Posts Tagged ‘first time home buyer’

Rebecca Williamson

Market Snapshot – The Perfect Tool for the San Mateo Home Buyer Too!

***I’m sick, but I’ll be back with your WSJ info on Friday. In the meantime, Rebecca will be giving you some technology advice. Thanks, Raymond*** My last post, Market Snapshot – The Perfect Tool for the San Mateo Home Owner, I described how a San Mateo home owner could use the Market Snapshot to stay [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

How to Select a Buyer’s Agent

Many people come to me looking for advice on how to select a buyer’s agent. We told you how to select a listing agent in our post, Quick Guide to Interviewing Listing Agents. A Buyer’s Agent, however, is distinctly different by training, temperament and allegiance from a Listing Agent. While a Listing Agent’s job is [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

How Much Earnest Money Should the San Mateo Home Buyer Put Down?

Here’s a question I get all the time from both buyers and sellers: How much should the buyer put up as an earnest money deposit? First off, let’s start with the basic question – what is an earnest money deposit? Earnest money is an amount of money that the buyer gives to the escrow agent, [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

The Six Characteristics You Should Look for in Your San Mateo Realtor

Awhile back, I wrote this post on interviewing a listing agent and gave you some questions to ask before you choose a Realtor. Now I’ll go ahead and tell you what you should be looking for in their answers. My 30 years in residential real estate has taught me that there are some real estate [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

State of the San Mateo Housing Market

As May comes to a close, let’s take a look at the current state of the San Mateo County, California, real estate market. While the media continues to depict the Mid-Peninsula (and rest of the U.S.) as a faltering market, the stats show a different story. San Mateo County saw 493 single family homes placed [...]