fremont: Presale Improvements & Curb Appeal - 05/15/13 05:33 AM
Making exterior improvements to your home before putting it on the market will draw more potential buyers once it is listed.  This is known as improving your home’s ‘curb appeal’, and because first impressions are important, it may help ensure a quick sale.  But the first thing you need to do is decide how much time and money you are willing to invest in presale improvements.
You can go as far as resurfacing the driveway or applying a fresh coat of paint.  The good news is that you should be able to recover the cost of these larger improvements in the … (2 comments)

fremont: Reasons Not to Rent - 07/10/09 04:34 AM
The evening news is beginning to sound more and more like the children's fable, Chicken Little - who proclaims "the sky is falling!"  With unemployment on the rise and an uncertain economy, buying a house may be the last thing on your mind.  But if you've been waiting to purchase a home, now may be the perfect time.  Here's why:
* It's actually more affordable now.  According to the National Association of REALTORS, the housing affordability index, which measures home prices, mortgage interest rates and family income, is more favorable now than any other time since NAR started the index 1970.
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fremont: Calif. housing market shows signs of recovery. - 06/25/09 03:01 PM
 A surge in home sales that started in some of California's more affordable inland areas has begun to spread to several more expensive coastal areas, another indicator that the state's real estate market may be in recovery mode.
 •·         Many homes in the lower end of the market are receiving multiple offers, with some prospective buyers bidding well above asking prices. Inventory levels for homes priced under $500,000 stood at 3.2 months in May 2009, compared with 9.4 months in May 2008.
•·         Some buyers, especially those in historically higher-priced markets such as the San Francisco Bay Area, are newly optimistic … (0 comments)