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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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Yay, a Regular Sale and a Smooth Transaction in San Jose!

January 5th, 2012 · 1,012 Comments · bay area, buying a home, home for sale, home seller, real estate, san jose home

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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Is Your Home Underwater? You May be Able to Refinance Under the HARP Program

December 13th, 2011 · 2,411 Comments · HARP Program, Refinance, real estate

My friend Jennifer Asuncion sent me this valuable information for homeowners that owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth who may be able to refinance. Check this out:

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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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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 · 4,799 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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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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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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Just sold in Fremont for $720,000 with Warm Springs Schools!

October 11th, 2011 · 5,699 Comments · Fremont, bay area, buying a home, real estate

For this transaction, I was the buyer’s agent and this was a normal sale (as opposed to a short sale). This was my third time working with this couple. I sold them a townhome years ago when they were first time buyers. Then, when they were moving out of the state, I sold that townhome for them in [...]

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