Despite the continuing COVID-19 crisis, and looming political climate, everyone still wants to know: How is the Market? The housing market is experiencing a V-shaped recovery since January of this year. As you can see in the image below, existing single-family home sales in California had been trending up from September 2018 and peaked around […]
5 Secrets Buyers and Sellers Must Know About Virtual Home Tours
For years now, virtual home tours have helped real estate buyers far and wide find the perfect home. From long-distance military personnel being relocated to investors expanding their portfolio to homeowners looking for a vacation getaway, this technology makes finding a house that’s a bit out of driving distance much easier. And for real estate […]
Selling a Home in a Trust or with a Power of Attorney [VIDEO]
Question: Libby, how do you sell a home with a Trust or Power of Attorney? Answered by Libby Guthrie Video Transcript Hi, I’m Libby Guthrie, Keller Williams Realty in Northern California. And today we’re going to discuss selling a home that’s in a Trust and also selling a home for a relative that you have […]
Selling Your Home with a Pet (or Pets) 🐶 😾 [VIDEO]
Question: Libby, we are going to sell our home, but we have pets. Do you have any advice for us? Answered by Libby Guthrie Video Transcript Hi, Libby Guthrie here at Keller Williams Realty in Northern California. Selling a home when you have pets. We’re going to talk today about that. It can be stressful to […]
How Californians Feel About the Real Estate Market (September 2020)
September 2020 California Housing Sentiment Index Each month C.A.R. (California Association of Realtors) surveys 1,000 California consumers regarding their sentiments about various aspects of the housing market or the economy that directly impacts housing to create a California Housing Sentiment Index. The results of the individual indicators are combined into an equally- weighted diffusion index […]
Should You Move Up or Buy a Second Home?
Which Move Is Right For You? The pandemic has changed the way many of us live, work, and attend school—and those changes have impacted our priorities when it comes to choosing a home. According to a recent survey by The Harris Poll, 75% of respondents who have begun working remotely would like to continue doing […]
Mortgage Wire Fraud and Other Cautionary Tales
Cyber Crime We’ve talked about this before, but things have taken a turn for the worse during the COVID-19 crisis. The crooks are out to take advantage of the situation, and they’re doing it from the comfort of their own homes. There is wire fraud, rental fraud, hacking, jacking, elder fraud, tech support fraud, phishing, […]
