Archive for February, 2010

Raymond Stoklosa

Tips for Women Home Buyers

Tips for Women Home Buyers in San Mateo Single and unmarried women comprised more than one-third of the growth in home ownership since 1994 according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. In San Mateo, California, women make up an increasing share of middle-income households as more than one in five home buyers are [...]

Rebecca Williamson

San Mateo Homes Between $700k – $800k

San Mateo Homes Priced Between $700,000 and $800,000 The majority of San Mateo homes priced between $700,000 and $800,000 will be in three San Mateo neighborhoods: Westwood Knolls,

Rebecca Williamson

Brittan Heights Condos San Carlos

Brittan Heights condos are located at the top of Brittan Ave in the San Carlos hills. It is quite a large complex, with 433 units, covering several blocks on a few different streets. Most of the units are apartment style, one level condominiums, but there are a few two story townhouses mixed in. What About [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

Are Agents Required to Present Short Sale Offers to the Lender?

An angry, frustrated San Mateo home buyer wrote in this question: My agent tells me he cannot demand that my short sale offer be presented to the home owner’s lender.  I thought all offers have to be presented.

Rebecca Williamson

One Buyer’s Experience with Big Bank Mortgage Department

The other day we got a call from a potential client who was referred to us from one of our past clients. He was a first time home buyer, looking to buy a home in the Silicon Valley. New Client Goes into His Bank to Get Mortgage Financing We asked him if he’d spoken to [...]