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2007 

When is the Best time to sell a home? (Part five of five).If you've read parts one though four of our series, you undoubtedly know by now that there are many factors affecting the real estate market.Understanding your particular area's local market conditions and fluctuations will assist you in f...
08/28/2007
With Indian summers blessing the Bay Area and Belmont in particular, great weather embraces us late into the fall buoying the house hunting season beyond traditional markets. After Labor Day, once the summer vacations are behind and children back in school, the market takes another bounce up as m...
08/28/2007
It becomes pretty clear that historically, listing your home in late winter or early spring in the Bay Area will brings you the most market activity. Notice that the percentage a seller receives and the median home price is highest usually around June. Remember though-June sales were from homes l...
08/28/2007
Agents-ever "Just Want to Get Away?"It rained that day, but that wasn't why I was reluctant to show property-the 49ers were playing. Being new to the business, I was determined to take my very first buyer out to see property regardless that my home team was playing and I had to forfeit my season ...
08/24/2007
Our MLS system in Belmont (San Mateo) decided this year to disallow the practice of re-listing a home (effectively re-setting the DOM stat) since consumers thought it was a deceptive practice-and to some degree I suppose some agents employed this practice inappropriately.One of the first question...
08/22/2007
Ever wondered why you might see a home with sign in the yard and not be able to find it on the internet? Read on. Status symbols and what they really mean.This can be a bit confusing if you aren't part of the local multiple listing service so allow me to clarify these terms.When we list a home fo...
08/18/2007
In part four of our five part series on "When is the Best Time to Sell A Home" we examine some of the broader national issues which affect the overall atmosphere of home buying and selling.JobsWhen people feel secure about their jobs they are willing to take on more debt. But that's not the whole...
08/18/2007
Real estate is best examined on a local scale since a rapid sell-off in south Florida, or falling values in San Diego can have little bearing on what a home is worth at any given point in your neighborhood.Although it is best to focus on your local area, keeping an eye on the big picture is prude...
08/18/2007
Consumer Confidence In part three of our five part series on "When is the Best Time to Sell A Home" we examine some of the broader national issues which affect the overall atmosphere of home buying and selling.The confidence of consumers is critical to trade. The "Consumer Confidence" report  is ...
08/18/2007
Sales of resale homes in Belmont have declined this year as mortgage rates have increased. Surprisingly, inventory levels have not reached threshold conditions enough to put downward pressure on pricing to any large extent. Fewer sales can be the simple result of having fewer homes for sale (low ...
08/12/2007
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