CJ Brasiel's (cjbrasiel) Blog

I love the Santa Teresa neighborhood.  You have the wonderful Santa Teresa Park with 1,627  acres of trails and the historical Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch that offers visitors a taste of how a ranch was ran in the early 1800s.  Add in La Colina park for weekend soccer, kite flying, and picnics and ...

After looking at what seems like a million homes, you have found one you like, made an offer and your REALTOR called to tell you, "Your offer has been accepted and you are now in contract." Congratulations! Now what? First, your agent should provide you with a next steps to-do-list. I normally se...

Many real estate agents will recommend that a seller obtain inspections on their home prior to listing the home for sale.  "Why should I get an inspection? Once we know what needs to be repaired we will have to fix it."  Well, that is one way to look at it. There are other things to think about. ...

Before I go too far, let me say that I am not a mortgage professional and that I always recommend buyers talk to a mortgage professional to decide which loan product is best for them.  I write this post because I believe there are many nay-sayers telling buyers there are no loans for them.  They ...

As a real estate professional, I can only watch so much T.V., read only so many Internet articles, only listen to a certain number of people before I end up back in my peaceful sanctuary mumbling to myself.  You might be surprised to hear that my sanctuary is not a place of worship or a bar but -...

Yes, "Corporate Owned" is the new phrase being utilized on the multiple listing service (MLS) to describe a home foreclosed upon and belonging to a corporation.  These listings are also called "bank owned" or REO (Real Estate Owned) properties.  With the recent bail out plan we may have to add an...

I think it is true when you have an assistant you can certainly spend more time finding and building business.  However,  I am not clear on how many went about hiring an assistant.  At what point did you decide there was enough steady income to hire an assistant?  Is there a certain level of tran...

4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths – 1640 sq ft*  SEE PHOTOS AT www.4972Narvaez.com -  Owner will review all offers presented.  Owner is open to paying buyer's non-recurring closing cost.  Reduced 40+K  $688,000 This is a wonderfully maintained home in Branham Estates.  With lots of space, a great floor plan, a...

Coming from an analytical background, I find myself digging through the local real estate statistics for San Jose and Santa Clara County into the wee hours of the morning more times than I should admit.  I am always in search of a trend whether it is about one of the neighborhoods I work for or f...

Recently,Connie Skipitares with the Mercury News wrote an article about the new release of two web sites that will help residents keep up on crime in the San Jose area. This elaborate database will pin point reported crime to a specific street number. You can also receive automatic email alerts f...