Shopping Offers in the Bay Area is a Fact of Life

the competitive landscape of Bay Area real estate, "shopping offers" has become a common practice. In fact, shopping offers in the Bay Area is a…

How Multiple Offers Affect Sale Price

It's that time of year again! Early in the year, inventory is low - but there's no shortage of eager buyers looking to purchase a…

Home Owners Win when Buyers Compete

This is an email I just wrote with some sage advice to my client. There's a property he wants to put an offer in, but…

Santa Cruz Real Estate Deathmatch

Whether you think the current housing crisis is a cause of a symptom of the economic meltdown in the United States and abroad, there's no…

Multiple Offers on Santa Cruz Real Estate

I guess a lot of people think it doesn't happen very often, what with the fact that we're in a terrible housing crisis and property…

Sell a Fixer-Upper As-Is, Over Asking Price, With Multiple Offers

Today, I just wanted to share the story of a recent closing that I was honored to be a part of. My client was a…

How Can You Get Multiple Offers on Your Home?

Many homes in our area sell for over asking price - sometimes, a lot over asking. However, that doesnt just happen by magic! Almost always,…

Santa Cruz Real Estate Great Debate

You really need to look at the year before to see how the market performed - and from the statistics, we can see the median…

Santa Cruz at Market Bottom? Some Say Yes, I Say No

Fact is, we have been seeing multiple offers for well over a year now on these bargain-basement properties in Watsonville - and pretty much anywhere…

Discount Broker = Caveat Emptor

This is the guy who sent me an offer, and after I received it, I called him to let him know I'd be e-mailing him…