Make Your Pets Invisible for a Successful Home Sale
Image courtesy of Pixabay Written by Cindy Aldridge Pet ownership is fulfilling and offers tremendous rewards. However, one of the few downfalls involved with owning pets comes when it’s time ...
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Minimum Income To Qualify For Various Price Points; Realistic Goals
REALISTIC GOALS BASED ON INCOME AND DOWN PAYMENT PARAMETERS One of the primary jobs of our Mortgage Analysts is to ensure borrowers have realistic home-buying goals. For example, a buyer with $6...
How to Help Your Dog Settle Into a New Home
Written by Cindy Aldridge, Ourdogfriends.org Moving is one of life’s big stressors, right up there with losing a job. Chances are you’ve had to move a few times in your life already, but it nev...
Changes in Real Estate for 2018
With the New Year comes many changes to laws and how they affect real estate. You have probably heard about the new tax law in one form or another, but that is not the only thing that will affect buyi...
Most Expensive East Bay Homes Sold in 2016
2016 was another record year in East Bay real estate and some amazing properties were bought and sold. We have the usual cities that some of the most expensive homes are located, but this year, there ...
Merry & Bright: The Best Holiday Displays in the Bay
There’s something about driving through holiday lights displays that bring us back to our childhood. If spending hours on a ladder decking out your own roof is not your idea of fun, then take advant...
Pay Your Mortgage Off Faster With Bi-Weekly Payments
If you are like many homeowners, you pay your mortgage once a month either by mailing a check or through automatic payments. There is nothing wrong with this route, except your 30 year mortgage is act...
Brokers Tell All: 10 Ways to Boost House Value
These smart upgrades and fixes won’t cost you a lot of money, but they could help you clinch a deal if you’re trying to sell With housing prices increasing, now is the time invest in your home to...
5 Tips to Sell Your Home Fast
Have you ever been in a position where you needed to get your house sold fast? You have done all you can think of to make your house look more appealing: clearing out all the clutter from the garage, ...