Managing mortgage payments can be challenging, but strategic advices can help. Here are some practical tips from wealth managers, for informational purposes only, to help you create a personalized str ...
The Future of the Buyers’ Agent Commissions: Overview of the Recent National Association of Realtors Settlement
Regardless of whether you've been following real estate news or not, you most lik ...
Making environmentally friendly improvements to your home without significant financial investment is possible. Until you're ready to invest in higher-cost eco-friendly upgrades, here are some alterna ...
Since the year 2000, and particularly following the financial and housing market downturn in 2008 along with the subsequent foreclosure crisis, various elements including population expansion, fluctua ...
An "upcoming neighborhood" refers to an area that is undergoing positive changes or development, often with increasing property values. Identifying indicators of an upcoming residential neighborhood c ...
Optimize Your Home Renovation ROI and Hike Your Home Equity Potential by Using This Simple Formula
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When attempting to make predictions about the state of residential real estate in 2024, one must bear in mind that two major factors impact the condition of any real estate market both at the macro an ...
As potential home sellers, you may have some fears or concerns about the current state of the real estate market, as it may impact your ability to sell your home for the price you want.
For you t ...
When the Fed believes, as this has been the case for a while now, that the US economy is overheating because inflation is rising too quickly, they raise the federal short–term funds rate to keep ...
Home equity represents the portion of your home's value that you own outright, which is the difference between your home's current market value and the remaining balance on your mortgage. It is statin ...
Regular home maintenance is crucial for preventing costly repairs and ensuring the longevity of your property. In a recent article published by the National Association of Realtors, Courtney Klosterma ...
When it comes to buying or selling a real estate property, the lenders' pre-approval letters play a crucial role. Therefore, you will find below, for your convenience, a synopsis of some of the most i ...
Whether you are moving out or not, there are numerous benefits to decluttering your home. You will find below a synopsis of the top reasons why decluttering your home is beneficial and a step-by-step ...
If you are considering making improvements in your single-family home on your own without hiring a contractor, remember to check whether or not you need to get a building permit for whatever you are p ...
Your offer has been accepted and it is now time for you to proceed with the payment of your initial deposit AKA earnest money deposit (EMD) or the balance of the down payment with your personal funds ...
It is that time of year again when real estate experts are trying to understand what is in store for the housing market in 2023. As you may all recall, in the first half of 2022, with mortgage rates i ...
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1). As a reminder, statistics are generalities, essentially summaries of widely disparate data generated by dozens or hundreds of unique, individual sales occurring within different time periods. The ...
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When looking at recent market changes, it is important to remember how overheated the real estate market was in 2021 and early 2022 — many quarter-to-quarter and year-over-year comparisons are d ...
Market Trends, Inventory, Listings, Selling Prices, Days on the Market, and More...
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Overpricing one’s home prior to going on the market almost always has negative ramifications for sellers. For example, sales data across the Bay Area real estate markets show that listings that ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot September 2022
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices, Days on the Market, and More
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Real estate is often presented as the “ultimate” hedge against inflation. Understanding why and how real estate remains one of the safest investments during inflationary times is as simple ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot August 2022
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According to a study conducted this spring by Clever Real Estate: about 45% of home sellers said they believed the housing market was headed for a crash in 2022. Myth or reality? To allow you to bette ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot July 2022
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After nearly two years of frenzy where homes were selling above the asking price with multiple offers, the recent decision made by the Fe ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot June 2022
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Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot May 2022
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Rehabilitation Loans: The Under-Utilized Alternative to Home Buying
Tips to be a successful Home Buyer in a Sellers's Market
Amid the current sellers’ market where the number o ...
Generally speaking, mortgage protection insurance (MPI) is defined as a type of life insurance designed to pay off your mortgage if you were to pass away before your mortgage is paid in full.
Like nu ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate
Market Snapshot April 2022
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices, Days on the Market, ...
Why 2022 Might Still Be the Right Time to Buy?
In addition to an extremely tight housing market, prospective homebuyers are also now facing the prospect of a rising cost of living on pretty much ...
5 Home Buying Myths You Need to Know
Read about how the top 5 myths
to be aware of when buying a home
...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot March 2022:
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices, Days on the Market, and More
& ...
A recent study reported that more than 15.2 million homes in the United States were equity-rich as of June 30, 2021, which is more than 27.5% of all the homes in the US. (Source: ATTOM Data Solutions) ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot February 2022:
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices,
Days o ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot January 2022:Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices, Days on the Market, and More
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The COVID-19 pandemic impact on the housing market is like nothing the U.S. has seen before.
