Category: For Your Information

This house in east San Jose bears a sign of the times June 18, 2008. The monthly home sales numbers are out for Santa Clara County and the news is that after a strong burst of sales activity between March and April, the numbers have dropped to the slowest May sales in 20 years. April sales had broken a seven month string of low sales. Right now, most of the sales are being driven by buyers taking advantage of all the foreclosures and auctions. (Pauline Lubens/Mercury News)

December 8, 2017

Tax plan could hurt !

GOP tax plan could hurt homeowners, banks, real estate sector I found this at www.mercurynews.com. I used to be almost exclusively in the foreclosure business. I’d much rather help people buy and sell their own homes. The article doesn’t offer anything concrete but it is certainly a warning worth paying attention to… – EA “With all […]

December 6, 2017

What your home inspector won’t or can’t tell you

What your home inspector won’t can’t tell you… I always recommend getting your purchase inspected. You have a negotiated number of days to do your due diligence during which you can unilaterally cancel or renegotiate your contract based on any concerns uncovered during the due diligence period. An inspector can help keep your potential real estate […]