Home Seller Tips
Orange County Home Staging – need a FAST sale?
Many of you have heard of Home Staging and thought “OK, maybe, but does it really work? Is it really worth the money?” Last night I got a call from a home-owner I worked with at the end of March to pick up some props. When I staged their house I left some items behind [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )10 Ways to Avoid Short Sale Delays
If you’re involved with a short sale for an Orange County home, the last thing you need is a mountain of delays. Fortunately, there are 10 steps you can take to help minimize logjams and power through the sale at a reasonable pace. Make sure buyers, sellers, and agents are all on the same page [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Orange County Home Staging: Horrible Odors
Keren Shamay of Shamay Staging & Redesign Inc. here. I am currently in AZ at Real Estate Investment school. Today’s topic? Fix and Flip. How to do it the right way. What are the hazards? What problems come up? During one of the discussions we ran across a house that had terrible pet odors. The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Room Planning
When looking for a new home and you want to keep your furniture but you’re not sure if it fits into your new room? Here’s a website that can help you out! http://www.bassettfurniture.com/tools/room-planner.asp Take the measurements of the room and the measures of the furniture and your on your way to having a great fitting room for your [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Is Your Orange County Home Dressed for Success?
Some say looks aren’t everything. But in the competitive world of Real Estate, appearance counts for a lot when your home is up for sale. We’re talking right up there with price and location. A properly staged home can make the difference between a timely sale and forever and ever on the market. Mary Jayne [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Disclosing Advice For Orange County Home Sellers
Disclose Before You Close When it comes to selling a home, it seems that you just can’t disclose too much. Yes, certain details matter a great deal. In fact, from a legal standpoint, sellers must make these details available to prospective home buyers. And it is the responsibility of every agent to dig deep and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Understanding B of A’s Short Sale Process
B of A Short Sales – What every party needs to know! Today I’m taking a few hours out of the busy day to listen to Allen Seelenbinder, a VP with Bank of America, tell Realtors how to work better with B of A to get our short sales closed quicker. Definitely good use of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Grab the Orange County Real Estate Opportunities in 2010
New Year, New Opportunities in Orange County Real Estate First let me wish a ‘Happy New Year’ to all. Yes, folks, 2010 is here. And with the new year, there promises to be a wealth of new opportunities emerging in the bustling world of Orange County Real Estate. So get up off your comfy couch [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Good news about Short sale taxes, and Mortgage PMI from an expert ;)
Hi everyone! Thought you’d enjoy this real estate update from Suze Orman – feel free to post questions below!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Orange County CA Home Sellers, are you overpriced?
The Orange County Real Estate market is moving. What direction? Many. What are we seeing? Good deals, strapped homeowners. What are we hearing? Happy stories, Sad stories. There’s a positive and a negative in every environment, and we always encourage you to look at the glass as half full. BUT….if your house is on the market [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )What’s Your Orange County Real Estate Experience?
Buying or selling a home in the Orange County real estate market is a different experience for each and every person that undertakes it. Some people have a great experience. They find the home of their dreams at the price they want to pay and never experience any set backs or issues. Other people aren’t [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Dodging the Orange County Tax Collector, legally
For those of you upset your home prices have declined, we have a little good news for you. If you purchased a home prior to 2006 during the “hot” OC market, here is your chance to save some extra money. It’s tax time, and your property tax bill is one of many. Because the market went down, your taxes can go down, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Orange County Real Estate Market update by Gary Watts
Hello Friends!! For all of you who are looking for information regarding the Orange County housing market (like who isn’t?)…here is the Economic Forecast from Gary Watts. Gary is one of the most respected Real Estate forecasters in the nation. His conferences fill up where ever he speaks and his insightful information is beneficial for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Lower Interest Rates Help Orange County Home Buyers and Sellers
Anyone buying or selling a home in the Orange County real estate market is probably already aware that the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates – not once, but twice! This is huge news and is really a great thing for the Southern California real estate market. So what does this really mean for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Your Realtor should be a community RESOURCE
Hi everyone, Hope you had a great weekend – ours was very nice! We went to a baby shower for a couple of our past clients, which was so fun. (Did you know like 50% of our closed clients have a baby within a couple years of moving in??? OMG!) There were gifts galore – the place was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Market Update per the California Association of Realtors
Hi everyone, Just wanted to give you some quick stats from my CAR newsletter on the California real estate market. Its nice to see the median home below 600K again. Now is a great time to buy. I saw a really cute 2/2 in Rancho available for 370 today – nice :) Calif. median home price [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Smooth Sailing – Easy Closings – Simple Real Estate
I had to take a moment to blog about our best deal ever. I’m talking best buyers, best sellers, best team, best all around EXPERIENCE. Working in the Orange County Real Estate field for over 4 years now, Mike & I have some big time horror stories. Real Estate is NOT easy, there are lots of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Laguna Village & Laguna Terrace websites
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to remind our favorite Laguna Hills neighborhoods about the websites we sponsor for them: Laguna Village – http://www.LagunaVillageInfo.com Laguna Terrace – http://www.LagunaTerraceInfo.com The websites above are for community members to post activities, information, and even plug your businesses for FREE! You can find active listings in your community and what they [...]
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