As real estate agents representing buyers of condos, stock cooperatives, tenancy-in-common shares, or similar properties, we have a duty to help our clients understand the obligations, assumptions, and health of the governing body, typically called the homeowner’s association (HOA). Reviewing the hundreds of pages of documents given to buyers during due diligence can be overwhelming and […]

We know that California is earthquake country, California is home to two-thirds of all earthquake activity in the United States and most Californians live within 30 miles of an active fault. Living in the Bay Area, there is always this lurking question that pops up once in a while, “Is today the day?”. But if […]

The hilly, verdant outcropping in the middle of San Francisco Bay that historically has been home to a Coast Guard Station, birds, and flowers, is now the Bay Area’s latest place to buy a house, condo, or flat. Welcome to Yerba Buena Island, where you can live in the middle of the Bay, literally… First, […]