The pandemic created the current housing shortage with a huge number of millennials (mostly in their 30s) ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot December 2021:Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices, Days on the Market, and More
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Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot November 2021:
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices, Days on the Market, and Mo ...
How the
Decision of the Federal Reserve
to Begin Tapering the Bond Will Impact the Real
Estate Market?
In its statement dated November 3, 2021, the Federal Reserve Open Market Comm ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot October 2021:
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices, Days on the Market, and Mor ...
Have Questions? Talk to an Expert First
Home Selling Mistakes That Can Cost You
Helpful Tips for Prospective
Home Sellers in Silicon Valley
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On July 23, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 633 which enacts the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, AKA the Act, which is meant to enhance opportunities for intergenerat ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot September 2021:
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices, Days on the Market, and M ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot August 2021:
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices, Days on the Market, and More
...
Sellers and Buyers Duties to Protect Their Homes from Wildfire: Defensible Space and Home Hardening Laws
Helpful Tips To Protect Your Home
Nobody wants their home to go up in smoke ...
Meaning and Purpose of the “As Is” Clause in Residential Purchase Contracts
In our county the purchase agreements state that the property is sold “As Is”.
...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot July 2021:
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices,
Days on th ...
It is not uncommon for buyers to rush into a deal that doesn’t necessarily
fit their budget or suit their needs, especially in a competitive market. As a
result, numerous buyers have regrets a ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot June 2021:
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices, Days on the Market, and More
...
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Price Clause and Escalation Clause in New Home Construction Contracts: Watch Out!
Due to the COVID 19
pandemic, lumber mills were forced to close or slow production but the
builder ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot May 2021:
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Selling Prices, Days on the Market, and More
...
How to Tackle Livable Square Footage Measurements Issues?
The livable square footage of a home is crucial as it is a key number for helping to set a home’s price. But what happens when the ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Snapshot April 2021:
Market Trends, Inventory, Listing, and Sellings Prices, Days on the Market, and More
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Learn More About the Spring Market in Santa Clara County: Market Trends, Prices, Market Dynamics and More
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Rental
Caps are usually defined as restrictions that place a “cap” or ceiling on
the number of properties that may be rented out at any one time within a Home
Owner Association (HO ...
Strong Finish to 2020 & Heated Start to 2021
In most of the ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market: What to Expect for 2021?
This is the question everyone is trying to answer as we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of the pand ...
Generally speaking, after years of high appreciation rates, annual 2019 Bay Area median home prices went down a little bit, went up a little bit or basically remained unchanged as compared to 2018. Sa ...
Have Questions? Talk to an Expert First
Mortgage
Relief Options During the COVID19 Pandemic
What
you Need to Know to Keep your Home
Under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and ...
A Strange & Challenging Year Begins Winding Down December 2020 Report
Though Covid-19 upended many normal seasonal trends this year, the market did begin its typical “holiday sea ...
Is Silicon Valley Real Estate on the Verge of an Exodus?
Based on a recent study from LendingTree, in which researchers analyzed migration patterns of the nation’s 50 largest cities, includin ...
Santa Clara County November 2020 Report Focusing Mostly
on City Market Dynamics
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The Impact of the New Proposition 19 on the Sale of Real Estate Properties
The Impact of Proposition 19 voted on November 3, 2020, is twofold: 1.) it modifies the rules pertaining to the tran ...
Why Some Homeowners Choose Not To Refinance?
As mortgage rates trend downward, plummeting more than three-quarters of a percentage point since March, refinancing growth has lit ...
Strong buyer demand, shrinking inventory, and record-low mortgage rates continued to fuel the real estate market in the five MLS Listings counties during September. Median sales prices again grew ...
The table below compares Q3 statistics across 5 years. This year, the pandemic pushed the typical heat of the spring Q2 market to Q3. As mentioned in previous repo ...
The Importance of Locking
Your Interest Rate
Make an Informed Decision
Everybody knows that mortgage interest rates can fluctuate several times between the period ...
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Report
The Santa Clara County market is currently characterized by strong demand and low supply. Higher-price home sales, in particular, have spiked up. ...
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way real estate transactions occur today. However, it also created some misconceptions about the actual state of the market. Here are some facts to help ...
In the context of the horrible fires we've seen in recent weeks - with many of our Bay Area communities and neighbors so terribly affected - a real estate report seems trivial. But since we have cli ...
Need to Sell Your Property to Buy
a New One?
A Contingency for Sale of Buyers’ Property
is All You Need!
Some buyers need to sell their exi ...
