Standard & Poors/Case-Shiller® Home Price Indices for June came out yesterday. But you didn’t have to wait until yesterday. Zillow saved you the trouble and predicted last… Read more ⇢

photo credit: melanieburger Pop quiz… Read more ⇢

Many moons ago I wrote a riveting piece on a confusing little contract known as the California Association of Realtors “Contingency for Sale or Purchase of Other… Read more ⇢

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My previous, birthday post has been resident so long that I think I’ve had a couple more since then. So, in a weak attempt to bury that bad boy and provide… Read more ⇢

What comes with the house? This benign little question is raised at some point during nearly every transaction. Usually, a discussion of “personal property” versus “fixtures” ensues, but many items fall… Read more ⇢

photo credit: TheTruthAbout… The one issue with… Read more ⇢

Real estate has been a real yawner lately. Inventory remains down, and now we are starting to feel the lethargy in the market among buyers which seems to strike this time… Read more ⇢

photo credit: Zevotron First, a big… Read more ⇢

(Editor’s Note: It’s Friday night, and my entire family has ditched me. Steve is off with a buddy for a much-needed weekend away from the ol’… Read more ⇢

Join me as we take another trip through Boring Land and dive into the mysteries of arguably the most confusing and oft-misunderstood contracts in our arsenal – the Contingency for Sale… Read more ⇢

Important notice to readers: This post has been filed under “Boring Stuff About Contracts,” and I wasn’t kidding. Agents armed with feed readers might do well to move along. Ah,… Read more ⇢

photo credit: joshuahoffmanphoto If you are selling your… Read more ⇢

We closed escrow this week on one of our listings. Several things were unusual about this particular escrow. First, we… Read more ⇢

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