Jane Pacheco's (pachecorealty) Blog

Image: br3akthru / FreeDigitalPhotos.net    You start your day with a hurried cup of coffee. Then you’re off to an early morning meeting with a client. After that, you only have 30 minutes to get to the title company for a signoff.  You get to the office, and you get settled at  your computer – ...

It’s a problem every listing agent wants to have – receiving multiple offers on listings. And while the final selection will be with the seller, an experienced agent knows to present an objective assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of each offer.   Consider this scenario: a regular listin...

It was a welcome surprise to discover this Thai restaurant situated alongside a row of shops on Walnut Avenue. My husband and I were going for Japanese food in this same area, but were disappointed to find that it was not open on Saturdays.         Then, there it was, the big sign beckons!     I...

IN-OUT ANALYSIS   Homes sales in Fremont for the month of October sustained its level from the previous month. By sale type, regular sales still dominate the market.   The month of October saw 264 new listings come into the market, which is similar to that of September. Regular sale listings cont...

There were only 93 completed sales reported on MLS for the month of October 2010 in Hayward. Compared to the previous month, as well as the previous year, October sales is the lowest yet.                  October 2010   93                    Prevous month (Sept '10)     117                  Previ...

Based on the sales pattern these last 3 months, it will take 5-6 months to clear out the current housing supply in Milpitas. This seems to be consistent with the absorption rates in other Bay Area cities.   Other findings: Short sales make up about 40% of current listings in Milpitas, and absorpt...

  This form is one that you hope a real estate agent never has to use. In most instances, it’s a sign communications are getting strained between the buyer and seller (or between their respective agents).  A contractual action that is not met by the buyer calls for a careful scrutiny of the situ...

Once a buyer’s loan documents are signed, all that remains is for the lender to review the loan package, ensure all funding conditions are satisfied, and…yes, fund the loan! Sometimes, it takes just one day to review the loan documents, and when you’re lucky, it is possible to fund on that same ...

We took our visiting friends to a tour of San Francisco, and stopped by Stanford University briefly for some picture taking. I came across the monumental sculpture of The Thinker by the great French artist, Auguste Rodin. I was immediately mesmerized by the tension evoked by its twisted body, fro...

At the end of a long day, when you lay back and close your eyes in silence, at times your mind does not go with the retreat being forced upon by your body. Instead, your mind wanders through heaps of thoughts of the day just passed:     - How your client sounded very excited on the phone that his...