Jim W Hildreth Mediator of Real Estate Mediation Services has been asked to Mediate a non-disclosure dispute involving tree's between buyer & seller in Modesto, CA.
Hildreth's specialty is disputes involving real estate. His website for mediation information is www.RealEstateMediation.org
He serves the Bay Area, Central Valley & Mother Lode.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Family Real Estate Dispute
The Bay Area Family moved to the California Foothills, they purchased their dream home on acreage.
As time passed they offered their daughter and son in law a site on the 7 acre parcel for building their dream home.
They became neighbors.
As time passed, neighbor to neighbor issues developed, abandoned vehicles, excessive animals, the borrowing of funds to finish the house.
The daughter and her husband talked of a divorce.
The last five years have not been kind to those in the construction-real estate industry and values of real estate in the central valley have seen major price adjustments.
The home is presently worth less than what is owed.
Legal counsel was sought and the attorney has suggested mediation vs litigation.
Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services will serve as the neutral mediator among the family members.
Mediation is an alternative to litigation, it is private and confidential.
"Preserving family relationships" may also play a large role, says Hildreth.
Jim W Hildreth is a Mediator who's focus is dealing with real estate disputes.
As time passed they offered their daughter and son in law a site on the 7 acre parcel for building their dream home.
They became neighbors.
As time passed, neighbor to neighbor issues developed, abandoned vehicles, excessive animals, the borrowing of funds to finish the house.
The daughter and her husband talked of a divorce.
The last five years have not been kind to those in the construction-real estate industry and values of real estate in the central valley have seen major price adjustments.
The home is presently worth less than what is owed.
Legal counsel was sought and the attorney has suggested mediation vs litigation.
Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services will serve as the neutral mediator among the family members.
Mediation is an alternative to litigation, it is private and confidential.
"Preserving family relationships" may also play a large role, says Hildreth.
Jim W Hildreth is a Mediator who's focus is dealing with real estate disputes.
Berkeley CA Real Estate Dispute
The Berkeley California residents had lived in their Berkeley residence for decades.
The charming vintage home is a classic, close to the university and over many decades
the owners completed upgrades with attention to detail and craftmanship.
The owners dreams to live the country life of open land, cattle and ranching were apart of their life plan.
They placed their home For Sale and the market produced multiple buyers. The ultimate buyers completed and reviewed disclosures and closed the transaction.
As the first winter came, mystery water turned the basement from seepage to a lake.
The Buyers and Sellers agreed that a voluntary real estate mediation was going to play a role in their dispute over excessive water intrusion.
Jim W Hildreth, of Real Estate Mediation Services was asked by the parties to act
as the "Neutral", prior to taking any steps towards litigation.
Hildreth was chosen as an experienced Mediator with decades of real estate experience.
The parties met for 5 hours and the lines of communication have been opened for consideration of a settlement.
Mediation does work, if the disputants are willing to listen, compromise and not take hard line positions.
Mediation is an Alternative Dispute Resolution and often can resolve difficult issues such as real estate, family issues, partnerships, easements and other real estate matters.
Mediation is both private and confidential.
Many Superior Courts in California have adopted Dispute Resolution.
Alameda County Superior Court has a active Alternative Dispute Program.
If your having a dispute talk to you Attorney about Mediation/Arbitration.
Jim W Hildreth Real Estate Mediation Services are offered in the Bay Area, Central Valley & Mother Lode.
The charming vintage home is a classic, close to the university and over many decades
the owners completed upgrades with attention to detail and craftmanship.
The owners dreams to live the country life of open land, cattle and ranching were apart of their life plan.
They placed their home For Sale and the market produced multiple buyers. The ultimate buyers completed and reviewed disclosures and closed the transaction.
As the first winter came, mystery water turned the basement from seepage to a lake.
The Buyers and Sellers agreed that a voluntary real estate mediation was going to play a role in their dispute over excessive water intrusion.
Jim W Hildreth, of Real Estate Mediation Services was asked by the parties to act
as the "Neutral", prior to taking any steps towards litigation.
Hildreth was chosen as an experienced Mediator with decades of real estate experience.
The parties met for 5 hours and the lines of communication have been opened for consideration of a settlement.
Mediation does work, if the disputants are willing to listen, compromise and not take hard line positions.
