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Yin is a partner in the real estate team.
His practice covers a wide range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and sales, title matters, financing, leasing, joint ventures, mixed-use projects, land use entitlements, environmental law, real estate taxation, and litigation of these areas.Having previously represented multiple public agencies in California, Yin has advised landowners in navigating the complex rules and regulations of cities, counties, regional agencies, and state agencies, as well as represented landowners in litigation.
Talks
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'Cross-border wealth & global real estate,' Withers x Family Office Mastermind Group Community Event- March 26, 2026, speaker
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'Across the pond: Hot topics in US/UK real estate, tax, and estate planning,' Withers San Francisco - November 12, 2025, speaker
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'Understanding How Prop 19 Affects Homeowners,' Compass webinar - February 2, 2021, presenter
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'Proposition 19: Revisions to Parent to Child Transactions and Base Year Value Transfers,' webinar to Red Oak Realty - January 5, 2021, presenter
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'Investing in US property: What Asian clients need to know about the US tax, legal and practical considerations,' Withers webinar - November 24, 2020, presenter
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'Proposition 19: Transferring tax assessment,' webinar to Almaden Valley Community Association - September 14, 2020, presenter
Insight
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External publications
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'Buying or transferring residential property through an entity or trust? A new reporting rule applies,' Withers Insights - March 18, 2026, authored
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'Two Years In, Los Angeles’ ‘Mansion Tax’ More Controversial Than Ever,' Commerical Observer - April 7, 2025, quoted
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'Evolving Families in California: Why California life is worth the taxes - at least for many,' Withers Insight - December 8, 2023, featured
- 'I bought my home for $30,000, and now it's worth almost $3 million. How can I avoid a massive tax bill?' MarketWatch - December 1, 2021, quoted
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'How Prop. 19 Property Tax Measure Will (Or Won't) Affect Real Estate Held In A Trust,' San Francisco Chronicle - December 5, 2020, quoted
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'Nine considerations now that Proposition 19 has passed,' Spidell's California Taxletter - November 2020, authored
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'California's Proposition 15 to impact owners of non-exempt commercial and industrial real estate,' Withers Insight - October 26, 2020, co-authored
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'No Easy Answers to Questions on Prop. 19,' San Francisco Chronicle - October 17, 2020, quoted
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'Proposition 19: 9 Considerations Before the November 3 Vote,' Daily Journal's "Wealth with Withers" column - October 14, 2020, authored
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'Prop 19 Debate: Funding For Fighting Wildfires Or Attack On Prop 13 Tax Protections?,' KPIX-5 CBS News, SF Bay Area - September 16, 2020, quoted
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'New Proposition Threatens California's Real Property Tax Haven,' Accounting Today - September 2, 2020, quoted
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'Proposition 19 threatens to increase property taxes on parent-child transfers of California real estate,' Withers Insight - July 14, 2020, co-authored
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'Is the Home Surplus Foretelling a Recession?' GlobeSt.com - June 21, 2019, quoted
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'L.A. mansions are sitting on the market,' GlobeSt.com - June 14, 2019, quoted
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'Tips of the trade - Senate bill 2 imposes additional recording fees statewide: What practitioners need to know to avoid a showdown with the recorder,' California Trusts & Estates Quarterly, Volume 24, Issue 3 - 2018, authored
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'Was your California property damaged or destroyed by wildfires?,' Withers Insight - November 28, 2017, co-authored
Admissions
State of California, 2010
US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
US District Court for the Southern District of California
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A.
University of San Diego School of Law, J.D.
Languages
- English
Memberships
California Bar Association
Key dates
- Year joined: 2015