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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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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 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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The Feng Shui Dilemna in Saratoga…

May 16th, 2011 · 5,896 Comments · bay area, buying a home, home for sale, home seller, real estate, saratoga, selling a home

For this transaction in Saratoga sold for $1,350,000, I was the listing agent. The seller is just the most down to earth, coolest woman with a fabulous sense of humor…which was needed for this listing. She had me laughing often with some of the emails she sent to me. Her parents owned this home since she was a youngster [...]

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Another Smooth and Easy Home Sale in San Jose (Evergreen)

May 11th, 2011 · 5,743 Comments · bay area, buying a home, condo homeowner, condo/townhome, home for sale, home seller, real estate, san jose home, selling a home

For this sale, I was the listing agent and my clients are a really cute, young, newly married couple who wanted to sell this townhome and buy a bigger home in another area. The husband is the original owner of this home and has kept it in very pristine condition over the years. The townhome sold [...]

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HAFA – Government Sponsored Program for Short Sales

January 25th, 2011 · 5,883 Comments · HAFA, foreclosure, government program, home seller, real estate, selling a home, short sale

There is a newer government-sponsored program called HAFA (Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives) that helps homeowners who are want to sell their home as a short sale. A short sale is a situation in which the homeowner owes more in liens and such than the value of the property. Basically, they are upside down on their [...]

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Top 10 Desired Home Features and 9 Ways to Improve a Home’s Curb Appeal

June 24th, 2010 · 5,591 Comments · buying a home, first time buyer, home for sale, home seller, homebuyer, real estate, selling a home

Based on a recent survey, the following are the top 10 most desired home features and the percentage of respondents who ranked the feature as high priority:
1. Garage or parking space: 86.8 percent.
2. Master suite: 78.9 percent.
3. Ample storage space: 72 percent.
4. Large or walk-in closets: 66.5 percent.
5. Guest bedroom: 66.4 percent.
6. Outdoor entertainment area: [...]

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Just an Overall Smooth Home Sale in San Jose

April 26th, 2010 · 5,859 Comments · home seller, real estate, selling a home

This home was a home that the seller lived in for a number of years and remodeled beautifully when she lived there.  She then decided to move to Morgan Hill. She rented this home about 4 years and decided to sell. The tenants moved out fairly quickly and we got the home all spruced up and staged. The sellers [...]

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