Santa Clara County R.E. Market Rebounds from COVID-19 Plunge
...
Understanding the Impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic on the Current Real Estate Market in Silicon Valley
Myths versus Facts
The San Jose metro area' ...
How to Buy or Sell a House During
The Shelter In Place in the Bay Area
What you Need To Know to
Navigate Successfully the COVID-19 Legislation
...
The Impact of the Shelter In Place
on The Real Estate Market in the Bay Area
Myths versus Facts
Before
anything, I hope you are all safe and hea ...
The New Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
How the Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Can Help You?
The
government just approved the ...
Rent Control and Just Cause Eviction
How The New Rent Control and Eviction Bills
will impact Real Estate Investors in California
Statewide Yearly Rent ...
Why Do Real Estate Offers
Get Cancelled?
Why do Home Buyers or Sellers
Cancel The Purchase Contract?
Whether you are a buyer or a seller, ...
3 Good Reasons to Buy
a Rental Property in The Bay Area
Take Advantage of the Favorable
Rental Market in Silicon Valley
If you are contemplating bu ...
Becoming a Home Owner
As a Millennial in The Bay Area
The Benefits of Home Ownership:
Tips for the Millennial Generation
As of today, the real estate ma ...
The Pros and Cons of FSBO
As A Home Seller in Silicon Valley,
Should You Try to Sell your Home on Your Own?
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The 2018 Real Estate Market in Review
Where is the Silicon Valley Real Estate
Market Headed in 2019?
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2018 started strong for home sellers as the ...
How to Adapt to a Shift in
Silicon Valley Real Estate Market
How Should Home Buyers and Sellers
Deal with the New Market Trends
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When will Home Prices stabilize in Silicon Valley's South Bay?
Where is South Bay Real Estate Market
heading by end of 2018?
Aerial View of San Jose Downtown @Sophia Del ...
Will the Construction Boom solve Silicon Valley's Housing Problem?
What Home Buyers and Sellers should expect
from the Construction Boom in the Valley
Courtesy of Sobrato ...
How Will the Housing Market Change in 2018?
Trends to expect in Silicon Valley
Real Estate Market in 2018
2017 proved to be a challenging year for many in the l ...
Should You Invest in Downtown San Jose?
Why Downtown San Jose is becoming
one of the prime real estate market in the Bay Area
Image courtesy of Mercury News ...
1031 Exchange Made simple
How to defer capital gain tax
when selling a property in California
Many of you have probably heard about the IRS Section ...
New Real Estate Legislation for 2017
How should home buyers and sellers
comply with new water conserving requirements
With a new year, comes new leg ...
What to Expect from the Real Estate Market in 2017
How to take advantage
of Silicon Valley Real Estate Market in 2017
&n ...
The Real impact of Brexit on the US Real Estate Market
Read about how Brexit impacts
home buyers and sellers in the US
&n ...
5 Tips to Prepare Your Home For Sale
Tips to maximize the value
of your home when you are ready to sell
  ...
How to Avoid Losing Your Deposit in Real Estate
To Avoid Losing Your Deposit
Know When to Remove Real Estate Contingencies
...
Why Home Buyers and Sellers Should Stay Zen in 2016
Why Real Estate will remain
an attractive investment in 2016
With the latest stock market correction, you are probably l ...
A Guide to Comparables for Home Buyers and Sellers
How Real Estate Agents Estimate
Prices of Homes For Sale in Silicon Valley
A
recent Quicken Loans Home Price Perception I ...
Why You Should Buy in a Walkable Neighborhood
Neighboorhood Trends for
Home Buyers in Silicon Valley
If you are tired of slow public transportation, endless traffic jams and d ...
Understanding Title Insurance When Buying a Home
Title Insurance Explained for Home Buyers
One
of the lesser-known aspects of purchasing a home is the role th ...
Which Real Estate title is right for you?
Tips for Home Buyers to purchase a property
Many home buyers often ask themselves how to take title of a property they are about to buy ...
The Question of Home Warranty for Home Buyers and Sellers
What is a Home Warranty and When Do You Need It?
As
most of you probably already know, a home warranty is sup ...
What Home Buyers Should Expect from Listing Agents
What to ask and not to ask a Realtor in Silicon Valley
All of us have been on the buy and sell side of the real e ...
Neighborhood Tips for Home Owners in Silicon Valley
Duties, Rights and Etiquette for Repairs on a Shared Fence
One of the most common set of questions asked by potential home buyers, in ...
