Chuck and Anne Hanna's (southbay) Blog

  Short Sale San Jose Many San Jose homes for sale on the Multiple Listing Service are now selling by way of a short sale. What is a short sale? A short sale can occur when the seller owes more in loans on the property than the current market value and sells their home. Completing a short sale ta...

 HOW TO INTERVIEW YOUR SELECTED  AGENT(S)  Top Ten Real Estate Interview Questions       1.   Has the agent priced your home correctly with a thorough market evaluation?   Correct pricing of your home is the key to getting the best results and is a direct indication of the agent's knowledge of t...

When it comes to South Bay homes, your home or residential investment property is most likely one of the most  important assets that you own.  With San Jose home sales, choosing the right real estate agent to assist you can make all the difference in protecting your investment.  USE YOUR RESOURC...

 FREE Santa Clara County AGENT REFERRAL As you may know, realtor.com, homegain, zillow or numerous other websites can take your information and may sell your information to the highest bidding agent or to those who pay them for leads and advertising.  In these systems, you are probably going to b...

BE AWARE:  CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE WITHHOLDING TAXES MAY APPLY  Real estate withholding is the prepayment of California State Income Tax for sellers of California real property.  Real estate withholding is not an additional tax on the sale of real estate.  It is a prepayment of the income or franc...

YOU SHOULD PREPARE YOUR HOME BEFORE SELLING IN TODAY'S MARKET When SELLING YOUR HOME, or when SELLING YOUR REAL ESTATE INHERITANCE and when HELPING FAMILY MEMBERS TO SELL, proper preparation is an important key to earning the highest net return.   As in the past, today's homebuyers tend to discou...

 When homeowners facing foreclosure sell their property for less than what is owed to the mortgage lender, it requires the lender's approval and is called a short sale. Are short sales a great opportunity for home buyers and sellers?  Not necessarily.  Lenders want to get the fair market value fo...

When To Buy Your Next Home A long time ago when I first started in real estate, I remember my real estate broker who had been in the real estate business for over 20 years telling me "Chuck the best time to buy real estate is in the slowest real estate market." This broker now owns a 10,000 squa...