Posts Tagged ‘san mateo real estate’

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 [...]

Rebecca Williamson

San Mateo Home Valuation Tool for Instant Home Value

As we have said many times before, all real estate is local. Relying on generic reports about the real estate market in the U.S., California, or even as localized as San Mateo County or your city, is not always an accurate representation of how the market is performing in your neighborhood. Market Snapshot pulls information [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

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 [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

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 [...]