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 28, 2014 | Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
During the early months of the summer, there were more than 5 to 6 buyers for every listed home in Silicon Valley. But the market has softened in some pockets and you will need to negotiate for every dollar including the commission you want to pay to your listing...
by Leila Mortaz | Aug 5, 2014 | Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
The emergency water convservation for California were adpoted on July 15 and went into affect on July 29th. California is experiencing its 4th consequetive year of drought and the writing was on the wall since the volunteary conservations measures did not help much...
by Leila Mortaz | Aug 3, 2014 | Property Management, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
Do you own rental properties in Silicon Valley? Do you manage large rental complexes in San Jose, Los Gatos, Saratoga or Campbell? Well, could your tenants organize as these tenants in the Brooklyn did as you can see in this video from NY Times. It appears the...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 31, 2014 | Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
House Republicans deserve a lot of praise for the latest piece of Red Meat they just delivered to their voters during an election year. Why not? Sure, it would have been wiser to vote on an immigration bill while we have a crsis at our board. Sure, it would have...