Jean's Jingles

For all you buyers in Northern Calfornia who want to purchase a Bank Owned or Short Sale property: 1. Please do not believe what you hear or read from the Media. 2.  Please listen to the advice of your Realtor. 3.  Please believe us when we say the lenders are not willing to give away the propert...

Okay! I have been waiting 4 1/2 months now for an accepted offer on a short sale. My buyer, believe it or not, is still waiting. The listing agent said she was assigned a new negotiator. The lender is Countrywide and told the agent that they will give a 5% not 6% commission. I do not know why the...

Buyers and Sellers! Do You Really Know the Difference?  In today's San Francisco Bay Area market there are numerous properties for sale.  I have been working with buyers and sellers in this challenging market.  For the most part,  prices ranging from $200,000 to $400,000  are being sold as Short ...

I am again working with buyers where only REOs and short sales are in her price range. I don't understand why buyers cannot get it in their heads that they cannot negotiate with the sellers. The banks in my area are already taking a 30% to 50% hit on these homes. The buyers are already getting a ...

Hello and Welcome! I am a most enchanting home and waiting for you to move right in and enjoy great living! I have been well maintained by my owners of 27 years. I have three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The bathrooms have been updated a bit.   Guess What? I am not a short sale or a bank owned pro...

Today I received an email from a friend on the Jeopardy question in which all 3 contestants incorrectly answered regarding the men who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I decided to research the information on the guards as it was quite interesting to me. Not only did I find the questions an...

I live in the San Francisco Bay area and have never been through a hurricane! Knock on wood but are earthquakes are few a far between! I have been watching the news and see that hurricane Dolly may be creeping up on some of our Active Rain friends and others.  I am concerned for them! My prayers ...

Well! Today was the first day of California's new cell phone law! The California Highway Patrol were pulling some people over and giving them tickets. One man thought it was strange that a CHP was driving slowly next to him on the freeway telling himm to pullover. He then yelled "crap" the new ce...

I just received a message from my local MLS a(I sit on the committee), that the Rules are ready for review regarding the Statewide MLS.  Some agents are in favor of this new MLS and others are very apprehensive about it. The agents who do not have a positive view point about it generally do not h...

I am finally giving in and need to purchase a new laptop! I have so many errors coming up that I cannot download photos of my listings anymore, I had to use a friend's computer! The cap to the period fell off months ago and I worked around that by copying and pasting the period or using , & -! I ...