Here’s what you need to know about qualifying for your next house: If you’re a self-employed freelancer, the rules just became a little tougher for you to qualify for a mortgage loan. Even if you’re pulling down a cool six figures—which many freelancers are—it may still be harder to get a loan than if you […]
You and your spouse are ready to call it quits. You’ve done everything you can to make your relationship work out, but it’s clear that it’s just not going to happen. Sadly, you both agree that it’s time to contact attorneys and start on the path to divorce. Fast forward a few weeks and, under […]
If you enter into a purchase agreement during the COVID-19 pandemic and you or your buyer become fearful of COVID-related concerns, it might not be so easy to pull out of the transaction. The standard California Residential Purchase Agreement (RPA-CA) doesn’t contain a Force Majeure clause by default, so unless it was built into the contract from […]
If your company initiates layoffs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, you have options. If you lose your job because of COVID-19 The first thing you should know is that President Trump recently enacted the CARES act which rewards federally-backed mortgage lenders who offer no-fault assistance to homeowners who lose their income as a result of […]
There are many good reasons for people to sell their homes during a global pandemic like COVID-19. Divorce counts among the best of them, especially if the relationship is contentious. Nobody wants to shelter in place with someone who is hurting them physically or emotionally, and for these people, getting through the COVID situation and […]
