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Housing Trust…Where Are You???

January 26th, 2012 · 4 Comments · FHA loan, Housing Trust, bay area, buying a home, first time buyer, homebuyer, real estate, san jose home

For this home I sold in San Jose for $382,000 where the buyer also got an $8,300 credit for closing costs, I represented a first time buyer who was going to use a program through the Housing Trust. This transaction was a ‘normal’ sale…well not so normal, but it was not a short sale or foreclosure sale.  
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Suntrust Uses the 11th Hour Approach for Short Sales

November 23rd, 2011 · 5,810 Comments · Housing Trust, bay area, first time buyer, home for sale, home seller, real estate, san jose home, selling a home

For this home I sold in San Jose for $300,000, I represented the sellers and this was a short sale with Suntrust. Hmmm, who is worse, Suntrust, Chase, or BofA…very tough call, but I think that Suntrust wins the award for the worst bank to deal with for a short sale.
The sellers are just the sweetest [...]

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2 Cats Allowed or No Sale!

November 17th, 2011 · 4,801 Comments · buying a home, condo/townhome, first time buyer, home for sale, home seller, real estate, santa clara, santa clara home, selling a home

This was a normal transaction in Santa Clara where I represented the seller. I actually sold the seller this home as her buyer’s agent so this was our second transaction together on the same home! I just love this seller. She has the best personality and is such a positive person. After our first transaction together we stayed in touch [...]

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The Worst Timing Ever Short Sale Transaction!

October 24th, 2011 · 5,777 Comments · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, first time buyer, homebuyer, real estate, short sale

For this condo sale in San Jose for $170,000, I was the buyer’s agent and this property was a short sale. The buyer is a really sweet young woman buying her first home. It actually didn’t take very long to get an answer from Wells Fargo bank on this transaction. Wells Fargo in my opinion [...]

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Awwww…The Perfect Client!

October 17th, 2011 · 5,884 Comments · FHA approved, FHA loan, bay area, buying a home, first time buyer, home for sale, real estate, san jose home

This home that I sold in San Jose for $489,000 was a regular sale (not a short sale or foreclosure sale), I was the buyer’s agent and this buyer is the perfect buyer that every agent dreams about having as a client. He is a first time buyer and went through FHA for financing. He knew exactly [...]

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Only Part of the Community is FHA Approved???

September 21st, 2011 · 6,080 Comments · FHA approved, bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, first time buyer, home for sale, home seller, real estate, san jose home

For this townhome in San Jose, I represented the sellers and this was a regular sale (as opposed to a short sale). The sellers were original owners who bought this home brand new when the community was first established 19 years ago, pretty impressive!
The home is mostly in original condition, but has been maintained extremely well [...]

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The Never Ending Foreclosure Sale in San Jose

September 15th, 2011 · 5,866 Comments · Housing Trust, bay area, buying a home, first time buyer, foreclosure, government program, homebuyer, san jose home

This condo sale in San Jose for $158,000 was with just the sweetest and most adorable young couple ever! The type of buyers you just really want things to go smoothly because they so deserve it. It all started out so well and went so unexpectedly downhill. I’m not sure I even want to relive this one by [...]

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Brand New Condo Sale at “The Works” in San Jose

July 13th, 2011 · 5,697 Comments · buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, first time buyer, new home, san jose home

This transaction was a condo sale in San Jose to a very sweet young couple buying their first home. They really like the downtown San Jose area and like to be able to walk to the downtown life. This condo was for sale by the builder, so it was a new home sale, as opposed to a [...]

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Very Smooth Foreclosure Sale in San Jose

June 28th, 2011 · 7,142 Comments · bay area, condo homeowner, first time buyer, foreclosure, homebuyer, real estate, san jose home

This first time buyer is one of my 2 favorite chiropractors, the other favorite being her sister than own http://www.rozenhartchiro.com/ in San Jose. My family goes there including my small kids. They were especially great when I was pregnant and carrying an extra 20+ pounds. If you are looking for a fabulous chiropractor, look no further. They specialize [...]

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Wow! What a Crazy Short Sale Transaction in San Jose!

June 23rd, 2011 · 4,991 Comments · FHA approved, FHA loan, bay area, buying a home, first time buyer, san jose home, short sale

This transaction had all the ingredients of a complete disaster, but we closed it! God bless this buyer, seriously! I have no words for how bad I felt for what this buyer went through to get this home. This was a short sale transaction and we wrote the offer in January. The listing agent did [...]

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