Caroline Chai's (sttsou) Blog

For out of the area buyers, they are often confused about the difference between Chino and Chino Hills. Here's a quick comparison chart of the 2 cities. Total Crime Risk Average Household Income Population Density (Person / sq mi) Chino 1.05 $82,529 3,577 Chino Hills 0.55 $120,195 1,830 As you ca...

In a typical home sale, agents for buyers and sellers each take a commission of roughly 2.5% to 3%, for a total cost of 5% to 6%, paid out of the seller's proceeds. It is nature for sellers to save money by negotiate a lower commission with their agent. But, does sellers really save money that wa...

Sales remains very strong in Phillips Ranch, Chino Hills and Chino while it slows down in Diamond Bar and Walnut for the month of September. Here is the latest price changes for August 2010 according to Dataquick: Walnut -7.3% Diamond Bar +9.1% Phillips Ranch +21.1% Chino Hills +13.1% Chino -1.6%...

Often times we see a large 2-story home in a single story neighborhood. In an attempt to increase the value of the house, homeowners may make improvements to the house that fall outside of the neighborhood norm. A home is consider overbuilt when it has been expanded or improved to a level beyond ...

While real estate listings may still boast "new carpeting throughout" as a selling point, potential homebuyers today may cringe at the idea of having wall-to-wall carpeting. Carpeting is expensive to purchase and install. In addition, there is growing concern over the healthfulness of carpeting d...