by Leila Mortaz | May 21, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
One of the good services that Trulia offer is their Home Price index and the research they are conducting with home buyer and seller. Last year, Trulia published an interesting research showing how far buyers are willing to go to get a house. This is so relevant to...
by Leila Mortaz | May 15, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
HGTV’s FrontDoor.com program has identified the top 10 mistake home sellers make when they are trying to sell their own home. These are: 10) Timing: Most home sellers are under the impression that home buying is seasonal and buyers only shop for home during...
by Leila Mortaz | May 15, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Rentals, Property Management, Real Estate (Residential)
Are you pricing your home on Zillow and Trulia? Are you wondering why their prices don’t match? Well, each of these sites use their own computer algorithm to determine pricing. We don’t believe they use Replacement Costs or Utility Cost approaches that...
by Leila Mortaz | May 14, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
With more than 4 buyers for every home, Silicon Valley has again proven to be a tough to place to buy home. Some of the buyers are extremely frustrated with the lack of inventory and are opting to rent now after writing more than 20 offers in the past 10 months...
by Leila Mortaz | May 12, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Property Management, Real Estate (Residential)
Are you planning to sell your home in 2014? Will you use Zillow data to price your home? How about using Trulia to find recent sales as a guide to price your home? Well, in the absence of a Competitive Market Analysis (CMA) from a Real Estate agent then you might...
by Leila Mortaz | May 12, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
Are you in the market to buy a home in 2014? Are you frustrated with the shortage of suitable homes to purchase? Well, there might be some home since the rise of list prices for Bay Area home has been slowing down since April 2013. According to Truila Price Monitor,...
