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Be a Smart Buyer/Seller

September 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Filed Under: 1st Time home buyer advices, buyer advice, Seller advice

Tips for sellers in short sales

September 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment

  The “short sale” begins when the seller has trouble of making mortgage payments and the potential sale price is less than the mortgage amount. The seller or their agent approaches the lender asking if the banks or lenders are willing to settle for less if and when a purchase contract is signed. There are [...]

Filed Under: Real Estate bits & pieces, REO home, Seller advice, short sale seller advice, Short sales

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac takeover

September 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment

The biggest financial news from yesterday and today is Fannie Mai and Freddie Mac takeover by government. In another words that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been placed into “conservatorship” and will be overseen by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. This takeover means that the government will temporarily run Fannie and Freddie until they [...]

Filed Under: 1st Time home buyer advices, buyer advice, Seller advice

Move up?? Chase the market?

September 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Today I received a call from a home owner, he said “ I want to sell my north Sunnyvale home and move to the south Sunnyvale. This year my home price tanked! The price has dropped at least 17% from 2007. How can I move up?” I told him:” The homes from more desirable areas [...]

Filed Under: buyer advice, Seller advice, selling, Silicon Valley Real Estate Market, Sunnyvale

E-Waste Event July 26th -July 27 2008 9AM – 3 PM

July 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment

July 26th to July 27 9 AM to 3 PM the Goodwill of Silicon Valley and Electronoic recyclers International are hosting a FREE Electronic E-Waste Event today and tomorrow. The E-waste contain hazardous lead and mercury, and these toxic substances eventually leak and contaminate landfills. It is illegal to dispose of e-waste in the trash. [...]

Filed Under: Happy Life, Santa Clara County information, Seller advice, Silicon Valley life, Uncategorized

Short Short Short … What is a Short sale? 1 of 2

July 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment

“Short sale” becomes a buzz word nowadays but what is that? According to About.com the short sale is A short sale occurs when a property is sold and the lender agrees to accept a discounted payoff, meaning the lender will release the lien that is secured to the property upon receipt of less money than [...]

Filed Under: 1st Time home buyer advices, buyer advice, Foreclosure homes, foreclosure homes, Home Selling Advice, Real Estate bits & pieces, Seller advice

Palo Alto, Mountain View, Cupertino, Sunnyvale are in seller market.

July 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Silicon Valley Single Family Inventory Report as July 1st 2008 by Kathy Gamch – Chicago Title   # listings Pendings #Active %Pending # short pending #active short sale Evergreen 516 108 408 21% 50 220 Alum Rock 1000 183 817 18% 71 441 Berryessa 377 101 276 27% 45 104 Milpitas 199 52 147 26% [...]

Filed Under: 1st Time home buyer advices, buyer advice, Cupertino Real Estate, Evergreen, Santa Clara County information, Seller advice, Silicon Valley Real Estate Market

Two Silicon homes have a differnt apprication?!

June 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment

  I found a 3 bedrooms 2 baths home for 1203 sqft home with lot 5978 sqft at901 Gerard way San Jose was closed for $620K August 1 2006 now at the market as the bank owned property since June 24 2008 only asking $310,000. If you jump the conclusion that the Silicon Valley homes [...]

Filed Under: 1st Time home buyer advices, buyer advice, Real Estate bits & pieces, Seller advice, Silicon Valley Real Estate Market

Preparing your house for a home inspection or sale

June 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment

This morning Corey Folsom, property Inspector, inspected a Pebble Beach home I just sold. He  gave me  some reading material. I found this article is extremely important for the home sellers. He listed 15 items to prepare a home for the inspection: 1. Secure or remove unruly pets for the time of the inspection. 2. Create clear [...]

Filed Under: Real Estate bits & pieces, Seller advice

De-Clutter is key of staging home to sell

May 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Clutter-free interiors allow potential home buyers to see all of the home can offer — resulting in a shorter sales and a higher selling price. The fewer items there are in a home, the easier it is for a home shopper to visualize the space of their own.  I pick up some good declutter tips [...]

Filed Under: Cupertino Real Estate, Home Selling Advice, Lynbrook High Real Estate, Real Estate bits & pieces, Seller advice
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