Foreclosure Flaws Uncovered In San Francisco
From the New York Times with respect to the results of an audit commissioned by San Francisco assessor-recorder Phil Ting that reviewed roughly 400 foreclosures that occurred in San Francisco…
The LAPD Tells Realtors To Buzz Off
A plugged-in tipster forwards an alert from the California Association of Realtors warning its members not to hire or fly unmanned aircraft to capture aerial photographs for the marketing of…
It Would Have Been 50 Percent Over Had They Priced At A Million…
Listed for $1,100,000 last month, the 1,810 square foot Albert Lanier designed home at 4378 Cesar Chavez quickly went into contract. As a plugged-in reader soon reported, “The sign in…
Your Right To Request An Accounting Or Refund Of Rental Fees
As a plugged-in reader correctly surmised yesterday, and another correctly handles, it’s against the law for a landlord or broker to keep an application fee for an apartment in San…
Is That The Fat Lady We Hear Singing Over At CitiApartments?
Pledged as collateral on a number of loans which are now in default, it’s a plugged-in tipster that notes “the Debtors’ respective membership interests in the limited liability companies” which…
A Rather Quick Close For 393 Cumberland
The sale of the Ogrydziak/Prillinger redesigned house at 393 Cumberland closed escrow yesterday with a reported contract price of $2,027,475 ($1,198 per square foot). And yes, closing escrow after an…
Listing License (And An “Updated” Kitchen In Question)
Speaking of listing license, from a reader with respect to the listing for 53 Manzanita which notes an “Updated kitchen”: It drives me insane when realtors say “updated kitchen” when…
Feds Set To Seek Billions From Big Banks
“The federal agency that oversees the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is set to file suits against more than a dozen big banks , accusing them of misrepresenting…
The Unreported Sale Price For 33 Prosper
As we wrote in January: Purchased by Mr. Muhawieh for $920,000 in 2007, as plugged-in people know, a 33 Prospect in progress was taken back by the bank and resold…
To Short Sale Or Foreclose, That Is The Question Of The Day
The proposed short sale of 2040 Broadway #301 has been in contract since June 1 but still hasn’t closed escrow per the MLS. Purchased for $1,850,000 in 2004, the 2,052…