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California is known for its beautiful coastline. While other coastal cities throughout the country allow the development of commercial buildings and expensive real estate, California chooses to keep its coasts undeveloped. The California Coastal Act provides...
You don't take possession of a California home immediately after your offer to purchase it is accepted. Instead, you typically have a chance to inspect it, obtain financing and complete other steps in the closing process. During this time, you may be allowed to back...
Residents of a Southern California Chinatown apartment complex face the risk of losing their leases. City leaders want to buy the building to prevent this from happening, but the owner isn't interested. The apartment complex dates back to the 1980s. While initially...
It's helpful for California real estate professionals, investors and owners to understand the difference between real estate and real property. The concepts are closely related to each other, but there are some important differences between them. Real estate vs. real...
Sometimes, land boundaries in California can be challenging to define. Your neighbor might believe that you are encroaching on their land, or you might feel like they are refusing to give you the right to access when you believe you have an easement. In these cases,...
Purchasing land in California can provide several possibilities. You can build on it, sell it or hold it for the future. However, before you make a significant purchase, it's essential to understand zoning regulations and what you are permitted by law to do with the...
California state Governor Gavin Newsom has signed new legislation that aims to address the spiraling housing crisis. This is an issue that has become a matter of serious concern in the last decade. The new bills are designed to expand production of homes and to...
Property lines can be a real source of contention for homeowners. When two people own adjacent parcels of land, it's not always clear where the property line falls. This can lead to disputes over things like the placement of fences or who is responsible for...
Small business owners sometimes feel the proverbial pinch of operating expenses. If costs increase and revenue drops, profits suffer. So, a California small business owner may seek to cut expenses where viable. Some may wonder if appealing a property tax assessment is...
A statute of limitations means that an individual has a time span for when to recover the damages of a bad real estate transaction. Real estate litigation is the process of filing a lawsuit against a buyer, seller or broker who breaches a contract, commits fraud,...