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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Is My Realtor Putting My Interests First?

How Can I Tell if My Realtor is Putting My Interests First? I get this question quite often: “How can we tell whether our agent is putting our interests first?” Whether you’re buying or selling, the San Mateo real estate agent you select will be the most important factor affecting your satisfaction or dissatisfaction with [...]

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Own a Home You Can’t Afford?

Own a San Mateo Home You Can’t Afford? Do you own a San Mateo home you can no longer afford?  Do you owe the bank more on your mortgage loan than your home is worth?  Are you facing the risk of foreclosure and fear your credit rating will be irreparably damaged? One of Your Options is a [...]

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U.S. Treasury Dept Announces New Short Sale Guidelines

Troubled San Mateo Home Owners Get Welcome News! Changes announced this week (December 2, 2009) by the U.S. Treasury Department impose new guidelines designed to make processing some San Mateo short sale transactions go more smoothly. New Guidelines for Processing San Mateo Short Sales The new guidelines state: The property must be the home owner’s [...]