Category: Buying Tips
“Stump the Broker” Ep 2: Can You Back Out of Buying a House After Signing a Contract?
The following is intended to be general information for real estate licensees only. Because each transaction is different, before applying…
Read MoreHow to Buy a House in the Bay Area in 2021 – Latest Sales Data Suggests a Frustrating Winter for Homebuyers
Would it be too dramatic to compare the current real estate market to the Hunger Games? Okay, a slight…
Read MoreLeaving California: How to Move 3 Kids, a Dog, Cat, Turtle and the In-Laws to Another State (During a Pandemic)
Do you know someone – or are you someone – who is leaving California for another state? You’re not…
Read MoreDown Payment Assistance: Creative Financing Solutions to Help You Buy a Home
Let’s face it. Not everyone can be the traditionally perfect candidate for a standard 30-year fixed home loan. Some…
Read MoreProp. 19 Explained: What You Need to Know About the Property Tax Overhaul
It was a squeaker, but voters in November 2020 narrowly approved California’s Prop. 19, which reshapes state property tax laws…
Read MoreHow to Pick the Best Mover in the Bay Area and Avoid Mover Scams
With brisk local home sales and a record number of Californians leaving the state, the moving business is booming…
Read MorePandemic Real Estate Boom? WFH Buyers and Sellers are on the Move
If you could work from anywhere – and we mean anywhere – where would you go? After nearly five…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update: How’s the East Bay’s Spring Real Estate Market?
APRIL 10, 2020 – How’s the market? Simple question. Not so simple to answer. We are 3+ weeks into…
Read MoreIt’s Nice to Be Needed: Realtors Declared Essential
APRIL 1, 2020 – On Wednesday, seven Bay Area counties and the City of Berkeley extended the shelter-in-place order to…
Read MoreA Little Relief – From Your Mortgage During the COVID-19 Crisis
MARCH 27, 2020 – Some of you are going to sleep a lot better tonight… Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Read MoreBusiness As Unusual: Social Distancing Selling During the COVID-19 Outbreak
MARCH 23, 2020 – We’re all learning new ways of doing things every day during this COVID-19 outbreak: Handwashing….
Read MoreBuy, Sell or Wait? What’s Changing and Isn’t? Coronavirus and the Real Estate Market
MARCH 16, 2020 – Although we have weathered dramatic changes in the real estate market in the past,…
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