Category: Buying Tips
Market Report: Spiking Interest Rates and Falling Buyer Confidence
Remember when market analysts predicted interest rates would drop in the fall and winter of 2023? That must have been…
Read MoreCalifornia Home Insurance Crisis: 5 Essential Tips for Sellers & Buyers Caught Up in the Mess
We’ve seen escrows fall apart because the home buyers struggled to get insured. Learn how to improve your chances of…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Prop. 19 Explained: Who’s winning, losing or just plain confused?
Prop. 19 narrowly passed at the ballot box in November 2020 and took effect in April 2021. That means California property owners have…
Read MoreFair Housing: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Rights
As REALTORS®, we resolutely support equal opportunity in housing. Fair housing means everyone has the right to rent or buy…
Read More2022 in Review: Housing Market Reality Check
With a market correction, we learned that reality bites. But it was for our own good. If the…
Read MoreMarket Report: Baby It’s Cold Outside
It’s going to be a cold and quiet winter holiday season for East Bay home sellers, according to the latest…
Read MoreHow to Buy a Home Near the Best East Bay Schools
Of all the neighborhood amenities that can influence a home buyer’s decision, proximity to the best East Bay schools is…
Read MoreEast Bay Market Report: “This is the fastest I’ve seen a market adjust down”
The Bay Area housing market, long held as one of the nation’s most expensive, cooled dramatically since interest rates and…
Read MoreHousing Market Report: Latest Data Confirms Cooling Trend
With the latest East Bay home sales data available, we have a clearer picture of how rising interest rates and recession worries…
Read MoreShould I Buy a Vacation Home in California During a Pandemic?
Update – When we first posted this article in 2020, the vacation home market was going baaa-nanas. Lately, we’ve…
Read MoreBuyers or Sellers: Who’s Responsible for Prepping a Home For Wildfire Season?
And why you should find out if a home is in compliance before you close While Bay Area home…
Read MoreDo You Have Home Buyer Burnout? Don’t Give Up! We Know a Secret…
In this month’s market update, we cover remedies for buyer burnout. Plus: April home sales in your East Bay…
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