Wednesday, August 29, 2007

The Market Today

In talking to many different professionals in the real estate business each day, I' m starting to guage which type of professional will begin to show optimism about the housing market first. Will it be mortgage brokers? Agents? Title companies? Attorneys? So far I have heard lots of skepticism from across the board. I'll be watching for trends.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

The, uh, beauty of owning a business

It's interesting how owning a business can be an exciting thing. So can selling it. Ask any escrow or title company which handles business escrows, and they would tell you how the world of business buying and selling is growing at a strong pace, despite the slowdown in real estate in general. And those are only the businesses which actually see an escrow, or what we in California describe as a bulk sale.

Monday, August 13, 2007

Introduction

Hello, my name is Nick Yonano. I'm a partner at a firm in Turlock, California. Been practicing since 1991, with a short hiatus due to an injury from a car wreck (drunk driver hit me). My partner in the firm is Mike Warda. Mike specializes in land use, entitlements, and zoning. I do little of that. I spend much of my time in the world of real estate, mainly with legal issues involving title disputes. Many other problems people have as well when it comes to land. So I'm not only interested in what other professionals have to say, but would like to present my views as well.