By Don Dunning | August 9, 2012
I received a call from the seller of one of my listings. He told me a very funny story. He happened to look out his window in time to see a car pull up in front of his home. He watched as an agent got out, walked to his front steps, sat down and pulled […]
Read MoreBy Don Dunning | March 12, 2010
After a long career in real estate, I can personally attest to how ineffective and feckless lenders can be in handling their business. But this one takes the cake! An article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal described how a contractor hired by Bank of America mistakenly entered the home of a woman who lived near […]
Read MoreBy Don Dunning | February 12, 2009
Here’s another example of a bank’s ineptitude. I just read an article about a case of mistaken property identity that got all the way to the Nevada Supreme Court, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., v. Thitchener, 192 P.3d 243 (Nev. 2008). According to the article, the lender’s foreclosure division confused the condominium unit of a National […]
Read MoreBy Don Dunning | August 5, 2008
Owning a home has numerous responsibilities. One is to ensure that trees on your property are not dangerous to your neighbors. A large, dead or dying tree can cause massive damage if the entire tree or any of its limbs fall. This is why many municipalities, including the City of Oakland, have hazardous tree ordinances. […]
Read MoreBy Don Dunning | June 2, 2008
If you owned a million-dollar-plus home that had been on the market since January, over four months, and you had not received an offer closer than $50,000 of your list price, what would you do? Assuming you really needed to sell it, how about lowering the price? Wouldn’t that seem logical? As I have seen […]
Read MoreBy Don Dunning | May 23, 2008
Got a call the other day from a fellow Realtor®. He presented to me a scenario with all the aspects of a future lawsuit. His broker, knowing I have been a real estate expert witness in numerous lawsuits, suggested he get my advice about a property this agent wanted to list. The home has an […]
Read MoreBy Don Dunning | May 7, 2008
My job, as I see it, is to protect and educate my clients. This includes showing them both homes they should consider buying, as well as properties to avoid. It is often not obvious why a particular home should be avoided. Last Sunday, I sent a couple to see a lovely home. What I explained […]
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