How to Survive a Bidding War

Let’s face it, the home-buying process is stressful. Factor in incredibly competitive market conditions and you may need to book a week at the spa just to get through the next open house. Never fear, here are a few tried-and-true tips that have helped clients’ offers come out on top — even in the most […]

Top 10 Home Projects to Recoup Costs at Resale

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Common Mistakes Homebuyers Make

Written by: Jill Hamilton Buying a new home is an exciting and sometimes demanding process. The heightened emotions and the high stakes make it extra important to find a home that fits your family financially and “feels right.” Knowing some of the most common mistakes home buyers make will put you in a better position […]

Offers Above the Asking Price

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More homeowners are becoming first-time landlords

By Tim Logan, latimes.com Instead of selling their home when they buy a new one, many move-up buyers are keeping the old place and renting it out, real estate experts say. The real estate market has long worked on a simple system: If you want to buy a new house, sell the old […]

5 Things to Know about Getting a VA Mortgage

By Polyana da Costa, Bankrate.com As banks tighten lending standards, demand has increased tremendously in recent years for Veterans Affairs mortgages, known as VA loans. The VA loan remains one of the few mortgage options for borrowers who don’t have down payments. Available to more than 22 million veterans and active military members, VA loans […]

Fannie Mae offering cash incentives to some home buyers

By Kenneth R. Harney, LA TIMES To reduce its inventory of foreclosed homes, Fannie offers qualified owner-occupant purchasers cash incentives toward closing costs of 3.5% of the purchase price. If you’re planning to shop for a home in the next few weeks, here’s an early spring buying season come-on that just might save you some […]

It Pays To Use A Realtor®

Why should you buy now instead of waiting

Article by: California Association of Realtors The year 2013 can be categorized by a significant turnaround in the housing market across the nation. While lack of homes available for sale constrained home sales in many markets across California, it contributed to a substantial increase in home prices. Existing single family sales for 2013 are predicted to […]

If These Walls Could Talk – Updated

After completing the house and moving in I am finally catching up on my final “If These Walls Could Talk blog posts”- so sorry for the delay! Let’s go back to the period of 1944 – 1960 when the Gentilella family took the reigns of the house and then transferred it to the […]