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2014 Spring Quarterly Real Estate Newsletter

May 12, 2014 · by · in Uncategorized · Leave a comment

Winter 2014 Market Update

January 22, 2014 · by · in Neighborhoods, real estate · Leave a comment

Hot off the press – the winter edition of my Quarterly:

Battling multiple offers? Try new construction.

March 26, 2013 · by · in mortgages, Negotiating, real estate · Leave a comment

“Now why didn’t I think of that?” Do you know how many people tell me they never thought of buying new construction?  Realtors included!  We get stuck looking through listings on the MLS and completely forget about the new home developments that are springing up everywhere.  Why?  Because many of them never appear on the […]

Saving Money by Knowing What You Want Before You Buy

October 2, 2012 · by · in real estate · Leave a comment

Let’s say you’ve been looking for a home to buy for months. You finally see a listing you like. Knowing that the California Real Estate Market is changing, you don’t know whether to cast caution to the wind and make an offer, or wait to see if something better comes along. How do you decide […]

Winning a house in multiple offer negotiations: part 1 of 3

August 14, 2012 · by · in Negotiating, real estate · Leave a comment

Here in the Silicon Valley, and now in many parts of the US, we are back to the land of the multiple offer. On top of that, we are dealing with an ever-popular request from the listing agent to “just email it to me”.  Many of them really resist the in-person offer presentation, which I […]