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Buy (or sell) your home … without a real estate agent
It's one thing to walk away unhappy from a bad lunch date, but it's not that simple to walk away from a bad real estate deal. So, we are not convinced that a simple matching app like a dating app will take care of matching buyers and sellers. But not sure who will...
Thang Do: Silicon Valley needs to boldly address livability here at home
This is neat column on the crisis with affordable housing in Silicon Valley. The problem won't go away anytime soon without serious cooperation between the region, employers and the State. ****************************************** By Thang Do Special to the Mercury...
U.S. home values and rents defying global slowdown
Are we headed to another Real Estate crash? Even some of our Los Gatos neighbors are nervous about the absurd rise in prices. ******************************************* By Josh Boak and Christopher S. Rugaber Associated Press WASHINGTON -- U.S. housing appears to be...
Condos are Back – and Outpacing Single-Family Homes in Appreciation
This is great news for those of us who want to downsize and move into Condos. ****************************************** SEATTLE, Oct. 27, 2015 - Condos are appreciating faster than single-family homes in markets across the U.S., especially where job markets are...
Top 5 ways to find a Fixer Upper in today’s market
Finding a nice Fixer Upper these days is tougher than searching for Bin Landen's body in the Atlantic Ocean! That's why we wanted to share some of our keys to success in finding Fixer Uppers for our investors. Despite the decline in the number of Foreclosures in most...
Student Debt Not Holding Back Housing Market
This is an interesting report on Zillow Real Estate Research with the conclusion that the looming Student Debt crisis is not impacting the housing market. But we are not convinced because the mere presence of student loan on your credit history, qualifies the buyers...