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Selling a Home in a Trust or with a Power of Attorney [VIDEO]

October 9, 2020 By Libby Guthrie Leave a Comment

Selling a home in a trust or with a Power of Attorney

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 […]

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Selling Your Home with a Pet (or Pets) 🐶 😾 [VIDEO]

September 25, 2020 By Libby Guthrie Leave a Comment

Selling Your Home with a Pet

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 […]

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How Californians Feel About the Real Estate Market (September 2020)

September 15, 2020 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

How Californians Feel About the Real Estate Market

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 […]

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Should You Move Up or Buy a Second Home?

September 15, 2020 By Libby Guthrie Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Mortgage Wire Fraud and Other Cautionary Tales

August 18, 2020 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

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, […]

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Lowest Mortgage Rates in History: What It Means for Homeowners and Buyers

August 18, 2020 By Libby Guthrie Leave a Comment

Lowest Mortgage Rates in History

In July, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell below 3% for the first time in history.1 And while many Americans have rushed to take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity, others question the hype. Are today’s rates truly a bargain? While average mortgage rates have drifted between 4% and 5% in recent years, they haven’t always […]

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When a Neighbor Has a Buyer for Your Home [VIDEO]

July 24, 2020 By Libby Guthrie Leave a Comment

When a Neighbor Has a Buyer for Your Home

 Question: Libby, what if a neighbor has a buyer for my house before it’s on the market? Answered by Libby Guthrie Video Transcript Hi, I’m Libby Guthrie, Keller Williams Realty in Northern California. What happens when your neighbors are curious about when you list your home and what you’ve listed it for? And if they […]

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