Right as Rain

Posted on March 31, 2011 by eastbayexpertrealtor For the New  Foreign National loan  Program.    How exciting for us Realtors! Not to mention our foreign clients. I just found out about this new product through Steve Walden at Mason McDuffie Mortgage (no relation to MMcD Real Estate)  510 520 33...

Home sellers often spend valuable time and money remodeling a home before putting it on the market for sale. Well, I recommend that before spending valuable hard earned money, and considering a partial or total remodel check out the Cost vs Value report. To access the full report online visit www...

It doesn't always happen, and a great deal of the time Realtors and their clients are glad  to go their separate ways at the end of what is often one of the more stressful experiences of their  Client's lives.  And, we are not their friends, but a Professional, a Realtor who is their advocate to ...

New California Seller Disclosure for Home Energy Rating The California Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Program provides a reliable way to estimate and compare the energy efficiency of California homes and identify wise energy saving improvements. Whether you are buying or selling a home, or sta...

Selling your Home for the Holidays?    It's a widely held belief amongst Sellers and Agents that the Holiday time is not the best time to sell a home.  The extra demands of this time of year can make people distracted.  Some Seller's who have had their homes on the market for a few months and fin...

When are Sellers most anxious in the sale of their home? I find it's in the beginning when they don't know where to start or what to do to prepare their home for sale. Sometimes getting going is the hardest part.  And getting it to look its best is sometimes beyond what they think they can afford...

  Yes, the tile was inspired by Obama's speech.. It got me thinking that how when change happens, when it actually manifests, it seems so sudden at times. It was the change in the market that got me thinking about that. Two kinds of changes occur to me. those that appear (or seem to) suddenly, an...

There is a difference when a Realtor gives you an Estimate of Value, and when an Appraiser gives you an appraisal. Some folks, quite innocently, pay up to $500.00 (by the way, home evaluations from Realtors are free) for an appraisal on their home before they call a Realtor; perhaps as proof of h...