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Why You Need Earthquake Straps

What do you do when you have a seller who refuses to install seismic zone straps, otherwise known as earthquake straps? Often, a seller will believe their belongings are [Read More...]

Purchasing Another Home VS Refinancing Your Home

Our lives are constantly changing and in a state of flux. Our children grow up and move out of the house, or maybe mom moves in under our care. The beauty of this change of [Read More...]

California Legalizes Granny Flats

‘Accessory Dwelling Units’ Can Be Attached or Separate from Main House By Dennis Allen While this law is only for California at this point, we expect other states to [Read More...]

Tax Breaks Every Homebuyer Must Know

The tax landscape changes yearly. Congress meets occasionally to review and adjust the tax code, so homebuyers must stay on their toes to understand year-to-year tax changes. [Read More...]

The Gift of a Down Payment: The best holiday gift of all?

Even a 3 1/2% FHA down payment is not the easiest thing for everyone to obtain, and with the dream of homeownership so close to coming true, it feels like it is one of the [Read More...]

5 Reasons Why Fall is a Great Buying Season

While spring may notoriously be the best time to buy real estate, fall may be the new ideal season to buy a home. Here are five reasons why fall buying is “in [Read More...]

High Tech Ways to Sell Your Home

In this market where sellers have the upper hand because of tight inventory, some new high-tech marketing techniques now making their way into the real estate market might [Read More...]

8 Ways to Potentially Bump Your Home’s Sale Price

1: Make Floor Plans Work Harder | Potential bump: 4% to 6% Bigger isn’t necessarily better in today’s market, but strategically increasing the amount of living space is [Read More...]

6 Seller Secrets For This Spring’s Real Estate Market

Each year, it seems the housing market takes on a different tone – and whether it’s going to be a sellers’ market with inflated prices and bidding wars, or a buyers’ [Read More...]

The Biggest Real Estate Blunders I Avoid

If you have ever purchased, or sold a home, you may have a few things you wish you did differently. Mistakes are easy to make, but we definitely learn from them. Take a look [Read More...]

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