Consumer Protection

August 27, 2008

How To Reduce Your Title Insurance Costs When You Purchase A Home In Los Altos?

When I began selling homes in Los Altos 15 years ago, a consumer’s knowledge of the Title Insurance product was relatively low.  Today, that level of knowledge isn’t […]
July 30, 2008

Financial Title Is Out Of Business

My usual routine in the morning is to get up, let the dog out of her kennel and then check my e-mail.  This morning my e-mail had […]
July 19, 2008

Crime in Los Altos? Crime in Sunnyvale? Check It Out Online!

This is an update to a post I wrote on February 26th, 2008 titled “Crime In Your Neighborhood? Check It Out Online!.”   Crimereports.com now includes crime statistics […]
July 8, 2008

An Insider’s Guide Into Saving You Money By Preventing ATM Thefts

Over the past several months, ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) in Los Altos and neighboring cities have been hit hard by clever criminals.  A Los Altos Arco […]
May 1, 2008

8 Steps To Providing Excellent Service In Real Estate And Why Sometimes We Don’t Provide It!

15, 10, even 5 years ago, the art of presenting an offer was a valued skilled that every agent tried to perfect.  There were benefits to […]
March 20, 2008

Why “Pocket Listings” Cost Sellers Money

An interesting conversation broke out at our last Los Altos/Mountain View real estate tour meeting regarding an increase in a phenomenon we haven’t seen since 1999-2000, pocket listings.   Flash back to […]
February 26, 2008

Crime In Your Neighborhood? Check It Out Online!

Every so often, I’ll be showing property in an area that doesn’t look all that great.  The buyers inevitably will ask “Is there much crime in […]
February 4, 2008

Final Notice! You’re About To Receive 42 Offers To Refinance Your Home Loan

About 2 months ago, I started to receive letters about refinancing my adjustable loan.  Apparently, I live in Refi-Hell and every lender in the country is attempting to […]
February 4, 2008

Have A Child, Lose Your Home In Foreclosure!

According to research analyzed by John H. Vogel, a professor of real estate at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, having a child is the […]