May 23, 2013 by Elizabeth
Pricing ahead of the curve is the strategy a few select Sacramento real estate agents are offering to today’s sellers. It means pricing a home where you think the market is heading and not where the market is now. This strategy doesn’t work so well if the home is difficult to sell or is unique. It works well in areas of high demand where buyers are lined up the minute a home goes on the market — in places like … Continue reading →
May 22, 2013 by Elizabeth
As a general rule, short sale banks don’t take condition of the home into consideration when estimating the value of a Sacramento short sale home. I don’t know why, either, because it doesn’t make a lot of sense. You can try to sell a home that suffers from deferred maintenance and maybe it needs a new roof or HVAC system, repairs that could cost upwards of $10,000, and yet the bank won’t consider deducting those costs as an adjustment to … Continue reading →
May 21, 2013 by Elizabeth
HAFA short sales started out on the wrong foot, but over the years, they have improved. Take a Bank of America HAFA short sale. I would have said last year, please, please take it, take it and shove it where the sun doesn’t shine. They were absolutely horrible because Bank of America hired third party negotiators, none of which seemed to have a clue, and these transactions dragged on for months after agonizing months. But now they are much better. … Continue reading →
May 20, 2013 by Elizabeth
Home buyers in Sacramento need to be very careful when they attempt to buy a Sacramento short sale. Buyers need to differentiate between the short sales that will close and the short sales that sport a sign in the yard but are not really a short sale. Not every short sale that is offered for sale as a short sale is actually a short sale. That’s been a problem since Day 1 back in 2005, and it continues to plague … Continue reading →
May 19, 2013 by Elizabeth
The subject of monkeys came up this morning during a conversation with my husband. Well, actually he brought up the subject of monkeys, which made me ask if knows that Germany seized Justin Bieber’s monkey. I only mention Justin Bieber because a) I spotted a photo of his tiny capuchin monkey in the paper and b) who likes Justin Bieber? My husband says Justin Bieber is like Hamburger Helper. Just add pre-teens, stir and voila: instant concert sensation! You can probably … Continue reading →
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