First Time Buyers

Raymond Stoklosa

Condition of Bank Owned Homes Eliminates Most Buyers

Condition of Bank Owned Homes Eliminates 75% of Buyers Bank owned foreclosure homes in San Mateo County represent a small subset of the overall housing resale market, and most are in need of rehabilitation. The serious damage to most bank owned homes that often exists pretty much eliminates 75% of all qualified buyers as only [...]

Rebecca Williamson

Webinar: What to Know Before Buying Foreclosures in San Mateo

Webinar Date/Time: Thursday February 25th at 6:00pm In addition to our Home Buying Tuesdays monthly home buyer education series, we are also adding a webinar series to our educational programs here at LivingWellinSanMateo.com. Bank Owned Properties and Foreclosures in San Mateo County This month we’ll be talking about a very popular subject, What to Know [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

What’s the Difference Between a Condo and a Townhouse?

It’s pretty simple. One is a legal ownership term and the other is a descriptive term. Condominium is a Legal Ownership Term A condominium is a declared form of shared ownership. It can look like a single family home or an apartment building or a duplex, triplex or row house. It’s the way the property [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

8 Critical Factors Affecting the Real Estate Market in 2010 Part II

Yesterday, we showed you the first 4 of our 8 critical factors affecting the San Mateo real estate market in 2010. Today, we’re going to give you the rest. The Final 4 Climbing Interest Rates Stricter FHA and Fannie Mae Underwriting Rules Rising Foreclosure Levels Loan Modifications Fail Climbing Interest Rates The cycle aberration of [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

8 Critical Factors Affecting the Real Estate Market in 2010 Part I

The 2010 San Mateo County Housing Market will present challenges and opportunities as never before to home buyers, home sellers and real estate investors.  Here’s how we see the 2010 San Mateo County real estate market. The First 4 Today, we’ll give you the first four of our 8 critical factors affecting the San Mateo [...]