By: D. Keith Dunnagan, BPE Law Group, PC September 5, 2023 In part 4 of this series on the CAR forms, we examined the escrow deposit and the specific performance and remedies related to buyer and seller breaches of the agreement. Today, we look at closing the transaction under the CAR forms, the timelines and […]
By: D. Keith Dunnagan, BPE Law Group, PC August 28, 2023 In part 3 of this series, we examined liquidated damages and its relationship with the RPA. Liquidated damages are the hammer that seller’s have when a buyer breaches the RPA. Questions often come up related to how one goes about collecting that escrow deposit […]
By: D. Keith Dunnagan, BPE Law Group, PC August 21, 2023 In part 2 of this series, we examined the impacts of the contingencies and the contractual importance. We examined the writing requirements and survival of contingencies even when time lapses. Today, we look at how to effectively cancel a contract and what happens when […]
By: D. Keith Dunnagan, BPE Law Group, PC August 15, 2023 In part one of this series we introduced the series on Understanding the CAR Residential Contract Series. The idea behind the series is to give a behind the scenes look at the legal workings of a residential transaction from the legal perspective. Many buyers […]
By: D. Keith Dunnagan, BPE Law Group, PC August 8, 2023 Every year we work with hundreds of individuals including investors, buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals. This work is centered on understanding how the real estate contracts effect everything from a specific performance and non-disclosure lawsuit to the relationship between buyer and seller or […]
By: BPE Law Group, PC Melanie V. De Marco July 18, 2023 With over 950 craft breweries, California is the go-to state for local brewers to set up shop and sell some amazing locally brewed beer. Will California stay the leading state for craft beer brewers? Craft beer brewers will be happy to hear that […]
By: BPE Law Group, PC Zack Sabbagh July 24, 2023 What is the Estate Tax? An estate tax is the Federal Government’s way to tax your estate’s assets when you die. The estate tax has been significantly avoided by most people for the last decade, primarily through smart and proactive estate planning. First, I should […]
By: BPE Law Group, PC July 18, 2023 Today’s blog is a little different than normal. We want to take to time acknowledge the professional accomplishments of some of our attorneys and say congratulations to the recipients. We are truly humbled and grateful for the support our clients, peers, and community have shown us over […]
By: D. Keith Dunnagan, Esq. July 10, 2023 Risk management has been a hot topic, and routinely, agents are trying to reduce liability exposure in the way the agent provides disclosures. It is a rare week that goes by where we don’t get a question about the agent’s duty to disclose certain items and we […]
By: D. Keith Dunnagan, Esq. July 4, 2023 “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” –Declaration of Independence. Two-hundred and forty-seven years ago, in 1776, 56 imperfect […]
