Below are the links to Pat’s recurring contributions to the San Jose Mercury News Column Market Wise
The Seller Switched Out the Washer and Dryer. What Should We Have Done? – Market Wise 2/6/10
Don’t Move Out Until You’re Positive the House is Sold. – Market Wise 2/6/10
Is a Backup Offer Ever a Good Idea? – Market Wise 1/2/10
Did We Leave Money on the Table When We Sold Our Home? – Market Wise 1/2/10
Why Pay a Short Sale Negotiator When We Have Real Estate Agents? - Market Wise 12/05/09
When Can the Seller Start Packing and Shut the Door to the Buyers? – Market Wise 12/05/09
Can a Bank Demand a Distressed Seller Sign a Promissory Note? – Market Wise 11/07/09
Any Compensation for Recycled Inspection Reports? – Market Wise 10/03/09
Permit Cat-and-Mouse with Seller’s Agent Requires Action – 9/5/09
Buyer Steamed at Squeeze Play to get Second Round of Bidding – 8/1/09
Can the Wrong Paint Color Cost Thousands? – 8/1/09
Low Appraisals in a Buyer’s Market Slows Recovery – 7/2/09
What Do We Do When Our Listing Agent Quits Without Notice? – 7/4/09
Can a Warm House be Cooled Down in time for the First Open House? – 6/6/09
Will the Family Pets Kill a Sale? – 6/6/09
Why Can’t Licensee Return Buyer’s Deposit Check? – 5/2/09
Why Does the Amount of a Deposit Matter? – 5/2/09
I Thought This is a Buyers Market, Why aren’t our Offers being Accepted? – 4/4/09
What Can Be Done About the Foreclosure on our Street? – 4/4/09
What Should Buyers do when the Seller hires an Unlicensed Contractor? – 3/7/09
Seller Financing Pushed for Sale of Parents’ Home – 3/7/09
Why is Our Broker Insisting on Pre-Sale Inspections? – 3/1/09
Dealing with Dual Agency Could Mean Double Trouble! – 3/1/09
How Do I Get My Spouse Out of Our Apartment? – 2/7/09
Dueling with Pitfalls of Dual-Agency – 2/7/09
Are Loss-Mitigators Costing Banks Big Money at the Back End of the Housing Slow Down? – 1/2/09
Will an Exclusive Listing Reduce the Number of Potential Buyers? – 1/2/09
Hire a Real Estate Attorney When Your Seller Suddenly Changes Her Mind – 12/6/08
How Do We Speak to the Selling Agent When They Do Not Make Themselves Available? – 12/6/08
Is it OK to go with the Same Agent to Represent Both the Buyer & Seller? – 11/1/08
We Have Many Friends & Relatives That Are Licensed RE Agents, How do we Choose One to Work With? – 10/4/08
Contract Cancellation Needs Guidance from an Expert – 10/4/08
Why Would a Loan Officer be Hired as a Seller’s Agent? – 7/18/08
Is it Smart to Let Buyer’s Inspector Check Foundation of AS-IS Property – 7/18/08
Why do I Have to Sign in Just to View a House? – 6/21/08
It’s Not a Bad Thing to Have a Good Attorney – 5/10/08
We Want to Sell, What Should We Do About Our Messy Neighbors? – 5/10/08
Why is Our Broker Insisting on Pre-Sale Inspections? – 3/1/08
When is the Best Time to Move Up or Down? (Hot Market or Cooler Market?) – 3/1/08
Dealing with Dual Agency Could Mean Double Trouble! – 3/1/08
Pat’s Market Wise Q&A – 2/28/08
Hot Market to Cooler Market (What Happened to Protecting a Client’s Interest?) – 2/9/08
Agent is of Little of No Help (What Happened to Protecting a Buyer’s Interest?) – 2/9/08
These Q&A’s are still true today! The San Jose Mercury News column Virtual Real Estate – Your Interactive Forum (late 90’s)
