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Licensed vs Controlled Escrow Companies

Licensed vs Controlled Escrow Companies

LICENSED VS CONTROLLED ESCROW COMPANIES: What Homebuyers and Sellers Should Know Most real estate transactions in California involve escrow, yet few buyers and sellers truly understand how it works—or why the choice of escrow provider matter...

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3 Common Negotiating Mistakes Home Sellers Make

3 Common Negotiating Mistakes Home Sellers Make So you’ve priced your home right, staged your home beautifully, and timed the market perfectly for a quick sale.  Now it's time for all those full price offers to start rolling in, right?  H...

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2024 Home Buyer Trends

Top Features Home Buyers Will Pay More For

As you consider making home improvements; It can be difficult to know what features provide the highest return on investment.  Today's Home Buyers are willing pay more when they find special or unique features that fit their lifestyle, or the ...

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Rising IMortgage Rates

INFLATION, INTEREST RATES AND REAL ESTATE

INFLATION, MORTGAGE RATES AND REAL ESTATE There’s been a lot of speculation and hand wringing about high inflation, rising interest rates and the real estate market. Not surprisingly, people are concerned how it will impact real estate mar...

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Steps to Selling a Home

There’s More to Selling A Home Than You Might Think

There is more to selling a home than you might think. After reading the news and maybe hearing stories from friends, it's easy to think that homes sell themselves.  Put a price on it; photograph it; put a sign in the yard; and VOILA!...you so...

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Buy 1st or Sell 1st

Buy Before You Sell Options

The decision to buy first or sell first, has always been a little of the "What came first: the chicken or the egg?" type of question. Is it better to buy another home before you sell your current one or sell the current one before you buy t...

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