Buying or Selling a Home in a Flood Zone in Santa Clara County
Realtor Tips for Home Buyers and Sellers in Silicon Valley
If you are planning to buy or list a property in Silicon ...
Home Pricing Strategies for Home Sellers in Silicon Valley
Tips to sell your home in Silicon Valley at the best price
As the Silicon Valley real estate market is blossoming with Spring ...
Understanding Disclosures in Real Estate Transactions in Silicon Valley
Tips to Buy a Home in Silicon Valley
Spring is upon us and the real estate market in San Jose, CA is hotter than e ...
Buying a Home in Silicon Valley with a Low Down Payment
Financing Options to Buy a Home in Silicon Valley
With an all-time low housing inventory in the Bay Area, multiple offers b ...
Find a Home in Silicon Valley in Real Estate Market with Low Inventory
Real Estate Market Trends in Silicon Valley
Before anything, best wishes of health and prosperity to you and your ...
How to Increase Your Chances to Get Pre-Approved
Tips for Loan Application and Home Buyers in Silicon Valley
There is no bad season to go home hunting! Winter season is the last ch ...
Buy vs. Rent a Home in Silicon Valley
Pros and Cons of Buying vs. Renting a Home in the Bay Area
Today, I would like to address the forever recurring question from
first-time home buyer ...
Welcome to my first real estate blog of 2014!
I thought I would start the year by sharing my latest tips and best practices to successfully sell your home in 2014 in the current Silic ...
I am writing this as our Federal Government is in its third
day of shutdown in an unprecedented move by the GOP and its allies to refuse to
raise the US debt ceiling.
The question today ...
Dear Silicon Valley readers:
Back to blogging after a very busy Spring and Summer in San Jose. Today, I thought I would entertain you about pocket listings.
For the record, a "pocket lis ...
Hello Silicon Valley Real Estate Investors,
If you are in the game of buying and reselling a short sale home for a profit, also known as "flipping a house", I am asking the question: Do you k ...
Over the past few years, the US Real Estate Market has been defined mostly according to the inventory of short sales and bank-owned properties (aka REOs) available for sale and the unlisted inventory ...
Hello again to all Silicon Valley Home Buyers:
From my previous blog, you are now familiar with the 3 key deadlines and provisions of the California Residential Purchase Agreement.
I ...
As of June 21, 2012, The Federal Housing Finance Agency (aka FHFA) announced changes to short sale policies which will make it easier for Military Homeowners with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae loan ...
Hello again to all Silicon Valley Home Buyers:
This blog is a must read for all current and future potential home buyers in Silicon Valley, first time and experienced buyers, real estate ...
There is one question that every First Time Home Buyer looking for a home in Silicon Valley is currently asking oneself: Can I afford to buy a home given current market conditions in Silicon Val ...
Short sales candidates in San Jose and in Silicon Valley, you are going to like what you are about to read below!
You probably already heard that The Federal Housing Finance Agency (aka as FHFA ...
This blog is meant in particular for US and foreign executives thinking about or just about ready to relocate to Silicon Valley in the next few months.
To give you a head start, you may want to ...
On July 11, 2012, California Attorney General Kamala Harris signed into law the California Homeowner Bill Of Rights, designed to shield distressed homeowners from unfair lender practices during th ...
Hello to all Silicon Valley and San Jose Readers!
Before anything, best wishes to all for a relaxing Memorial Day week end. Let us hope that next Monday will really bring out the sun and heat ...
Hello again to all Silicon Valley readers:
What prompted me to write this blog today is one of my recent tweets about the expected growth of the City of San Jose, CA. You can read all about ...
Hello to all my Silicon Valley home buyers and sellers:
Beforehand, know that this blog is specific to Silicon Valley Real Estate Market, which is right now the Eye of a Storm of a Seller's ...
Over the last few weeks I heard quite a few of my fellow realtors in Silicon Valley complaining about the fact that they had put an offer on a short sale property and out of the blue received a phone ...
Dear San Jose Real Estate Buyers & Sellers:
Before anything, please receive my best wishes of health, personal and professional success in 2012. To those of you close to a short sales or alread ...
Tired of renting your home in Silicon Valley and ready for a move to your own place?
Before jumping in, watch out for those signs which will tip you about your readiness state to make one of the bi ...
I just started a tweet on potential trends of the US Real Estate Market in 2012 and thought I might as well write a short blog to substantiate my thoughts:
1. Home prices are likely to remain sta ...
Just a few quick thoughts about the new Housing Stimulus Plan announced by the Obama Administration.
