Saturday, March 31, 2012

House financing, refinancing? Hidden fees..

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Let's be technical here, just a bit, to understand better what is in a loan "rate". A hidden fee is set to rise The guarant...
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Inspections before sale of property...

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Just like home buying must start with a pre-approval, home selling really should start with some inspections. I have been involved recentl...
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Friday, March 2, 2012

Refinancing: fixed rate, or ???

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A fixed rate alternative With interest rates at historically low levels, many borrowers are finding value with a reliable fixed-rate mort...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Real Estate and Politics...

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Yes, Real Estate is very political, no way to avoid that. Part of my yearly dues to be a member of the National Association of Realtors, a...
Monday, February 27, 2012

A 3.8% tax on all real estate transactions?

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Some of my clients have been asking me now about a "tax" that is supposed to be imposed on all real estate transactions soon, in o...
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Local zip codes ranking by wealth ...

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How do the local zip codes rank by wealth, as compared with all zip codes nationwide?? Just for mere curiosity, here is a short list of mos...
Friday, February 10, 2012

What is considered a bedroom?

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Little question, big answer...  The question often comes up in real estate as to what is considered a bedroom.  In fact, sometimes the Count...
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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Facebook and the Silicon Valley Market....

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Everyone is speaking of the effect of the Facebook IPO on the real estate market around here.  This is an interesting article that I wanted ...