Vondran IP Law

  The California Department of Real Estate is charged with protecting the public from acts of real estate fraud and malfeasance committed by licensed brokers and salespeople.  There is a "recovery account" set up to help victims of intenetional fraud. Over the past year or so, the DRE has been le...

                             When a California DRE licensed broker or salesperson faces an administrative hearing involving their license (ex. a hearing to determine whether the broker's license should be revoked or suspended) the California Adiministrative Procudure Act applies.  This is a Prime...

This is a common scenario, you are working with your lender or loan servicer, and they promise you they are not going to foreclose on you.  At times, they may even put this promise in writing, or in an email (we always encourage trying to get this in writing of course).  But then, the unthinkable...

Here is a link to a blog we recently posted on our DRE Defense Lawyer website that deals with factors the DRE will look at when deciding whether a license applicant should be issued a real estate license where they have a criminal background record. Remember, if you are applying for a real estate...

I think we all know by now that those negam option arm loans are tricky loans, tough to adequately disclose, and can lead to potential lawsuits for steering clients into these loans and for related causes of action. We recently obtained a judgment in regard to one of these types of loans and you ...

The debate rages on.  Will the legal lender (the one who can prove certain they are the legal owner of a note and deed of trust, applying state commercial law standards) please stand up.  Must they stand up?  Should they stand up?  Should the legal proof be required before foreclosing?  Or should...

We have talked so many times about California homeowners needing to be careful before parting with their hard earned money and paying it to a company that promises a loan modification, principle loan balance reduction, or other form of mortgage relief to distressed homeowners. There are basically...

    We all know if you practice real estate long enough, you are bound to run into either a commission dispute with another real estate broker or salesperson (or a member of the public) or someone who wants to charge/threaten you with an ethics violation, or threaten your real estate license in s...

If you have been considering doing short sales in California, and want the inside scoop on the short sale trends for 2012.  Google Vondran Legal Hour and you can log onto our free internet readio show featuring CALIFORNIA SHORT SALE REATOR Allen Brodetsky as he discusses the ins and outs of shor...

  SHOULD YOU TRUST YOUR LENDER OR LOAN SERVICER TO NOT FORECLOSE ON YOUR OR IS THE TRO INJUNCTION THE ANSWER? As we always tell California homeowners, DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOUR SALE DATE TO CHALLENGE YOUR LENDER OR LOAN SERVICER WHO IS SEEKING TO FORECLOSE ON YOU.  Sometimes (or should I say many ti...