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Buying and Selling Homes in Santa Clara and Alameda County

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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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Household Tips for Saving Energy and Water

January 16th, 2012 · 85 Comments · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, homebuyer

Saving Energy: 
1. Paint interior walls and ceilings light colors so both day and artificial light reflect.
2. Use floor coverings that are medium to light in color.
3. Insulate hot water heater and wrap hot water pipes with insulation.
4. Keep humidity level in the home at 30 to 40 percent during the heating season (feels warmer). Portable humidifiers located in [...]

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Seriously, BofA…We NEED To Close This Transaction!

December 6th, 2011 · 4,032 Comments · Mountain View, bay area, buying a home, home for sale, homebuyer, move up buyers, probate sale, real estate

For this home I sold in Mountain View for $635,000. I represented the buyers. This is the second time I have worked with one of the buyers, who bought his first home with me years ago, and then met his lovely wife, and now they bought this home together.  This was a probate sale where there were 4 heirs [...]

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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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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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Yet Another Successful Short Sale Sold in San Jose

September 11th, 2011 · 5,981 Comments · FHA loan, bay area, buying a home, condo/townhome, homebuyer, real estate, san jose home, short sale

This sale was a short sale transaction in which I represented the buyer. This buyer is one of my two favorite chiropractors (the other one being her sister). On a promo note, Rozenhart Family Chiropractic is truly the best around for both adults and children. They specialize in an overall healthy lifestyle and offer a lot [...]

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If They Could All Be This Easy…

August 29th, 2011 · 5,684 Comments · bay area, buying a home, condo/townhome, home for sale, homebuyer, san jose home

If every transaction was as smooth as this one, everyone would want to be a real estate agent! This sale was about as smooth as it gets. The buyers are a really sweet young couple who just moved here from Arizona with great personalities and both very fun to be around. Unfortunately they took a bath [...]

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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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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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Just Sold in Sunnyvale for $775,000

June 15th, 2011 · 5,430 Comments · FHA loan, bay area, buying a home, homebuyer, sunnyvale

I sold this home in Sunnyvale to a beautiful couple with an adorable little boy getting a FHA loan for this purchase. This family could seriously be on the cover of a magazine, model beautiful! They both own townhomes that they bought when they were single, but this was their first home purchase together.
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