by ILGM Ninjas | Jul 29, 2022 | Interest Rates, Uncategorized
The South Bay real estate market is changing. And although it’s not reflected in the statistics yet, I will tell you anecdotally that there is a shift in the winds. Due to rising interest rates, many buyers are suffering from sticker shock; they are getting priced out...
The Truth About Arbitration in Real Estate
by ILGM Ninjas | Aug 15, 2019 | Buyers, Contract, Offers, Real Estate Advice, Sellers
If you ever made an offer on a property in California, you have read an Arbitration Clause. This clause only becomes a part of the contract if both buyer and seller agree to it, meaning they both initial the clause in the contract. And more than likely your agent told...
Real Estate Advice: The Arbitration Clause in the RPA
by ILGM Ninjas | Sep 20, 2016 | Buyers, Contract
To Sign or Not to Sign the Arbitration Clause in the Residential Purchase Contract The Arbitration Clause in the Residential Purchase Contract (RPA) in Southern California is the only section of the contract that may not be agreed upon by buyer and seller and yet you...
How’s the (Real Estate) Market?
by ILGM Ninjas | Oct 21, 2015 | Real Estate Market Update
If you ask agents in the South Bay what’s going on with the market, you get some puzzled looks. The market that was red hot, all of a sudden is not. And it’s hard to put a finger on what is happening, whether it’s an anomaly or a sign of a downtrend...
Big Change in California’s Real Estate Purchase Contract
by ILGM Ninjas | Jan 28, 2015 | Buyers, Negotiations, Selling
In southern California where the majority of Realtors use CAR’s residential purchase agreement to make an offer, there have been a number of changes to the contract for 2015. (CAR = California Association of Realtors). One of the biggest changes – which...