What Is Your Agent Doing?

It’s Monday morning…so what is your agent doing to get your home sold? If your agent is typical, I’m guessing they’re either still asleep, or it…

HOA Package Contents as Required by California Law

Below is a list of the HOA Package Contents as Required by California Law when a condominium is to be sold to a new owner. The buyer is…

Coming Soon Listings now on MLS

Most consumers probably are not aware of this, but our local MLS just went through a fairly large upgrade. The implementation left a lot to…

Home Owners Win when Buyers Compete

This is an email I just wrote with some sage advice to my client. There's a property he wants to put an offer in, but…

Bad Real Estate Photos

It is simply amazing to me how many bad real estate photos there are to be found on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS)!  As I…

A Homeowner’s Guide to Foreclosure in California

California Homeowner's Guide to ForeclosureThe California Department of Real Estate (now the Bureau of Real Estate) put out a guide to foreclosure for California homeowners…

Avoiding Capital Gains Tax upon Sale of your Home

A month or so ago I attended the monthly Silicon Valley broker's meeting of my company. They always have a speaker every month, and last…

Private Sale vs. Public Sale on the MLS

times of low inventory and strong buyer demand, it seems that any home can be sold, before even so much as a for-sale sign goes…

Turf Paint turns Dead Lawns Green

In most parts of California, we are today going through the worst drought in recorded history. As a consequence, water rationing is in effect in…