Articles and Information
I will continue to add articles worth reading to this section… please let me know if you have an article you think should be included here!
What’s New:
- The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) has amended its rules to phase out nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from natural gas furnaces and water heaters. How the New NOx Ban May Affect You in 2024 and Beyond
Market Overview
- SF Chronicle asks Michael in Sound OFF December 2015
- Construction defect law
- Does bust always follow boom?
- Bay Area Council 2017 forecast
- The new economy in the Covidvirus age
- The Next Bubble * (.pdf)
- Real Estate Glossary
- Real Estate Disclosure Chart
- Aerial Maps
- Earthquake Insurance Information
- California Crime Statistics
Service Providers
Whether you’ve been in an area for your entire life and know every one, or you’re a recent transplant, It’s nice to get a recommendation for a plumber or a gardener instead of picking someone out of the Yellow pages. Although I can’t guarantee anyone else’s work, these folks have either done work for me or for friends that has met or exceeded our expectations.
Probate Resources
Excellent articles and links I’ve collected over the years that may help you:
- SF Chronical interviews Michael
- Probate Process in Alameda County
- Avoiding probate Nolo Press
- Avoiding probate TOD deed
- Probate and estate law library
- Probate sales of real property
- Professional Fiduciary Information-PFAC.org
- Trust and estate glossary
- Private annuity trusts
- Conservatorship work
- A good source for every states probate code is this link to Find Law
- Alameda County probate financial guidelines
- Elder Care Locator
- Alameda county simplified probate procedures
- Alameda county probating a decedents estate
- California Probate Code
Conservatorship and Guardian information
Bay Area Schools
Click here for information on Bay Area School closures during Conidvirus:
- Oakland Santa Fe school Education Committee
- John Muir Elementary School Berkeley
- Berkeley schools
- Oakland Schools
For Renters
- http://www.craigslist.com
- Rental Housing Association
- HotPads East Bay – http://hotpads.com/search/county/CA/Alameda
For Sellers
For Buyers
- Getting started!
- Investment Property Analyzer
- Pollution in the Bay Area by zip code
- Mortgage calculator
Setting The Stage
- Setting the Stage
- Remodeling Costs (National Assoc. of Realtors)
- Helpful Tips for avoiding Home Remodeling mistakes
Financial
- Post Death Foreclosures, The Mess Left Behind
- Foreclosures in Probate
- Construction Defect Legislation
- Liquidated Damages and Deposit Forfeitures
- Retirement Planning Buy Real Estate in Your IRA
- Real Estate Taxes and Cost Basis of Your Home
- Private Annuity Trusts
- Charitable Remainder Trusts
- Taxation of Foreclosures
- Reverse Mortgage Info from AARP
- Property Value Estimator
Courts and Ordinances
- Oakland View Ordinance Dispute
- Alameda County Court Rules
- Albany Sewer Lateral Ordinance
- Oakland Rent Control Measure EE
- Berkeley Rent Control Law
- Conservatorship Work
- Oakland and EBMUD Sewer Lateral Ordinance
- MacArthur Metro newsletter
- Laundry Farm Canyon History
- SOUND OFF San Francisco Chronicle What can you do to help your Realtor.
- SOUND OFF San Francisco Chronicle How to make sure a remodel is permitted.
- SOUND OFF San Francisco Chronicle What World/national force will most effect the market