How much does it cost to sell your house?
When folks start thinking about selling their house, the first number they want to know is how much they can sell it for. The next n...
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What Happens with Closing Late and Vacating Late
When you sell or buy a home, the process takes considerably longer than picking up a pack of gum at the 7-Eleven. The transaction ty...
Functional Obsolescence and Your Home’s Value
Is your home functionally obsolete? It’s a very sad-sounding term that appraisers use to describe a home that is outdated comp...
The Coming Soon Strategy
What is the coming soon strategy when it comes to selling real estate? It’s a marketing tactic that builds anticipation, excit...
Should you accept a preemptive offer?
These days in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, it’s common for listing agents to set an “offer review deadline”...
The Purpose of the Earnest Money Deposit
There’s a lot of misunderstanding about the earnest money deposit in a real estate transaction. The purpose of this deposit is...
The Diminishing Value of a Large Lot (aka Excess Land)
One thing that comes up a lot in my practice is the question of the value of a larger lot. The other day I was discussing the value...
As-is home sale, explained
One of the most-used and most-misunderstood concepts in residential real estate sales is the term “as-is.” What does tha...
The Diminishing Value of Price per Square Foot
Price-per-square-foot is a number that is much abused – almost as badly abused as the median home price. What’s wrong wi...
Bay Are Real Estate Price Deflation Coming Soon?
We’re now nine weeks or so into sheltering in place here in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, and you’ve probably hear...