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…

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California 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…

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California’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…

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Fair 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…

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2022 in Review: Housing Market Reality Check

  With a market correction, we learned that reality bites. But it was for our own good.   If the…

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Market 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…

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How 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…

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East 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…

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Housing 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…

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Should 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…

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Buyers 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…

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Do 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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