Ventura County Real Estate Blog

Everyone knows realtors earn commissions for the homes they sell, but many people don't realize who pays them and how the final amount is determined. When a seller enters into a listing agreement to sell their home through a real estate broker, the listing agreement spells out how much compensati...

20 Questions to Ask Before Listing Your Home For most people their home is their single largest investment, yet when they are ready to sell, most people take little care in finding the right person for the job. Selling your home can sometimes be a challenging and frustrating experience.  But with...

Changes on the horizon via the Stimulus Package and raising conforming loan limits may help to bail out the subprime lending bust and could have a positive impact for the real estate market as well as the overall eonomy. Those who are facing foreclosure may be able to keep their home by refinanci...

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How Sellers Price Their HomesHow Much Should I Offer?We're often asked by our clients, "How much under the listing price should we offer?"This is an excellent question. The answer is difficult.The main reason we emphasize the education phase of looking at homes is because that is the best way for...

There are many confusing terms out there today regarding "distressed properties".  I'd like to take a moment to layout the different terms used in Real Estate such as Short Sale, Foreclosure, REO, etc. to help you understand what you are seeing.  Many Realtors use some of these terms more for mar...

Everyone has their own opinion on where the market is going.  There are many facts that can give us clues to where things are headed, but there are also many factors that are yet to be known that will also have an impact.  Many people saw this downturn coming, but many didn't foresee such a fast ...

Changes on the horizon to bail out the subprime lending bust could have a positive impact for the overall real estate market.  Those who are facing foreclosure may be able to keep their home by refinancing.  If these homeowners can avoid losing their home to foreclosure , selling below market, or...