Posts Tagged ‘home buyer’

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 [...]

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San Mateo Real Estate Conflict Resolution Management – Arbitration

Rounding out our week of posting about legalities and liability – let’s talk about two more interesting topics: mediation and arbitration. Let’s face it, from time to time, a buyer and seller will have a serious disagreement. Not too many years ago, the only way to settle a dispute was a lawsuit, but now there [...]

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Can a San Mateo Home County Buyer Cancel a Contract to Purchase?

All the chaos and uncertainty in today’s world provoked an interesting question from one of my home buying clients. The question went something like this: After all the buyer’s contingencies have been removed, can a home buyer cancel the contract to purchase as a consequence of the catastrophic event, such as an earthquake, and if [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

Google Maps for San Mateo Area Home Buyers

Since it’s a nice weekend coming up in San Mateo County, many of you will probably be out and about searching for homes. So, I decided to post about a great feature of Google Maps for you potential home buyers. First, go to Google Maps. Then, enter your starting address and the first address you’d [...]