Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News, SJMN
Market Wise Column
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Q: We are empty nesters in the process of buying a condo while concurrently selling our house. We are aware the sellers of our condo are also buying a house simultaneously. The growing family that is buying our house is also in the […]

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Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News, SJMN
Market Wise Column
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Q: The well-maintained house we re buying was fully inspected and we were provided with those reports in the disclosure package. However, our buyer s agent insisted that we hire our own inspection companies and not accept the seller-friendly reports. Our pest report […]

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Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News, SJMN
Market Wise Column
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Q: We bought our home during a hot market and were told if
we wanted to be taken seriously, we’d have to pay over list
price and have an as-is, non-contingent sale. Now that we
have to sell in this cooler market, there must be techniques
to […]

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Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News, SJMN
Market Wise Column
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Q: We are empty nesters in the process of buying a condo while concurrently selling our house. We are aware the sellers of our condo are also buying a house simultaneously. The growing family that is buying our house is also in the […]

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Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News, SJMN
Market Wise Column
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Q: The well-maintained house we re buying was fully inspected and we were provided with those reports in the disclosure package. However, our buyer s agent insisted that we hire our own inspection companies and not accept the seller-friendly reports. Our pest report […]

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Q: We want to move to a larger home, but the prices have dropped in
our neighborhood. I think we should make our move, my husband
thinks we should wait. Who is right?
A: If prices are soft in your neighborhoods, you’re not alone, As a rule,
savvy licensees know that cooler markets are the best time to buy […]

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Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News, SJMN
Market Wise Column
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Q: The well-maintained house we re buying was fully inspected and we were provided with those reports in the disclosure package. However, our buyer s agent insisted that we hire our own inspection companies and not accept the seller-friendly reports. Our pest report […]

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Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News, SJMN
Market Wise Column
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Q: We sold our home in 2005 and are now being sued by the buyers. We were referred to a real estate attorney. When we told him the name of the attorney representing the buyers, he responded nonchalantly, “Oh, I know him, […]

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Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News Column “Market Wise” 7/18/08
Q: We are selling our house and the buyer’s home inspector is recommending further inspection of the sub-area by an appropriate professional. We don’t feel this is warranted, as our pre-sale inspection noted basically the same observations and comments. Should we grant an extension to […]

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Q: We are thinking about making an offer on a property, The seller’s agent is
insisting we make the offer through him because we attended his open
house. Can he do that? We are not comfortable with using the same agent.
Will we lose out on the home if we hire our own broker?
A: Don’t worry, I’m […]

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