Four words a seller never wants to hear. And a message that we, as realtors don’t enjoy delivering to our clients. However, it must be said, time and again, that this is a market of supply and demand. Influenced by economic factors, the job market, mortgage rates, and buyer attitude. Supply and demand. Supply and [...]
House-hunting can be exhilarating and simultaneously cumbersome. Let’s say you’re offered a job here in Silicon Valley, but are completely unfamiliar with the multitude of local neighborhoods, of which there are hundreds. You may feel in over your head. One way to lighten your load is to use the process of elimination and prioritize housing [...]
Starting this past Friday, July 1st, carbon monoxide detectors must be installed, consistent with new construction standards or according to the approved instructions for the detectors, in all existing single-family dwelling units. All other dwelling units (such as apartments) must have proper carbon monoxide detectors no later than January 1, 2013. For home sellers? This [...]
Did you know???….$737M of single family homes were sold in San Mateo County in Q1-2010, and in Q1 of this year, that number was $736.6M? Or that the average price of a home in San Carlos was almost $75,000 more this past quarter, versus the same period last year? Market stats, market stats, and [...]
Today’s post comes courtesy of our very own Rick Soukoulis, Chairman and CEO of Intero Mortgage, who always has great ‘big picture’ perspectives. I get asked quite often if the nightmare in Japan is going to bring about global economic problems that will halt our recovery and maybe even send us back into a downward [...]
As the first and longest running real estate podcast in the SF Bay Area, The Gory Details is back again for its first installment of 2011. Back again for her semi-annual update is the one, the only, Carole Rodoni. Carole is formerly president of Fox and Carskadon Realtors, COO of Cornish & Carey Real Estate, [...]
It’s that time of year again, and here’s the one key thing that I, Ed Gory, predict with some level of certainty that will happen this year in real estate news: Predictions on Bay Area real estate will be contradictory That’s right, contradictory. Some articles will point to data showing positive upswings. Other articles will [...]
As the first and longest running real estate podcast in the SF Bay Area, The Gory Details is back in October for its next installment of 2010. In this episode, Ed interviews the one, the only, Carole Rodoni. Carole is formerly president of Fox and Carskadon Realtors, COO of Cornish & Carey Real Estate, President [...]
Lowball offers rarely, if ever, get accepted. There, I said it. Almost everything you read in the news these days about the housing market points to it being a Buyer’s Market. That is true to some extent, but not 100% of the time. There are neighborhoods out there that are exceptions to the rule, and [...]
One of the most critical things when getting your mortgage to purchase a home is the loan contingency. Speaking from recent experience, and understanding the new reality of overly scrutinizing lenders, here are Ed’s must-know things when it comes to loan contingencies: Don’t Take Shortcuts Firstly, please, please, please, for the love of God, work [...]
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