This just in from Chet Gohd, mortgage broker extraordinaire, and owner of RPM Mortgage in Berkeley. “I’ve just heard some exciting news and thought I’d pass it along. Fannie Mae, who buys most of the loans which are placed up to $625,500, has just announced that they will be lifting the restrictions for Investor buyers. [...]
The number of mortgage default notices filed against California homeowners fell last quarter to its lowest level in more than a year.
Ok, so you put in an offer on a probate sale, along with another buyer, but you didn’t get the house. The other offer is now headed to court for overbid and confirmation. You still want the house. Can you get it? Know these facts: 1) Be sure a Notice of Sale was published by the [...]
The two rooms that consistently make the biggest impressions to buyers are, without a doubt, kitchens and bathrooms. So what can you do to assure your kitchen and bath will be appealing to buyers? The National Association of Realtors recently conducted their “Profile of buyer’s home feature preferences” survey. Here are the results: FIVE KITCHEN [...]
William Wilson Wurster (1895 – 1973) was an influential American architect and architectural teacher at the University of California, Berkeley and at MIT. Wurster was born in Stockton, California and is strongly associated with the Bay Area and its regional style, along with Wurster’s mentor Bernard Maybeck, the landscape architect Thomas Church, and fellow architect [...]
A minute in the life of Berkeley Real Estate Agent and Business Coach, Krista Miller. Hold on tight and check back often! The real estate market in the East Bay is movin’ and shakin’ and will surely keep you on your toes…