by Gary Pickren | Jul 10, 2018 | Legal Tips
From time to time Blair Cato likes to alert you of certain cases that have gone before the Real Estate Commission either as a warning against certain behavior or as a teaching tool. Today, we present you a case that has frankly left us all baffled. The Consent...
by Gary Pickren | Jul 2, 2018 | Legal Tips
Last week I recommended that you watch the movie “The Big Short”. The movie did an excellent job of explaining why the housing market collapsed in 2008. For those of you that have been slammed with closings and not had a chance to watch the movie here is...
by Gary Pickren | Jun 25, 2018 | Legal Tips
Last week I flew the family out to the Grand Canyon for vacation. I had forgotten to download the latest episodes of Westworld so I was left looking for something to watch on the airline’s entertainment system. I came across a movie that my law partner had...
by Gary Pickren | Jun 8, 2018 | Legal Tips
With the market heating up the tendency of many buyers is to offer a quick close as an enticement for the seller to accept the offer. While this seems like a smart play, the buyer could actually be putting themselves in a terrible position of potentially defaulting...
by Gary Pickren | Jun 1, 2018 | Legal Tips
As I finished my last closing today, I started pondering what legal tip to post. This week was the busiest week we have seen in real estate since pre-recession. Not since the days of the real estate craze has the volume been like this. Part of the crush was due to...
by Gary Pickren | May 25, 2018 | Legal Tips
As the market continues to heat-up, acceptance of offers is beginning to be a problem. Oftentimes, sellers want to wait until the last minute to respond to an offer in hopes that a more attractive offer will be presented. Recently a broker emailed me about an offer...
