Bay Area Real Estate Specialist
2017 New Year Resolutions for First-time Homebuyers:1. Get control of your student loans2. Rethink your lease3. Find your down payment a new home4. Set a budget5. Get fully underwritten6. Do your research7. Be patient
California homeowners should find it easier and cheaper to build a second unit on their property, or turn an illegal unit into a legal one, thanks to two laws that take effect Jan. 1.The laws, along with a third that took effect in September, will ease or eliminate the...
If you want to make a successful offer, you have to think about everything that can make the offer more appealing. A good local lender can impact the offer’s success. Fremont Bank has amazing loan officers who pay attention to details. Fremont Bank is a good example...
Bay Area Real Estate transactions down, but prices up a bit in October, but overall it was a quiet month, new figures show. However, it was just before Donald Trump was elected president, and mortgage rates jumped half a percentage point.
After a strong September, October saw fewer homebuyers going on tours and making offers; new listings and overall homes for sale were also down.Fremont Housing Inventory according to MovotoIn October, the number clients requesting home tours fell 3.7 percent from...
The Fremont City Council has approved the controversial Walnut Residences project, which initially was proposed with 882 units, but concerns raised by area residents and planning commissioners drove Carmel Partners to downscale it to 670 units.
After the Nov. 8 presidential election mortgage rates jumped, the biggest three-day increase since 2009. With the interest rates climbing up the Fremont Real Estate Market is topping. Unlike other parts of California such as Sacramento or Fresno, for instance, Bay Area...
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As the events of the last few years in the real estate industry show, people forget about the tremendous financial responsibility of purchasing a home at their peril. Here are a few tips for dealing with the dollar signs so that you can take down that “for sale”...
Selling your home doesn′t just mean hiring a realtor to stick a sign out front. There are a lot of preparations you should make to ensure you get the best offer possible in the shortest time.Repair. Just because you’ve gotten used to the cracks in the walls and...