Posts Tagged ‘san carlos ca’

Raymond Stoklosa

11 Most Common Reasons Short Sales Fail to Close Escrow

San Mateo Short Sale Reality – Can Take 3-9 Months to Complete IF they Close Short sales occur when the homeowner sells a San Mateo home for less than the mortgage balance owed with the lender’s approval and their agreement to accept a short payoff.  A short sale may be the right solution – but not [...]

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

San Carlos Real Estate Price Report – October 2009

Only 20% of San Carlos Home Owners Had to Reduce their Price October, 2009, was an interesting month for San Carlos home sales. Of the 25 single family homes that sold in San Carlos, 5 home owners (20%) had to reduce their asking price to affect a sale. Closed sales for the month climbed to [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

When the Market is Down – Trade Up!

Is Now the Time for You to Trade Up? For many San Mateo home owners with growing families or others enjoying income spiking career advancements, this question invariably arises: Is now the right time to trade up to a bigger, better San Mateo home? Answering this question for you requires some personal introspection and an [...]

Chris Williamson

San Carlos Homes

In case you are just joining us this week, let’s recap. Raymond told you Monday about San Mateo homes, Rebecca told you all the positives and negatives of Redwood Shores real estate and today I am on deck to talk about San Carlos. San Carlos, or “The City of Good Living”, keeps a small town [...]