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, November 1, 2008
Pat Kapowich for SJMN’s Market Wise Column

Q: We are canceling a sale with a “For Sale By Owner” seller who refuses to return our fairly large deposit. The adult children of the convalescent parent are claiming the contingency period has elapsed and therefore […]

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The Seller’s Market
Veteran real estate agents have seen/felt many, many markets “change,” also referred to as “cycles.” Some of these changes took place seemingly overnight. A Seller’s Market in Silicon Valley finds Buyers lining up in front of mediocre over-priced properties. In addition, these Buyers will compete to pay over-list price, buy “as-is” and […]

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Q: We have many friends and relatives who are licensed real estate agents. However, I feel if we go with one agent the others will feel hurt. My father-in-law always says, “It’s not a good idea to do business with friends and family.” The agent who originally sold us our home is retired. What’s […]

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KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE - Sunnyvale, CA 94086 - SiliconValleyBroker.com 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 estate transactions. […]

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Q ~ When the real estate market was hot, properties had disclosure
packages and pictures online. Now that the market has cooled,
many listings have few or no pictures and inspections.
What happened??
A ~ Counter-intuitive, isn’t it? One would think that if sellers and/or
their licensee engaged in the process of selling a home, they
would bring […]

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If Not Now, When?
A famous Bay Area clothier recently mailed a request to his 18,000 patrons regarding his exceptional bargains in Fall clothing for men and women. “My appeal is to those folks who are in a position to continue to shop with confidence and I urge each of you to do so.”
Same […]

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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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Buyer Beware?! What About Seller Beware?
How Sellers and/or their Licensees ask for Trouble
These licensees have literally been trained to set up tripods
with blown-up neighborhood maps, color coding the sales in the
area, in order to gain new buyer and seller clients. Yet, they
convince the seller that all this extra work is for them, the seller!
Setting up […]

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