by Leila Mortaz | Jan 12, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Residential Mortgage
In Just 2013 we blogged about the biggest rise of interest rates in 25 years brought the refinancing applications to a 2-year low. Applications for purchase loans have also declined by 4%. Now the rerun of the same movie is out with the Mortgage applications down at...
by Leila Mortaz | Jan 6, 2014 | Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Residential Mortgage
With the huge shortage of homes for sale in Silicon Valley, some home owners are tempted to sell their home by themselves or list them as FSBO. These sellers assume that their home will sell quickly and can’t see a reason to justify spending $30,000 on Listing...
by SalesDude | Jan 5, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
The principal reason some home owners decide to sell their own house is the savings on the commissions. However, the risks can out the risks associated with a FSBO (For Sale By Owner). 1) Pricing: How will you determine the list price without the help of an...
by Leila Mortaz | Jan 5, 2014 | Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
We have a huge shortage of available homes for sale in Silicon Valley. Buyers outnumber sellers in most Silicon Valley cities including San Jose, Los Gatos and Cupertino. So, should you pay the full 3% commission to sell your San Jose home ?! Let’s see if...
by Leila Mortaz | Dec 29, 2013 | Home Seller Tips, Property Management, Real Estate (Residential)
Median Home prices for Recent Los Gatos sales take 42 days with a Median Sale price of $1.475M. And there is still a huge shortage of listings compared to the demand for homes. These are 2 good reasons not to opt to avoid paying 6% Commission on the sale of...
by Leila Mortaz | Dec 24, 2013 | Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
Full Services Real Estate companies are charging 6% to list homes in Los Gatos, but given the huge shortage of inventory of homes available for sale, this commission rate should give sellers pause. One reason to consider a 1% Listing is the fact that homes in Los...
