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Are You Ready To Move Up?

These are six signs that you’re ready to move up to a larger home. Does moving up make sense for your situation? Today I’ll share six questions that will help you decide whether you’re ready for a larger home or one in a more desirable location. If you answer ‘yes’ to most of them, […]
Sellers

A Warning About Offer Letters

This is a warning about the offer letters you may get from developers. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report I was recently pulling together some information for a client who wants to sell her home, and I came across something important. Today I want to give you […]
Buyers, Sellers

How To Start Your ADU

Now that SB-9 and 10 have been signed, here’s how to start on your ADU. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report Recently we discussed the changes brought about by Senate Bills 9 and 10 when they were signed by the governor. Those bills may allow you […]
Buyers, Sellers

What to Know About Home Insurance

Today Charlotte Russell joins me to answer key questions about home insurance. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report Today I’m joined by special guest Charlotte Russell, who has her own insurance agency in Redwood City, California. She’s here to help answer some great questions about home insurance and […]

Sellers Are You Ready To Move Up? These are six signs that you’re ready to move up to a larger home. Does moving up make sense for your situation? Today I’ll share six questions that will help you decide whether you’re ready for a larger home or one in a more desirable location. If you answer ‘yes’ to most of them, […]

Sellers A Warning About Offer Letters This is a warning about the offer letters you may get from developers. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report I was recently pulling together some information for a client who wants to sell her home, and I came across something important. Today I want to give you […]

Buyers How To Start Your ADU Now that SB-9 and 10 have been signed, here’s how to start on your ADU. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report Recently we discussed the changes brought about by Senate Bills 9 and 10 when they were signed by the governor. Those bills may allow you […]

Buyers What to Know About Home Insurance Today Charlotte Russell joins me to answer key questions about home insurance. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report Today I’m joined by special guest Charlotte Russell, who has her own insurance agency in Redwood City, California. She’s here to help answer some great questions about home insurance and […]

Sellers How To Avoid Capital Gains Taxes on Real Estate Here are a few handy IRS tax laws that you may be able to take advantage of. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report Are you thinking about selling your home but have concerns about capital gains taxes? Market values have been shooting up over the last few years […]

Sellers How We Handle Multiple Offers on a Listing Here’s a look at how we handle multiple offers on a listing. We’ve been lucky in the San Francisco area to enjoy a strong seller’s market. It’s not uncommon for houses to get multiple offers, just like how one of ours recently received eight. But these contracts are 10 pages long each. How do agents […]

Buyers Senate Bills 9 and 10 Could Shake Up Our Communities Here are the basics of Senate bills 9 and 10 that could affect us. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report Here in California, two pending housing bills could shake up our local communities: Senate bill 9 and Senate bill 10. SB-9 is the Duplex Measure. This bill […]

Buyers New Study Shows Why People Are Leaving California A new study sheds light on why people might be leaving California. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report Today, I’d like to talk to you about a study done by United Van Lines. They have been doing a study for 44 years on which states people are leaving […]

Buyers This Market Favors Those Who Sell First The benefits and drawbacks of buying first and selling first. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report If you own a home and are looking to buy a new one, should you buy first or sell first? Today, I’ll go over both options. If you try to buy […]

Buyers What Are the Risks & Benefits of Rent-Backs? Here’s what you need to know about rent-backs. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report What are the risks and benefits of rent-back agreements? To answer that question, let me first explain what a rent-back agreement is. A rent-back is when the seller of a home continues to live […]

Sellers How to Prepare Your Home for Sale Here are three cheap projects to get your home ready for sale. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report How can you get your home ready for the market in order to sell it for the highest possible price? We tell all our sellers to keep in mind that […]

Sellers Prop 19, Part II: Inheriting a Tax Basis Here’s how Prop 19 flips the script on property tax basis inheritance. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report Can you still inherit a property at its existing tax basis under Proposition 19? Prior to Proposition 19, the rule was that when you inherited a property, you’d simply take […]

Sellers Sellers: Take Advantage of Prop 19 Here’s how Proposition 19 benefits you as a home seller. Search All Homes on the MLS Here Receive a FREE Home Value Report Proposition 19 was voted in last year and goes into effect on April 1, 2021. What benefits does it offer you if you’re thinking of selling your home? If at least one […]

Sellers When is the best time to sell? In a recent survey of home sellers by Qualtrics, 87% of respondents said they were concerned their home won’t sell because of the pandemic and resulting economic recession. Of the respondents, 51% said they are “seriously worried.” That concern seems reasonable considering the current condition of the economy. The data, however, is showing that home purchasers are […]