Silicon Valley Realtor

  I have said this many times, but my personal pet peeve is hearing of scammers who try to take advantage of people who are victims of these economically difficult times.    It is bad enough that many homeowners are suffering and find themselves in a situation where they are unable to pay their ...

  I got a chance to watch a couple of agents go at it with each other in a real estate forum trying to answer a question about doing short sales.   It was interesting, to say the least.  Besides the two main agents who proclaimed themselves the “experts” and hijacked the conversation, there were...

  Let us celebrate because I got another short sale approved today and another family can move forward with their lives.   As a San Jose Short Sale Agent, my days are frequently filled hearing many sad stories about the difficulties that distressed homeowners go through, or I am fighting with ro...

  This is one thing I advise all of my clients who have HOA payments: please do not fall behind on HOA dues.  HOAs are playing hardball and much harder to negotiate with than lenders.  As a matter of fact, I have one right now, where we are dealing with the attorneys that the HOA hired due to ba...

  My numbers are 48, 99.25 and 1.  What am I talking about?   Let me explain.   I was asked to find a listing agent for a friend who lives in the LA area.  As I am in the business, he thought I would have a better chance of finding him a good listing agent, rather than filtering through the tons...

Steve Mun Group | Keller Williams Realty | steve@stevemun.com | (650) 605-3188 536 Scottsville Ct., San Jose, CA Turn-key home. Ready to move right in. Perfect for a family or as a rental unit to generate passive income. 4BR/2+1BA Single Family House offered at $369,000 Year Built 1979 Sq Footag...

  Woo Hoo!  SB 458 is now the law in California!  This means the second mortgage holder must relieve a homeowner of any deficiency claim if they approve a short sale.  SB 931 made the same type of deficiency waiver mandatory for first mortgage holders, but the second mortgages were exempt.  This...

  Ask a San Jose Short Sale Agent like myself what the biggest potential headache in trying to get a short sale completed is, and I will bet the single most repeated response is the impatient buyer walking out in the middle of a transaction.   There is nothing as troublesome as working for weeks...