Are you making a financing mistake? Take a quick look and see if your financing plan is really a good idea... Mistake #1. The most common mistake is looking for a home without really knowing how much you can afford to spend. Mistake #2. Purchasing a home with someone who is not your spouse withou
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04/03/2008
If you are getting ready to sell your house, you have probably heard a little bit about inspections. What exactly are they, though, and which inspections do you really need? Inspections are a relatively easy way to limit the seller's liability. In San Mateo County, California, it has become commo
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04/03/2008
I have received several email questions about short sales. The reader asked: "Can I get a good deal, a bargain priced home in a short sale?" Not a surprising question considering the increasing number of loan defaults and foreclosures hitting the market. First of all, what is a short sale? Simply
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04/03/2008
Good news for Bay Area home buyers and particularly those looking to buy in cities such as San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Foster City and Burlingame. The economic stimulus package passed by Congress is effective immediately and it includes a temporary provision that increases both the FHA and C
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04/03/2008
It's back! We've heard reports that the old "lender servicing scam" has been showing up lately and it works like this. A home owner with a mortgage loan receives an official looking letter instructing him or her to direct all future mortgage payments to a new loan servicing agent. (A loan service
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04/03/2008
So you want to buy a home in the Bay Area and you've targeted San Mateo County, California? You've made a smart choice. As we've discussed already, despite the mortgage crisis and rumors of a recession, it has remained relatively stable. But then you read that there has been to date a 34% drop in
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04/03/2008
We have spoken a lot about the importance of location because the saying is true - location is everything. In fact, it's never been more clear than now with our current mixed-bag of housing prices. In blue collar cities, such as, Daly City, San Bruno and South San Francisco, and in neighborhoods
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04/03/2008
One of the most common misconceptions, especially among first-time home buyers, is that a loan pre-qualification is the same thing as a loan pre-approval. This is, in fact, NOT the case and confusing the two can cost you your dream home. Why? What is a pre-approval? See our full post, Find a Loa
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04/03/2008
With many housing markets experiencing a downturn and the economy showing signs of recession, home buyers are asking themselves if they should wait to buy until the market hits the bottom. Should you? Has San Mateo County real estate hit bottom? Visit our full post, Waiting for the Bottom of t
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04/03/2008
After reading our post about YOUR role in selling your San Mateo County home, you are probably wondering what the agent really does to help? Well, it's simple: the agent's role is to professionally market the home and protect the integrity of the transaction and to manage the legal processes. For
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04/03/2008
