Northern California Real Estate

It's the last weekend before Christmas and there are just a few East Bay homes holding an open house this coming weekend in our favorite communities of Alamo, Lafayette, Orinda and Walnut Creek.  Year-end is a great time to make offers, since bidding competition is greatly reduced. Click on the a...

Crafting profitable and creative real estate strategy is an art.  Strategies that win bidding wars or result in the best possible terms for a seller are formulated using imagination, skill and a keen understanding of current market conditions.  Buyers, sellers and their brokers have dozens of var...

Welcome back to another installment of Real Estate Jargon, aka, simple explanations of sometimes confusing real estate terms.  Today, we’ll look at the simple, but often misunderstood, details of how real estate agent contracts actually work.  We’ll sort out the slang, the truth and who works for...

Despite the busy holiday season, there a few western Fairfield homes holding an open house this coming weekend in our favorite communities of Green Valley, Rancho Solano and Cordelia.  Year-end is a great time to make offers, since bidding competition is greatly reduced. Click on the address incl...

Despite the busy holiday season, there are many fine East Bay homes holding an open house this coming weekend in our favorite communities of Alamo, Lafayette, Orinda and Walnut Creek.  Year-end is a great time to make offers, since bidding competition is greatly reduced. Click on the address incl...

Despite the busy holiday season, there are many fine Napa Valley homes holding an open house this coming weekend.  Year-end is a great time to bid on good properties.  With fewer buyers in the market over the next few weeks, competition and the potential for bidding wars is greatly reduced. Click...

I’m often asked “what is the best method for getting started as a real estate investor?”  Most often, as an investor in small residential properties.  Since every potential investor has a unique educational background, skills, strengths, weaknesses and goals, there is no one-size-fits-all answer....

Homeowner Tips For Paints and Parts A recent home improvement project reminded me of how important it is to keep a documentation file of everything purchased for the home – just in case it has to be replaced or purchased again.  Last year it was a Hansgrohe kitchen soap dispenser (lifetime guara...

If you're in the market for an investment property, vacation home or future residence, there are several advantages to buying real estate at year end.  As we close in on the final weeks of the year, three significant market influences make it a good time to look at what's on the market and possib...

Real Estate Jargon:  Open Listing Buyers, sellers, investors, welcome back to another installment of Real Estate Jargon, aka, simple explanations of real estate terms.  I received a lot of emails from my “Pocket Listing” article asking for more information about "open listing" agency agreements ...