California Real Estate

     Be sure you’re walking away with all the money you’re entitled to from the sale of your home. When you’re ready to close on the sale of your home and move to your new home, you may be so close to the finish line that you coast, thinking there’s nothing left for you to do. Not so fast. It’s e...

     You shouldn't let emotions or misinformation stop you from keeping your home. Here are some common misconceptions about mortgage payments and the foreclosure process. People fear foreclosure almost as much as they fear death. But unlike death, foreclosure can be prevented. Unfortunately, jus...

     As your last point of contact with buyers and sellers in a transaction, closing gifts are more than just an unexpected courtesy; they serve as a sincere show of appreciation for business. People want to feel as though they are thought of as more than just a client, more than simply a number ...

Citigroup's mortgage servicing branch CitiMortgage is offering an average of $12,000 to borrowers who complete a short sale this year. By comparison, the mortgage servicer was offering $1,500 payments on average in 2009, and $3,000-$5,000 payments in 2010. "Incentives will be offered to customers...

    Data through April 2011 show a monthly increase in home prices for the 10- and 20-City Composites for the first time in eight months, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. The 10- and 20-City Composites rose 0.8 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively, in April compared with Mar...

     Don't underestimate the value of this simple system. Checklists: Do they say "amateur" or "professional" in your mind? If you talk to Atul Gawande, surgeon and author of The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, the simple checklist might just be the tool that saves your life the nex...

     Owners are required to install Carbon Monoxide Detectors in existing Single Family Homes on July 1st. The Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010 requires that existing single family homes have carbon monoxide detectors installed by July 1st. Other existing dwelling units must have ...

   BEFORE YOU SPLURGE ON THAT PRICEY REMODELING PROJECT, BEWARE: IT MAY NOT PAY YOU BACK WHEN IT'S TIME TO SELL      Considering all the blood, sweat and tears (not to mention money) it takes to make your dream renovation a reality, you'd expect to be handsomely rewarded with a boost in your home...