term strategy for disposing of their assetsYeah, like they are really that smart.
Hat tip to 360 Marlow for this story, another page turner from the “WTH are the banks thinking?” library.

Next time you start buying into the argument that the banks are intentionally holding back their own inventory as part of some [...]

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Mortgage rates – The end of an era?

by Kris Berg February 20, 2010

Mortgage rates – The end of an era?Thank you for visiting. Now go away.
I’m just kidding, of course. But, you really should pop over to the The Mortgage Reports and check out this latest post by Dan Green. He explains what the Fed’s recent Discount Rate hike might mean to mortgage rates in terms even [...]

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Stats Man and a little look at the Scripps Ranch real estate market

by Kris Berg February 17, 2010

Stats Man and a little look at the Scripps Ranch real estate marketThis morning, we offer you the first installment in a new series. Please welcome Stats Man (insert cheezy theme music here).
Stats Man has been known to come under attack for using small sample sizes and for just hurling the data without thoughtfully putting [...]

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The agent in the mirror.

by Kris Berg February 13, 2010

The agent in the mirror.
Have you forgotten who your agent is, old “what’s his name?” You need only look in the mirror. That’s where you will often find her likeness, holding a camera in an attempt to capture all the glory that is your guest bathroom. And you won’t have to look far. This one [...]

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Much ado about the professionalism of real estate agents.

by Kris Berg February 12, 2010

Much ado about the professionalism of real estate agents.
One of my favorite real estate agents and people, Daniel Rothamel, wrote recently about how he believes professionalism in real estate is becoming an overrated, tired mantra. My immediate reaction was one of disagreement – still is, in fact – but I wasn’t immediately inclined to write [...]

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My client is still “motivated.”

by Kris Berg February 5, 2010

My client is still “motivated.”I was sifting through our archives this morning looking for an older post I had written on staging. The search bar failed me, but I ran across this little ditty dating back to August, 2008.
At great risk of being smited by the Google Gods for double posting, I am bringing [...]

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