1. HARP cap to 125% of the value of your home is now gone. But is it real news or ...
Confused about the state of the US real estate market today? Worried about the recent rise in mortgage rates? Wondering about home prices trends in 2012? Concerned about how foreclosures and short sal ...
As the Obama Administration is about to unveil a new stimulus plan for troubled home owners this week which is likely to revolve around refinancing accessibility (i.e. making it easier for borrowers f ...
Being a Real Estate Agent based out of San Jose, Capital of Silicon Valley has its benefits.
You are right in the middle of the innovation buzz which happens next door; You feel connected to the en ...
No day goes by in Silicon Valley without reading about thousands of potential home buyers turned down for a loan in spite of coming up with the 20% down payment and overall good credit records. ...
This blog is going to be of particular interest to all distressed home owners in San Jose CA but also all Realtors in California.
You may have heard about 2 provisions from Senate Bill #458, which ...
Ready to jump into San Jose Real Estate Market for your first investment property?
I would like to share a few essential tips that I have learnt from personal experience as an investor in real esta ...
To paraphrase Steve Jobs, once in a lifetime, a product, a thought, an observation comes along that changes everything you know...about Real Estate and the Realtor's job.
This is precisely what hap ...
Since this is the age of Social Media, there has never been a better time to engage on this topic which today re-defines how San Jose Realtors market themselves through the web and mobile devices (act ...
Some of you may have noticed my blog which is now featured in the Real Estate News section of Realtor.com, the official site of the National Association of Realtors.
Here are some further insights ...
Everyone who reads my San Jose Real Estate Blog knows by now that, as a San Jose Realtor, I am very active and an area expert of South San Jose, namely Almaden Valley, Blossom Valley, Cambrian, Santa ...
Here is something to warm up our spirit in spite of the recent news about the home prices double dip and the upcoming resulting 'double wave' of short sales and bank owned homes on the San Jose Real E ...
Welcome back readers to my San Jose Real Estate blog!
I thought I would entertain you today with a new heads up trend that I have been noticing while conducting comparables and looking for homes fo ...
Based on the latest events, it is safe to stay that Short Sales listings in San Jose are not just here to stay but in fact will likely increase and represent an ever-growing majority of homes sold in ...
Everyone wonders how to reach financial goals and achieve financial stability in one's life.
There are multiple recipes and many books have been and will continue be written as the nature of fin ...
Here is my 2 cents about the usage of Twitter and its relevance for Real Estate Marketing and Realtors in San Jose, Silicon Valley and the Bay Area:
1. Twitter is an extension of your on-line prese ...
Why should you buy a home in San Jose or the Bay Area rather than rent?
I provided a number of tips about how and when to buy on twitter but would like to elaborate further below.
1. You shoul ...
Here is a informative and slightly off-topic blog about the usage of QR Code in Real Estate in Silicon Valley.
For reference, a QR Code (acronym short for Quick Response) is a black and white mat ...
This is a real estate topic I have been meaning to address in this blog for quite some time for my San Jose buyers, sellers and investors.
As should be expected, there is no definitive answer to th ...
While short sales properties can be cheaper to buy in some cases, I have witnessed many instances of short sales listings being sold at and even above market value in numerous San Jose neighborhoods.
...
The question every short sale & foreclosure specialist in San Jose is asked by almost all buyers interested to purchase a short sale property is whether a short sale listing is cheaper to buy than ...
What prompts this blog entry is a request from my friendly neighbor a few days ago. The family has been renting the home next to ours (in Santa Teresa in San Jose, CA) for a few years now. One evening ...
Today, I stumbled by accident upon this promo video shot at a MerchantCircle (MC) Event in San Jose last Summer. I am an early adopter of MC among San Jose Real Estate Agents (as far as I recall, I wa ...
As most of you already know, any San Jose Realtor spends most of his/her active time driving around to check with one's own eyes properties available on the market, to take his customers to potential ...
You may have noticed my latest effort to capture key activities at every stage of the home buying/selling process that any buyer and seller should expect from their Realtor.
Here are a few after-th ...
I have been meaning to write about this topic since I decided to become a Real Estate Agent in San Jose, CA, last year after a successful career in Real Estate Law. By the way, did you know that 94% o ...
Working with many home buyers in San Jose over the past few months in a buyer-driven real estate market has taught me a few things which I would like to share with everyone currently looking at ...
Having recently been certified as an Expert in Distressed Properties (commonly referred to as short sales properties), I thought I would share a few thoughts about Short Sales gathered in the course o ...
Recently, one of my clients walked into one of my open houses in the Willow Glen area and asked me if I could find him a historical Victorian home close to Downtown Willow Glen in San Jose CA.
It i ...