As someone who runs a construction business or works as a contractor in the construction industry, your revenue largely depends on clients paying their invoices in a timely manner. If someone fails to pay you as they should, you have only a few options for pushing...
As a commercial real estate owner, it’s important to you to keep tenants in your properties. For one thing, you need to make sure that all of your costs are covered. Additionally, you care about that local community and you want to see businesses thrive. However, one...
There’s little that’s predictable with certainty about the commercial real estate (CRE) market these days. However, experts including real estate economists, brokers, developers, investors and owners throughout the western part of the U.S. have made some predictions...
California is known for having some of the most expensive real estate in the country. This is especially true in Los Angeles. Like most of the rest of the country, the values of real estate properties have been dramatically increasing over the last few years. If...
You spent many years working in the real estate industry and have now used this experience to build your own company. So far, you’ve made wise investments and your balance sheets are looking good. Part of making sound investments also includes knowing when to walk...
Most people who invest in home purchases hire an inspector to ensure the place they’re buying isn't a fixer-upper. Home inspectors cover a wide range of issues in homes. Inspectors, however, can fail to do their job and cause investors to sink money into poorly...
California has some of the strictest disclosure laws in the country. Along with the typical disclosures of flood risks, environmental concerns and issues with systems in the building, commercial property owners must also provide information on energy efficiency,...
Every human being has a right to secure, safe and comfortable accommodation. However, not everyone can afford to own a home. As a result, most people live in rented properties. Both federal and California laws protect tenants from unfair actions (like race, gender, or...
When you’re buying a property, you take steps to know all you can about it. You want to be sure that you know about defects that could impact the property’s value or require repairs, because those are costly. Many sellers do all they can to repair minor issues before...
Have you ever driven past a piece of land and thought, “That would make a great…?” If so, you wouldn’t be the first, and you might not even be the first to enquire if that particular piece of land is for sale and at what price. The often repeated mantra of “location,...
