Home Sellers

September 29, 2008

Why Some Seller’s Fail To Correctly Disclose The Size Of Their Home

In real estate, the size of a home matters!  When representing Los Altos home buyers, verifying a property’s size (in square footage) can be troublesome.  Usually, […]
September 2, 2008

Are Los Altos Real Estate Agents Still Using Old School Marketing Techniques?

Promotional flyers have been used by agents in marketing homes in Los Altos and the surrounding cities for many years.  With technology getting better and more […]
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 […]
August 14, 2008

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia, Why Do Real Estate Agents “Buy” Listings?

There is a less than admorable side to the practice of real estate that involves agents “buying” listings.   Buying a listing is when a real estate agent artificially overvalues […]
July 27, 2008

Los Altos Real Estate Statistics, What Do The First Half Sales Numbers Tell Us?

The Multiple Listing Service is our most efficient means to sell a home and the most reliable source of local market information.  The following information was […]
June 10, 2008

Los Altos Real Estate Sales Numbers Are In For The Month Of May

Los Altos real estate sales numbers are in for the month of May and by all accounts, properties are moving well.  41 properties closed escrow in […]
June 4, 2008

In An Effort To Get Los Altos Real Estate Listings On The Market Quickly, Inept Agent’s Drop The Ball And Cost Seller’s Money

Having a listing is a good thing is Los Altos because they usually sell rather quickly (average days on the market hovers around 25 days) and […]
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 […]
April 17, 2008

Bad Pricing Strategies That Will Likely Come Back To Bite Sellers In The Arse!

Pricing a home to sell has always been somewhat of an art.  Price it too high and it will never sell.  Price it too low and […]