When to Lock Your Rate
Interest rates can have a dramatic effect on the cost of real property over time. To guard against rate changes during the escrow process, buyers…
Category: Real Estate
Proposed Oak Tree Ordinance Makes No Sense – Part I
On November 5, I attended a public workshop to review the proposed Mendocino County Oak Tree and Oak Woodlands ordinance, an ordinance intended to prevent…
Now’s the Time to Refinance
If you’re a homeowner, you’ve probably been receiving mailers encouraging you to refinance your property. For once, your junk mail is giving you good advice.…
Landlord-Tenant Relationships Now and After the Pandemic
COVID-19 will eventually fade from the daily news. I don’t know if it will ever go away completely, but once there’s a vaccine, it won’t…
Foreclosures Up for Grabs
A new law goes into effect January 1, 2021, that allows tenants to purchase the residence they’re living in from the low bidder for that…
Proposed Oak Tree Ordinance Makes No Sense – Part II
As I mentioned last week, Mendocino County staffers in the Planning Department have published their proposed County Oak Tree and Oak Woodlands ordinance, an ordinance…
Affording a Home in Ukiah
Recently, a local woman who’s lost her extended family to moves out of state asked me for advice. She’s concerned that her remaining grandchild will…
The New Normal After COVID-19
Eventually, scientists will develop a vaccine for COVID-19 and life will return to some semblance of normal. Kids will attend school in classrooms with peers,…
Investing for the Long Term – Real Estate is Hard to Beat
Recently, a Gallup poll indicated that Americans are losing some of their enthusiasm for investing in stocks after U.S. equity markets dropped in the wake…
What Kind of Deed Do You Have? Part III
This is the third in a three-part series on the different types of deeds you may encounter. Deeds are the instruments used when property is…