Question: Do the Buyer and Seller Need to Be Present at Closing? Answered by Libby Guthrie Video Transcript We’re going to talk a little bit about closing and what that means. Closing in Northern California is the specific date that the deed is recorded from the seller to the buyer, deeding the property over […]
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Real Estate
Real estate is "property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more generally) buildings or housing in general.
Residential real estate
Residential real estate may contain either a single-family or multifamily structure that is available for occupation or for non-business purposes.
Residences can be classified by and how they are connected to neighboring residences and land. Different types of housing tenure can be used for the same physical type. For example, connected residences might be owned by a single entity and leased out, or owned separately with an agreement covering the relationship between units and common areas and concerns.
Deeding Your Ownership Interest in a Property in California [Video]
Deeding Your Ownership Interest in Property in California Video Transcript I sometimes get calls from my clients and it’s kind of a sad call that they’re going through a divorce and they are going to be splitting up and one of them tells me that they’re just going to deed their interest over to […]
5 Step Strategy for Downsizing Your Home
In our “bigger is better” culture, there’s an expectation that each home should be larger and grander than the last. But life changes like divorce, kids leaving for college, or even the simple act of growing older can prompt us to “downsize”, that is, find a smaller home that better suits our changing needs and […]
What Does “Pre-Foreclosure” Mean? [Video]
Q&A with Libby Guthrie – What is a Pre Foreclosure? Have you ever wondered what pre-foreclosure means? Sometimes, buyers will call me up and say, “Libby, I’ve seen a home on the internet and it says it’s pre-foreclosure. I think I can get a bargain if I go after that property. Can you find out […]
Second Quarter 2019 Real Estate Market Report for East Contra Costa County
Median Sales Prices in East Contra Costa County Here we are, halfway through 2019 and we have some updated market information for you. Median prices in our local markets continue to rise in all locations except Pittsburg, which has stayed pretty flat. Oakley is just a bit higher after a rise in May and then […]
Buying Foreclosures and Short Sales – Buying Distressed Homes 🏚 [Video]
Hi, sometimes when I meet up with buyers for the first time, they ask me they say, Libby…hey, you know, let’s just look at short sales and foreclosures because I think I can get a really good bargain on that because these are distressed sales and I go, like okay, let’s see what we […]
First Quarter 2019 Real Estate Market Report – Changes Continue!
You may remember if you read our end of the year real estate market report for 2018, that changes were the main theme. At that time inventory of homes on the market had taken a nose dive. Many buyers had given up looking for a home to buy. Many sellers had taken their homes off […]
