Real Estate Attorney Jonathan Bishop comments Costly Buyer Mistakes ~ Kapowich on Real Estate #167

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Market Wise Q&A from the SJMN: Can The Sellers Keep The Buyer’s Deposit?

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Pat Kapowich for the San Jose Mercury News Q:  I just received a Release of Contract form faxed to my work and the cover sheet states, “Sign The Release NOW.” This comes as a total shock since I thought we were closing the sale out very soon. I invested with some friends in a single-family [...]

Part 2 ~ Foundation, Retaining Wall & Drainage Expert Mark Garrison of MG Constructors ~ #147

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Market Wise Q&A from the SJMN: Should Listing Agents Name Each School?

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Pat Kapowich for the San Jose Mercury News Q: We received a couple of complaints in a round-about way how our Listing Agent conducted herself while holding an Open House.  She refused to name the elementary, middle and high schools associated with our home claiming it was “against company policy.” According to a neighbor who [...]

Aging at Home ~ Part 2 ~ Advice from one of the World’s Foremost Experts on Aging, Walter M. Bortz II, …

Kapowich on Real Estate # 182 featuring Dr. Walter M. Bortz II produced by Pat Kapowich on WellcomeMat About Dr. Bortz… Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and a graduate of Williams College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Recognized as [...]

Market Wise Q&A from the SJMN: When Setting the Stage for Multiple Offers is All for Naught

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Pat Kapowich for the San Jose Mercury News Q: While selling our house we initially were going to have three offers come in at the same time.  Unfortunately, two of the three families dropped out a few hours before the offers were to be presented.  The Agents representing these buyers who cancelled their respective appointments [...]

HOA Issues featuring Jacquie Berry and Beverlee Gordon-Gorewitz

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Market Wise Q&A: Short Sales Offers Buyers Challenges

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Pat Kapowich for the San Jose Mercury News Q:  Twice we have waited weeks for Lenders to approve our Short-Sale purchase offers only to learn through our inspectors that the homes were not in the good condition they were purported to be.  Each time we had to cancel our transaction since the distressed sellers and [...]

Market Wise Q&A: Inspections, Reports & Disclosures Do Not Match Up

Pat Kapowich for the San Jose Mercury News Q: We just made an offer on a house that was accepted without a counteroffer. The house was nicely remodeled and appeared to meet all our expectations. However, we were stunned upon receiving the seller’s home inspection report as it reads like it was done on a [...]

Market Wise Q&A: Why would the Seller wait to Accept our Offer?

Pat Kapowich for the San Jose Mercury News Q: We made an offer on a home and the seller had two days in which to respond. After the time elapsed with no response, we went home shopping. Now our buyer’s agent just informed us that our offer has been accepted — two full days after [...]