Pat’s 12th Annual Complimentary Buyer Forum:
What Buyers Need to Know: Common Costly Mistakes by Buyers and Their Agents and How to Avoid Them + Today’s Strong Financing Options
Saturday, November 8th from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Q&A / Refreshments to follow
Past Attendee Comments:

“Lots of Great Information” Lyman H
“Very Competent Speakers” & “The Presentation was Excellent”  Richard […]

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Daily Real Estate News  |  October 9, 2008
Rep. Frank to Banks: Modify Mortgages
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass, sent a letter to the country’s largest banks urging them to take a lesson from Bank of America and work with troubled homeowners to restructure loans.
Bank of America, which purchased Countrywide Financial Corp., announced plans this week to spend […]

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Kapowich on Real Estate # 147
 
You can reach Mark Garrison at (408) 842-5599
For more information visit www.MGConstructors.net
 

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Kapowich on Real Estate # 146

You can reach Mark Garrison at (408) 842-5599
For more information visit www.MGConstructors.net

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It’s not uncommon for a seller to want to back out of a contract. Menlo Park real estate attorney Nancy Chillag agreed on the causes and cures when I interviewed her on this topic.”Sometimes the seller will put their house on the market; just testing the water” Chillag went on to say “It could sell […]

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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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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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KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE - Sunnyvale, CA 94086 - Silcon Valley Broker Video

When I first saw Real Estate Attorney Anthony Ventura, of
Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis, it was at a seminar for Brokers
and Managers, sponsored by the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors.
I wondered why he had such astute insight into the activities in and around
real […]

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Course Title: “The Most Costly Mistakes Made by Buyers, Sellers & Their Agents & How to Avoid Them”
Example of the Many Topics Covered:
Negotiation & Issue Spotting
Hiring Agents, Brokers & Inspectors
Why All Parties Want Contingencies
Inspections, Reports & Repairs
Offsetting the Weaknesses
Maximizing the Results with Opposing Goals
State-of-the-Art Transactions from A to Z
Buying & Selling Concurrently
Attendee Comments:
“Great presentation! […]

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When I first saw Real Estate Attorney Anthony Ventura, of
Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis, it was at a seminar for Brokers
and Managers, sponsored by the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors.
I wondered why he had such astute insight into the activities in and around
real estate transactions. It was weeks later that when I learned […]

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