Dealing With Outrageous Concession Requests in the Sale of Your Bay Area Home

You’ve probably read about as-is sales on my blog or heard about me talk about them on my video. In those transactions, buyers agree to…

Sell Your Bay Area Home in 2 Days!

In today’s market, homes are flying off the market faster than ever. While there was once a time where it wasn’t uncommon for homes to…

Why Time on Market Matters for Your Home Sale

Whether you’re buying or selling your home, nothing matters more than the numbers. Obviously, within the real estate industry, numbers are at the heart of…

Marketing the BONUS SPACES In Your Home

One of the most frequently asked questions that I receive from sellers revolve around how they’re going to list the details of their property. While…

Bay Area Home Warranty Demystified

A home warranty is a form of insurance that pays for the cost of repairing or replacing home appliances and systems that break down due…

How Does Deferred Maintenance Impact Sale Price?

In this article: How to Sell a Home with Deferred Maintenance As-Is The Importance of a Complete Disclosure Package Pricing Considerations for Homes with Deferred…

Should you Stage your Bay Area Home?

One of the perennial questions I get from sellers is: should I stage my house when I put it on the market?It seems like it's…

Should You Accept a Preemptive Offer?

The concept of preemptive offers is certainly an interesting, exciting and somewhat divisive topic within the real estate industry.  It's a bit of a technical…

Calculating Bay Area Home Values by Price per Square Foot

It seems that I spend a lot of time talking with clients, and prospective clients, about price per square foot.Longtime readers - and viewers of my…

Sell for 21.3% over the Zillow Zestimate

a blog post last week, I highlighted the San Jose Mercury News article about the 17.3% spike in Bay Area home prices in March. That's an…