Castro & Associates

11/14/2019

Perspective home buyers should be on the lookout for these issues that inspectors might miss.

Defects can be dangerous and cost owners a fortune.

09/13/2019

Shoddy work by a flooring subcontractor can lead to customer complaints and potential lawsuits.

Don't settle for poorly done.

07/31/2019

These 5 problems can worsen if they aren't taken care of right away.

Brand-new houses are prone to these types of issues.

07/02/2019

It's easier to solve the problem outside of a courtroom.

Home renovations don't always turn out as expected.

04/26/2019

California contractors,siblings Enrique Vera and Gloria Vera, plead guilty to insurance fraud and workers compensation fraud. The Veras must pay restitution to SCIF in the amount of $6.3 million, and complete 500 hours of community service. details here:

The two siblings behind Ultimate, Inc. could face around nine years in prison.

04/22/2019

California Governor Gavin Newsom won't block building in high-fire areas. However he did suggest that local governments “de-emphasize” building in high-risk areas around forests,and there should evacuation and shelter-in place plans. read more here:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A desire to live near nature is embedded in California's ethos, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday as he explained why he doesn't want to block home building near forested...

04/18/2019

Retaining walls are an important fixture of many LA houses but sometimes they don't hold up.

Recognizing the signs.

04/03/2019

California’s in an exceptional earthquake drought. Earthquake scientists have been buzzing for years about California’s hiatus in supersized earthquakes, thinking the chances of such a 100-year gap between ground-shattering seismic events to be unlikely.

California is having an unusual dearth of major quakes. In the last century, none have been strong enough to break the ground on three dangerous faults.

03/20/2019

4 levels of Inspectors failed to detect that a necessary grinding process, that would have prevented cracks at SF Transbay center, was not performed. This triggered a review of all construction and inspection documents to ensure no other oversight occurred. for details:

Inspectors failed to discover that a procedure used to eliminate tiny cracks in steel beams was not performed, leading to the girder fissures that led to the closure of the brand-new Transbay Transit Center.

03/18/2019

The LINXIS consortium broke ground earlier this month on the $4.9 Billion people mover that will ferry people to LAX. The project is expected to be finished in 2023 and should help to reduce traffic and congestion around LAX. Details are here:

Expected to open in 2023, the shuttle system will finally connect the airport to LA's rail network.

03/14/2019

Los Angeles development booming in DTLA. With residential, retail, commercial, and office space development underway, DTLA is creating a life-work-play lifestyle. However the developments favor market-rate units. Learn more about these changes here:

Luxury residential projects lead a building spree that has 4 million square feet of new commercial construction remaking the city's downtown.

02/26/2019

Eric Garcetti's new sewage treatment project could cost $8 billion, take 16 years to complete and provide as much as 35% of the city's potable water supply. The technology to do this has already been implemented in other California county's. For details: http://bit.ly/2GKl7nT