Pucker Up
When you go on a date, you put your best outfit on, fix your make-up and hair, take extra time with your lipstick, put on perfume…When you write an offer, you have to do the same thing.
Often when I work with buyers, I’m asked why it’s so much, where does the money go, and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )All counties have customs with regard to who pays what fees in a real estate transaction. (Another reason it’s important to have a realtor who specializes in your area of interest.) So what are they in San Mateo?
San Mateo County transfer tax on every real estate sale of $1.10 per thousand dollars, which the seller [...]
Multiple offers are like that guy balancing the plates. You have to keep them spinning and balanced to keep them from crashing to the ground. Or you could compare it to corralling cats. My job is to get everyone rounded up on the same day and in the same condition - offers should be at a similar stage in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )This time it’s in Rockaway Beach, Pacifica - my longtime home. My family bought their first house in Rockaway when I was six; my mother still lives in that house - albeit a completely different remodeled version. Then later, I bought my first house there.
Rockaway Beach is a street of surprises. It’s not visible from Highway 1 [...]
What in the world do the two have to do with each other? I’m so glad you asked.
I listen to Clark Howard in the morning on 650 KSTE. He has a show dedicated to finances - a good show, I might add. A big topic on the show today - and a lot of days - [...]
We need the support of others - some we don’t even know - to encourage us to make a decision. In the real estate market when everyone is out there buying, we’re standing in line to pay the highest possible price for a house; offering the seller outrageous things such as vacations, cars and a sales [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )O’Brien Homes will be opening Connemara, Pacifica this weekend on what is expected to be the warmest several days of the year so far. Although the market may not be cooperating with them, the sunshine will.
It’s been a long process - 5 or 6 years - to get the final construction approval, but they’ve broken ground and begun [...]
The California State Assembly will vote on AB 2678 this week. If this bill passes it will affect you - whether you plan to buy or sell a home. Somebody will have to pay for the audit and the work that will follow.
AB 2678 will require a state agency to set up a process to require [...]
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So you’re buying a house. You’ve been pre-approved for a loan. You’ve found the house and now you’re getting inspections and signing endless documents. Do one of these naughty things and the dream could be over sooner than you thought.
It’s not over until it’s over - or until the bank wires the money to the title company. Your mortgage provider has [...]
Nobody wants to talk about it. Every time I send a reminder to my new clients, I get that icky feeling in my stomach. Who wants to receive a reminder about that?
Trusts. Ewww.
Recently I received a voice mail message from a close friend who began as a client. I could hear instantly in her voice that something was [...]
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