Buyer Brokerage

I spent all day long yesterday in my first of 14 (fourteen!) classes to get my GRI Designation. A lot of Realtors you come across…

Closing Costs

Today was a happy day for a client of mine: he signed his loan documents today! It took over an hour and a quarter (signing…

Home Prices: up or down?

I can hear some agents in my office muttering about how their buyer clients are hesitating to purchase in this market. It seems that many…

I saw a fixer I liked…

For those of you who haven't yet heard, I have a Santa Cruz Fixer-Upper e-mail list. People who are looking for fixer-upper properties here in…

Santa Cruz Home Buying Seminar

Hear ye, Hear ye! It's been a while since I've done one, but Spring has sprung and it is time once again for a Santa…

Throw ’em a low ball!

There's something I've been meaning to write about for some time now: low-ball offers. Last year we didn't see too many low-ball offers. The market…

Release of Contingencies

Yesterday I met with a client for "The Big Day." In most real estate transactions I've been a part of, there are several big days,…

Below Market Rate Properties

Below Market Rate Properties are created through Deed RestrictionsI frequently receive e-mail from people, asking questions about a listing they have seen on this or…