By Trey Van Dyke November 21, 2023 If you’re keeping up with our coverage of the line of commission lawsuits across the country, you’ll recall that several national real estate companies settled with the class-action plaintiffs a month-or-so before trial commenced in the first case. The parties that did not settle: National Association of Realtors®, […]
November 20, 2023 Today’s blog is different than normal. We want to take time to acknowledge the professional accomplishments of some of our team members. George “Trey” Van Dyke passed the California State Bar, and will be taking a position as an associate attorney for the BPE Law Group after he is sworn in as […]
By Melanie De Marco, Esq. November 20, 2023 Starting on January 1, 2024 both new businesses, and existing entities will need to comply with the new Corporate Transparency Act. That means that starting January 1, 2024, many companies will be required to report information to the U.S. government about who ultimately owns and controls them. […]
By Trey Van Dyke November 7, 2023 If you haven’t been glued to the Real Estate Legal News Channel (don’t look for it) over the past few years, you may not be aware of a landmark jury decision that was just awarded a couple days ago. This jury verdict is from one of two class-action […]
By Trey Van Dyke November 10, 2023 The more that one digs into the meaning of Veterans Day, the more that a personal experience or anecdote aids understanding better than facts and figures. We take both approaches below to try to understand what Veterans Day truly means. As many of our readers know, Veterans Day […]
By Roberto M. Hernandez and Skyler E. Gray October 10, 2023 In part one of this series, we introduced the concept of shared land rights and provided some introductory information on easements and some common terminology to be aware of. In part two of this series, we discussed three of the most common easements found […]
By Roberto M. Hernandez and Skyler E. Gray October 3, 2023 In part one of this series, we reviewed the concept of shared land rights and why this information is very important for all real estate owners, no matter how experienced they may be. We also provided some introductory information on easements and some common […]
By Roberto M. Hernandez and Skyler E. Gray September 26, 2023 Whether you just purchased or are a long-time owner of real estate, it is very important to understand the concept of shared land rights to prevent future litigation. For example, many individuals assume that their newly purchased residence is exclusively theirs. They then spend […]
By: D. Keith Dunnagan, BPE Law Group, PC September 19, 2023 Thus far in this series on the CAR Forms we have completed our review of the Residential Purchase Agreement (“RPA) by examining contingencies and how they work, then reviewing liquidated damages and cancelling a contract, followed by collecting the earnest deposit and specific performance […]
By: D. Keith Dunnagan, BPE Law Group, PC September 12, 2023 Thus far in this series on the CAR Forms, we have completed our review of the Residential Purchase Agreement (“RPA) by examining contingencies and how they work, then reviewing liquidated damages and cancelling a contract, followed by collecting the earnest deposit and specific performance […]