Mediation is an Alternative Dispute Resolution and often can resolve difficult issues such as real estate, family issues, partnerships, easements and other real estate matters.
Mediation is both private and confidential.
Many Superior Courts in California have adopted Dispute Resolution.
Alameda County Superior Court has a active Alternative Dispute Program.
If your having a dispute talk to you Attorney about Mediation/Arbitration.
Jim W Hildreth Real Estate Mediation Services are offered in the Bay Area, Central Valley & Mother Lode.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Preservation Park Oakland, CA
Jim W Hildreth Mediator of Real Estate Mediation Services completed continuing education in Oakland, CA as to the Role of Mediation in Foreclosure Intervention and Resolving Family Co-Ownership issues with family real estate property conflicts.
Jim W Hildreth focus is disputes involving real estate and he serves, the S.F. Bay Area, Central Valley & Mother Lode as a Mediator.
Jim W Hildreth focus is disputes involving real estate and he serves, the S.F. Bay Area, Central Valley & Mother Lode as a Mediator.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Preservation Park Oakland, CA
Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services as been appointed by the Alameda County Superior Court to as as a mediator on a foreclosed Oakland commercial property, between the parties the former owner and the bank owned property.
Hildreth's mediation practice is dealing with California real estate disputes.
The March 17th 2010 real estate mediation will be in Oakland, CA.
Hildreth's mediation practice is dealing with California real estate disputes.
The March 17th 2010 real estate mediation will be in Oakland, CA.
Classic Berkeley
Berkeley CA homeowners have requested the Mediation Services of Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services to act as a neutral over a dispute involving non-disclosure.
Hildreth's specialty is disputes involving California real estate. The sellers and buyers have chosen mediation vs litigation.
Hildreth's specialty is disputes involving California real estate. The sellers and buyers have chosen mediation vs litigation.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Hong Kong 香港
Mediation in Hong Kong
December 10, 2009
By Alfred Ip, Partner at OLN and CEDR Accredited Mediator
From 1st January 2010, the court will require parties to civil proceedings to consider using mediation as an alternate means to settle their dispute. The court will require the parties to justify their decision in case they refuse to attempt mediation, failing which adverse costs order may be made against that party, irrespective of the outcome of the litigation.
The court also put the burden on the parties’ legal representatives to advise their clients properly on mediation, as early as possible. In fact, good lawyers in dispute resolution should be in a position to advise their clients of various ways to resolve a dispute. Civil proceedings should not be the only way to resolve disputes among parties in the modern era.
Mediation provides a platform for parties in dispute to discuss their issues in dispute in the presence of a trained and impartial mediator. The role of the mediator is to direct the parties to look at the future, and assist the parties in identifying their needs, in order to explore the alternatives available to the parties in resolving the disputes.
Mediation trumps over court proceedings in many ways:
1. Mediation is less expensive compared with litigation, because of the time involved.
2. The process of mediation is much quicker compared with court proceedings. Mediation can take place within weeks, while court proceedings often go on for years.
3. Some of the disputes and grievances arise out of the parties’ misunderstandings. Through dialogue, parties can be in a better position to understand their respective points of view, and the parties’ ongoing relationship can be saved through clearing such misunderstandings, which is less likely to be achieved through court proceedings.
4. Any resolution made at the end of the mediation would be made by the parties themselves, instead of a third party’s decision imposing on the same.
5. As the outcome is controlled by the parties, parties can tailor their agreement according to their wishes or their situation, and achieve an outcome which may not be achievable through court proceedings.
6. Parties are less likely to be aggrieved by the outcome of the mediation, which is agreed by the parties themselves. The problem of prolonged appeal process would not arise.
7. Parties who mediate their differences are able to attend to the fine details of implementation. Negotiated or mediated agreements can include specially tailored procedures for how the decisions will be carried out. This fact often enhances the likelihood that parties will actually comply with the terms of the settlement.
8. The mediation process, and the end result of the same, is private and confidential, whereas a judgment in court proceedings is often a public record. What the parties discussed throughout the mediation process cannot be used in any court proceedings, thus the parties are at liberty to voice their standpoint freely.
The Law Society of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre both maintain a panel of mediators for the parties to choose, while the Centre for Dispute Resolution is the most influential non-profit mediation body.
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