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Columns by Judith Johannsen
 
1 House, 2 Buyers and 1 Firm - What is This?

A Little Problem Called Waste

A Reasonable Amount is How Much?

And the Deposit Goes To…

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Buyers' Basics

Buyer's Remorse Hits a Snag

Buyers Should Ask, Ask, and Ask

Buyers Should Ask Questions Before Buying

Buying a House Is Not Like Buying A Car

Buying or Selling, You'll Sign a Contract

Condo Garages and Deck Repairs – I Declare!

Cost, Value and Ice Cream Cones

Court Crushes Owner's Discounted Present Value Argument

Defining "Reasonable"

Different Is Not a Good Reason to Discriminate

Discrimination Hurts; Fair Housing Rules

Easements - Where Wants Are Not The Same As Needs

Everyone Needs to Play by the Rules

Excuses Lame and Hollow

Facing Foreclosure, Can We Talk?

Fantasy Bumps into Reality

Figuring Out Square Footage

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold and Arrested

High Interest in Tax Warrants on Real Estate

How To Keep It

How To Own It

If Truth be Told…

It's Easier Knowing Why

It's Really Clear - No Eviction

Is Real Estate Settling or Unsettling?

Just Not Fair

Landlord Loses Supreme Court Battle Over Rejecting Tenant

Little Mistakes Can Cause Big Problems

Look to the Lease for Answers

Marketable Title

No One to Blame but Himself

Now You See It, Now You Don't

Own it and Keep it!

Own it, Keep it! Is Here

Property Owners, Students, and Fair Housing

Property Smart and Green

Real Estate Is Not A Side Dish

Rezoning Can Be Appealing

Sellers Not Always Required To Provide Property Condition Disclosure Report

Selling Property "As Is" Has a Limitation

Should I Rent or Should I Buy?

The Airspace Unit - Contrivance or Fact?

The Good and Bad of Short Sales

The Hubbard Clause - The Devil Is in the Details

The Magic of "Commercially Impracticability"

The Market, The Economy, and What If?

The New Conveyance Taxes

The Secret of Knowing The Right Offer

The Sky Is Falling?

The Subtle Discrimination of Voice Profiling

The Way to Satisfaction

There's Still a Gap Between the Dream and Reality

Three Current Questions, Three Good Answers

Today's Buyer Representation Agreements Are Key

Trouble in River City

Two Years Late and Out $5,000

Uh-Oh, It Is What It Is

Unraveling the Mystery of Closing Fees

Was Noah in a Flood Zone?

What Is This Thing Called Marketable Title?

What Sellers Need to Know

When High Tide Comes Home

Where'd My Money Go?

Whining? You Bet.

Who Picks Up the Tab?

Who Wins the David and Goliath Dust-Up?