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Home price gains are slowing to a crawl
The Standard & Poo's Case-Shiller index published the home price index last Tuesday. Out of 20 cities monitored, the index increased 9.3 percent in May from 12 months earlier. That's down from 10.8 percent in the previous month and the smallest annual gain since...
Some tenants are uniting to fight discrimination and landlords
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...
Top 4 ways to secure long term tenants for your San Jose rentals?
Do you have rentals in San Jose with an expiring lease? Are you concerned about the property staying vacant? Well, finding new tenants is a costly and exhausting process. In addition when your existing tenants move out of your San Jose rental, the units might need...
A congrassioanl lawsuit against Obama. Seriously?!
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...
Top 5 inspections to consider before selling your home
So you are considering selling your home and someone has suggested paying for inspections before listing your home on your own dime. Should you do it? Is it worth it? Well it depends. Just imagine that you have found a strong buyer who has purchased your home with...
Top 3 tips for retaining for your Los Gatos rentals
Finding new tenants is expensive and can be exhausting. And when old tenants moves out, the process of repairing the unit, and marketing the unit and holding open houses is time-consuming and costly. And you will be doing this without any rental income from the now...