Category: Blog
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4 Common Homebuying Mistakes
There are many things that can go wrong when buying home. And while I’ve always believed the best way to learn is through experience, most homeowners would probably prefer to avoid costly mistakes at the outset, without having to learn hard lessons firsthand. Here are four common mistakes that immediately come to mind:
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Clean Your House in Just 15 Minutes
Expecting guests over the long weekend but your house is a mess? Don’t sweat! Follow these quick tips to get your home presentable in under 20 minutes. The mission: Get your home to look presentable and save your guests from a messy home The strategy:
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SF Real Estate Market Update – January 2019
Single Family Homes Number of Homes Sold: 96 (+1.1% YOY)… more homes sold Median Sales Price: $1,376,500 (+3.5% YOY)… higher prices Average Days on Market: 41 (+24.2% YOY)… homes took longer to sell … In other words: more homes sold at higher prices, but homes took longer to sell, compared to a year prior. Condominiums…
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Is Homeownership Right For You? Maybe.
Despite the fact that I help people buy and sell real estate for a living, I don’t think homeownership is for everyone. (There, I said it.) For the most part, I strongly support investing in real estate and homeownership. I think it is an excellent way to build wealth, and provide security and stability in…
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3 Biggest Mistakes When Selling Your Home
Some might think selling a home is pretty straightforward. Yet, all too often, we see homeowners giving away their hard-earned equity when selling. Here are some ways I think homeowners leave too much money on the table — and how you can avoid being one of them:
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Finding the Right Real Estate Agent
It seems that there are real estate agents everywhere. Maybe it’s because I’m surrounded by it every day, but I feel like every time I turn the corner, there is another real estate agent. This feeling is confirmed by the fact that, as of April 2018, there were over 400,000 real estate licensees in California. …
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Are we in a Buyer’s Market?
In today’s video, I discuss whether we are in a seller’s market or a buyer’s market.
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Is the Real Estate Market Softening?
There’s been a lot of chatter recently about the state of the real estate market: Is the market softening? Is the bubble about to burst? Are we seeing the first signs of another recession? Incredibly curious to see some hard facts myself, I dug in… Read on to hear more about my observations…
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In Defense of Self-Help: My Current Love for Personal Development
For most of my life, I have been a little embarrassed to be seen reading self-help books. I aspired to convince myself and others that I was much more intellectual and wasn’t the “self-help” type (if there is such a thing), forcing myself to consume only classical literature or Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction or work by…
Crystal Schip 