by Leila Mortaz | Sep 20, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
California homes sales declined by 13.5% in August 2014. So, the bloom is off the California Real Estate. And if your home is not selling you are not alone. In fact, the number of homes sold in August 2014 declined to 34,269 homes. We are spotting some Los Gatos...
by Leila Mortaz | Sep 19, 2014 | Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
In comparison to August 2013 where 36,614 homes were sold in California, in contrast to 34,269 sold in August 2014. On a regional basis, over the past 12 months sales are down 15.7 percent in the Bay Area, 16.7 percent in Southern California, and 18.8 percent in the...
by Leila Mortaz | Sep 12, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
Are you selling your home? Is the house now vacant and empty of furniture? Well, majority of home buyers struggle to imagine how they would best use an open space. So, staging could be the right decision to market your home to these kinds of buyers. However, before...
by Leila Mortaz | Sep 6, 2014 | Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
My husband has bee volunteering with the Santa Clara County’s Affordable Housing committee for the past 8 years and he acutely aware of the shortage of housing in the region. As part of our weekly research we found this creative solution in NYC where housing...
by Leila Mortaz | Sep 5, 2014 | Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
Seller Financing offers home owners an opportuity to increase their pool of potential buyers when selling their home. This financing mechanism makes it easier for buyers who can not easily obtain mortgages by reducing the down payment and reserve requirements from...
by Leila Mortaz | Aug 29, 2014 | Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Short Sale, Real Estate (Residential), San Jose Short Sales, Short Sale Expert Advice, Short Sales
When you are working on a Short Sales with your bank, they will order a form of appraisal called Broker Price Opinion (BPO). A BPO is NOT a typical appraisal since it is used to decide As-Is Sale, Repaired-Value and a Quick-Sale-Value. Quick Sale Value of the Home...
