Pricing Your Home to Sell!

The first question I ask when I go on a listing appointment to sell a home is ” How much do you think your home is worth?” Second question is, ” How did you come up with that value?” The home owners value and the true value are nver the same. A majority of seller’s believe  their home is worth much …

Do You Want Your House to Sit? Or Sell?

What a home seller thinks their home is worth and what a ready, willing, and able buyer is willing to pay are typically two different numbers. When deciding to put your home on the market, one of the most important factors is pricing to sell, and not to sit! This is where an experienced Realtor plays a huge role in …

BUYERS: The Real Estate Market is Shifting?

          Seller’s market or buyer’s market? If you have been a home buyer in the last 18 months, you have more than likely been very frustrated. Getting an offer accepted as a buyer has been extrememly competetive and near impossible. It has been the luck of the draw. There has been no real rhyme or reason …

How Will Rising Interest Rates Affect Home Sales?

If you thought interest rates would stay in the 3%’s forever, you were wrong! After over 18 months of interest rates hanging around in the 3%’s, we have finally seen a hike. Interest rates jumped over a full point within a 3 week period. Although it sounds like some buyers may have missed the boat, this is not the case …

Secrets of home staging to get TOP DOLLAR!!

        Like most of us, you probably want to get the most for your home! Who doesn’t? If there were simple steps you could take in your home to add a few more bucks to your bottom line, wouldn’t you? In my 10 years of real estate experience and after listening to both sellers and buyers, I …

Preparing Your to SELL for Top Dollar!

      Before you list your home for sale: Today’s market presents some very unique opportunities for buyers. With affordability near record highs and interest rates near record lows, many homeowners are making the decision to move up or on. Here are a few simple tips to take into consideration when listing your home for sale. 1. Curb Appeal: …

Facing Foreclosure? Be Prepared with Some Easy to Follow Tips

        We’ve all heard of the nightmares that come with the foreclosure process. Losing one’s home is no easy process, financially or mentally. Although it may feel like a major setback, you can make it easier to get through and bounce back from by understanding the process and your options. Foreclosure is the process in which the bank …

California Fast Facts About the Current Real Estate Market!

    Fast Facts Calif. median home price: April 2013: California: $402,760 Calif. highest median home price by region/county April 2013: Marin, $952,870 Calif. lowest median home price by region/county March 2013: Siskiyou County, $$118,0000 Calif. Pending Home Sales Index: April 2013: Decreased 3.7 percent from a revised 126.5 in March to 121.7 in April Calif. Traditional Housing Affordability Index: First Quarter 2013: 44 percent (Source: C.A.R.) Mortgage …

Tips To Get My Offer Accepted!

I can remember 2004, 2005, and 2006 when there were multiple offers and I would be sitting in front of my computer waiting for a property to come on the market so that Icould send it to my clients. Everything was selling for over asking and it was out of control. Well guess what, those days are back! At least here in …

Don’t Make Seller Mistakes in a Sellers’ Market.

YES, we are in a sellers’ market! The question is, for how long? As a seller, you obviously want to get the most for your home with the least hassle. We all do. So, When should you sell? Procrastinating home sellers who don’t list their home soon after they catch wind of record-level sales, multiple offers and offers well over …