The Post-COVID Market
If you’re wondering whether now is the time to buy or sell a house in the Ukiah Valley, the answer is an unequivocal yes. For…
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Just Say No to AB 2501
I’ve written a few columns on rent control lately because the State of California is paving roads with good intentions, and we all know where…
Delayed Mortgage Payments
Although the shelter-in-place order continues to lighten and allow more economic activity, it’ll be a long time before things return to normal—if they ever do.…
Prepare Now to Buy a House After the Pandemic
Although it may feel like the Covid-19 pandemic will last forever, it won’t. If you want to be ready to buy a house as soon…
The Unintended Consequences of Rent Control
California remains in the midst of a serious housing shortage. So, either lots of people need to move out of the State, or we need…
Rise in Rental Fraud
It’s always puzzling to me when a landlord goes through the trouble of collecting information from a potential tenant, and then doesn’t bother to verify…
Preparing for Power Outages…Remember the PSPS?
As we all adjusted to life in the face of a shelter-in-place order from the coronavirus outbreak, it got me thinking about other disruptions. Usually,…
Avoid Wire Fraud, Especially During the Covid-19 Shelter-in-Place
When the shelter-in-place orders came down in Mendocino County and around the country, a certain unscrupulous portion of the population started wringing their hands in…
Just Cause for Eviction
In my last column, I reviewed three California laws that interfere with negotiations between landlords and tenants. State Assembly Bill 1482 or the “Tenant Protection Act of…
Franchise v Unaffiliated Real Estate Office
What’s the difference between a local real estate franchise and an unaffiliated real estate company? In most ways they are the same. They have the…