Chia Rodeski's (chiarodeski) Blog

San Jose real estate market update is on many people's mind lately as number of positive news surfaced in the last 2 months about the real estate market. Most recently, this includes Warren Buffet's call to "buy, baby, buy" real estate. Here are some local San Jose statistics for the last 2 month...

Many first time home buyers in San Jose CA may or may not realize that there are closing costs associated with each real estate transaction. Closing costs vary by county and are generally dictated by the local customary rules. For instance, in Santa Clara County, it's generally a seller-paid coun...

When I first started out in the business, I was primarily a buyer's agent, and in some ways, it was a default choice. It was the way to learn the business. Fast forward to today, I still enjoy working with buyers, except it is a conscious decision since early 2011 that I work primarily with first...

"Where are the homes for sale in San Jose?" - a repeated question from several buyer-clients in the last 2 weeks. The clients were right - homes for sale in San Jose and in the greater Santa Clara County area have been low (detailed explanation here). To help clients understand the real estate ma...