Deposit Dispute

April 13 2010

Jim W Hildreth Mediator of Real Estate Mediation Services was asked to
mediate a dispute over a deposit between buyer & seller.

The Bay Area Buyer was in escrow to purchase a out of state property and
the seller has refused to return the buyers deposit.

Progress is being made with open communications between the parties.

Hildreth's offers Mediation centered around real estate disputes in Northern California.

Real Estate Dispute

April 11 2010 by Jim W Hildreth Mediator


Real Estate Disputes comes in all shapes and sizes.


The landlord tenant dispute over owed rents, non -disclosure over leakage in a basement, a partnership

dispute on a business transaction or two peope living with one another.


Disputes often come about on poor communication or the lack of communications between the parties.


Simply we have a new generation that may be great with testing, e-mail, but they have forgotten that often its as simple as picking up the telephone.


"My rent will be late, can I make an arrangement with you ?"

"Should I disclose or not disclose that the property fronts a railroad track, its ovious"

"We will be breaking up, who will pay the mortgage?

"The property has annual water seepage only during the winter, should we disclose?"


Often when a dispute occurs it will fester and often the realty today is the next visit is with an attorney.

Today our courts are crowded, they are expensive and time consuming and stressful.


Many states including California have Dispute Resolution as an alternative to litigation. It is broken down to

Mediation & Arbitration.


Mediation in fact does often resolve disputes, if the parties are willing to compromise and listen to one another.


Mediators can be found with a simple serach such as Google or Yahoo for Real Estate Mediation, Real Estate Mediation Services.


Another good national site is http://www.Mediate.com


If your in a dispute, talk to your broker, attorney or legal hot-line about ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution.


Mediators are neutrals and do not take sides or positions, however they have been trained to guide and assist in conflicts.


Jim W Hildreth is a California mediator who's prime focus is disputes involving real estate, he works closely with the real estate and legal community and is both a private and court appointed mediator.


His website is htt://www.RealEstateMediation.org

Tuolumne County Superior Court

Tuolumne County Superior Court
Originally uploaded by JimHildreth

The Tuolumne Superior Court has established a new Alternative Dispute Resolution Program of offering mediation in the court.

The initial program will be in small claims court and mediators will be available to assist the parties in their dispute.

Many courts have turned to mediation as an alternative to the litigation side which can be costly and time consuming.

The initial selected mediators for the Sonora Court are Tam Koster, Joe Ferrero, Ed Johnson and Jim W Hildreth.

Hildreth's focus is real estate issues, and and at the local level are issues such as landlord tenant, easements, neighbor to neighbor disputes.

Tam Koster has a strong background on family issues, civil harassment.

Joe Ferrero is an experienced attorney and serves on multiple courts including Amador County.

Ed Johnson has a strong planning background.

Mediation is a value to the parties as they can guide a settlement.

The Pet Custody Mediator

April 3 2010

As a mediator I have a focus towards disputes with Real Estate. I'm always interested
in other professionals and today discovered a mediator known as "The Pet Custody Mediator"

I once heard comedian Dick Gregory talk about that the selective service was welcome to take his son to fight the war in Vietnam but if he tried to take his dog, we would have a nationwide riot.

In my own breakup, my friend Vicki kept the dogs, I got the cats.

As we are all aware emotions can run high in mediation's and enclosed is the link
to the Pet Mediator http://www.petcustodymediator.net/default.html

Fresno Superior Court Appointment

April 2 2010



The Superior Court of California Fresno has appointed Jim W Hildreth to the panel of Mediators offering Alternative Dispute Resolution.

This appointment was based on experience and background and Hildreth will join other Mediator's available both to the court, the legal community and public at large for mediation.

Hildreth's background is decades of experience with real estate and as a "neutral" he offers all parties the ability to be objective and offers neutrality.











Jim W Hildreth-Mediator
www.RealEstateMediation.org

easement trail

easement trail
Originally uploaded by dardilrocks

Jim W Hildreth Real Estate Mediator will take continuing education at the Alameda County Bar Association with challenges that go hand-in hand
with resolving contentious real estate boundary disputes.

Jim W Hildreth of Real Estate Mediation Services has a specialty with real estate disputes and has mediated multiple easement disputes and resolved them in mediation.

One was a landlocked parcel on hundreds of acres in rural Amador County.

http://www.RealEstateMediation.org

McHenry Mansion Modesto, CA

McHenry Mansion
Originally uploaded by JimHildreth

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.