Mortgage Broker Compensation in California

The parties must comply with a federal law known as RESPA (the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) which requires the disclosure of such...

The California Department of Real Estate will not issue a broker's license to a LLC, so you would need to form a corporation. For liability...

The vacant lot behind our house is being rezoned from light commercial to multifamily residential. What recourse do we have?

Multifamily residential means an apartment building or townhome, which could decrease the value of your home, depending on the quality of the...

Estoppal in CA : tenant required to return estoppal request , especially when there were many problems with apt ?

An tenant estoppel certificate is a document given to the landlord's lender, or to a purchaser, that states the lease is in effect, the remaining...

Real estate

No. The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) will not issue a real estate broker's license to a LLC. It will issue a broker's license to a...

Can a motion to compel be filed for a discovery?

Yes. You can move to compel further responses if the responses given were inadequate, but you must first attempt to informally resolve the...

Seller wants to back off from purchase contract

If you want to complete the purchase of the home, you can sue for specific performance and obtain a court judgment requiring the seller to sell you...

Real Estate Question. Seller will not close the escrow, seller lied as to purchase price. Will not release my funds from escrow.

Assuming that your deposit is in an escrow account, you should contact the escrow agent and request mutual cancellation instructions be sent to the...

Can I serve a writ of mandate to the appellate court concurrently with a motion for reconsideration to the trial court

You should file the motion for reconsideration first and get a ruling, then assuming the judge still rules against you bring the petition for writ...

I have a 80/20 loan with Chase (primary) and Bank of America (secondary) which is interest only at this time.

Under CCP 580b you do not have personal exposure if both loans are purchase money, i.e., if the loans were used to purchase your home, and are not...