Navigating California Mediation and Arbitration Real Estate Clauses

Summary:

Host Bill interviews Southern California attorney Nathan Hoffman to clarify how mediation and arbitration function in California real estate and probate scenarios. Real estate agents will learn that while checking the mediation box on California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) forms makes it a required step, its primary tooth is enforcing the preservation of attorney's fee recovery in later litigation. The episode highlights how court-ordered mediation acts as an economical way to settle highly emotional trust disputes outside of trial.