This was a regular sale I sold in San Jose for $520,000, as opposed to a short sale or foreclosure, and I represented the sellers. The sellers were referred to me by my good friend and are both very sweet, easy to work with, and very accomodating. The actual sale was very smooth and uneventful as far as the [...]
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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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You Want What for this Place???
November 7th, 2011 · 5,632 Comments · bay area, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, home for sale, home seller, real estate, san jose home, selling a home, short sale
For this townhome I sold in San Jose for $157,000, I represented the seller and it was a short sale. The owner bought the home at the peak of the market in 2007 for $335,000 and with the fall in this area, she felt it would just take too long for the price to recover [...]
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Important New Law Regarding Carbon Monoxide Detectors…Yes, this affects YOU too!
August 18th, 2011 · 5,883 Comments · California Law, bay area, carbon monixide detector, home seller, homebuyer, real estate
It seems that very few people know about this new law that just came into effect recently, so I am spreading the news. As of July 1, 2011 ALL single family residences in California MUST have carbon monoxide detectors if the home has a fireplace, an attached garage, and/or any gas or oil burning appliances, which is pretty [...]
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I Love This Article…Just Have To Share!
August 10th, 2011 · 5,752 Comments · condo homeowner, condo/townhome, home for sale, home seller
This article came from the NAR Newsletter (National Association of Realtors) and it just made me smile…
“ForSalebyOwner.com Founder Uses Agent to Sell Home
The founder of a popular for-sale by owner Web site used a real estate broker to help sell his 2,000-square-foot, two-bedroom New York apartment after it lingered on the market for six months. [...]
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The Importance of Staging a Home For Sale
July 27th, 2011 · 5,702 Comments · home for sale, home seller, selling a home
Did you know that you only have 8 seconds for a buyer to form a first opinion about your home? Wow, kind of sounds like dating! That is a very short amount of time, so you really need to make those 8 seconds count.
Curb appeal is absolutely essential. How your home looks from the outside will shape a [...]
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