by Leila Mortaz | Jun 20, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
Research data shows that home buyers have a hard time imaging how they would best use utilize the “empty spaces” when they are buying homes. This is the exact challenge that staging solves for sellers since it can shorten the marketing and sales cycle....
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 19, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
Are you temped by the lure of buying homes at the Silicon Valley auctions ? Are you paying cash in hopes of immediate possession? Well, you might be in for a rude awakening since there are some serious pitfalls about buying homes at Trustee Sale auctions. In fact,...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 19, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Short Sale, Real Estate (Residential), San Jose Short Sales, Short Sales, Silicon Valley life style
I never forget one our Short Sale transactions where the bank didn’t like the way the buyer’s name was listed on the purchase contract and suspected fraud. But the kicker was that they were not telling us or the negotiator about the problem, so the...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 18, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
The Fed announced, today that it would reduce the monthly bond purchases by $10 billion in July 2014 to $35 billion. The plan is to end these purchases before the end of 2014. It also affirmed that it is likely to start raising its benchmark interest rate next year....
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 17, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Los Gatos Living, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
I must admit we are biased on this topic since we have made our biggest paychecks by remodeling older Los Gatos homes and re-selling them after rehab. Ironically, this allows us to offer unique perspectives to buyers and investors who want to buy Los Gatos fixer...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 17, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
So you have finally found your dream home and you are ready to make an offer. But do you know about enough about the neighborhood safety and profile of near by home owner? There are some good resources to learn more about the types of crimes in each zip code. In...
