Wire Fraud in Real Estate
Tuesday, February 12
I can't stress to you enough about the importance of making sure that you are not getting scammed when you wire a down payment to your escrow company for a home. People are getting scammed and you may not even realize it. Hackers are hacking into escrow companies emails and tracking transaction...
California Home Prices Set To Increase in 2019
Thursday, January 24
So the predictions are in, even with interest rates set to increase throughout 2019, home prices are also predicted to go up. The California Association of Realtors estimates that the median home price will increase by over 3% in 2019. Now I realize that isn't the gain that most California home...
Importance of professional photography when selling homes
Monday, January 21
Did you know that when selling a home the photography is actually important. You would think that would be common sense but not all sellers realize this. According to Realtor.com, 92 of people looking for a home, use the internet in their search. Most people will actually use the photos to det...
How much does 1% affect your monthly mortgage
Tuesday, January 15
So lets take an example of a $500,000 home. That is close to the average price of a home in my area. So how would a 1% increase in your interest rate increase your monthly payment? On a 4% mortgage which you could easily get with good credit over the last decade your payment would be around $1...