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Finding Capital to Fund a Home Purchase

With higher mortgage rates and continued higher prices in the housing market, buying a home can seem out of reach for many. Sometimes it...

A Quick Update on the Monterey Peninsula Housing Market - August 31, 2023

Here is a quick summary of the Monterey County Market: Sales prices remain historically high. Price reductions are occurring on some...

Adapting to Higher Interest Rates

Interest rates are now sitting around 7.0 percent for a 30 year fixed and some buyers are discouraged and feeling like their dream of...

27.5 Years of Useful Life?

If you own an investment property, you know the rule.....The IRS says that the “useful life” of a home’s improvements is 27.5 years. This...

Some Important Information About Home Insurance in California

As we all know, fires have been a big concern in California but in recent years, the frequency and intensity of the fires have escalated...

A Little Bit About Title and Title Insurance!

If you are a new homebuyer, you've probably discovered that there is a lot to know about buying a home. It's important to use...

In Need of a Deed?

There is a lot to know about owning a home and one of the questions that people often ask.....What is a Deed? A deed is a legal document...

An Interest Rate Update.....

Interest rates have been climbing again this month so it's always interesting to take a look at long term trends to try and put things in...

What Are Millennials Looking for in their Home?

First, who are Millennials or Generation Y? They became adults around the time of the Millennium and were generally born between 1981 and...

Some Things to Think About Before You Buy an Old Home

The idea of preserving the integrity of an old home is very appealing to me and I always feel so sad when I see the loss of the home's...

Eight Reasons Why You Might Buy Now!

Everyone has to live somewhere. You either rent, or you buy. The focus should be the next 5-10 years, not the next 5-10 months. Once the...

Rising Interest Rates....It's All Relative!

Interest rates just hit their highest weekly average since 2008 but relatively speaking....they are still far below historic numbers. Can...

List High or List Right? That is the Question!

When the real estate market cools, pricing a listing correctly becomes especially critical so it's important to listen to your real...

The First Steps Towards Buying A Home... Find Professionals and Get Pre-approved!

Before searching for your new home, you'll want to do the following: Choose two professionals: Find a Realtor® that can help you navigate...

Housing Market Highlights- August 2, 2022

The market continues to change and inflation and recession continue to be the hot topics of the summer. The Feds’ raised the interest...

3 Good Reasons to Get a Home Inspection

Inspections are an added expense and in a competitive market, buyers often waive the investigation contingency in order to secure the...

A Quick Update on the Monterey Peninsula Housing Market - December 8th, 2021

Here's a quick summary of our local market: Inventory continues at an all time low. We are tracking about 69.7% behind December 2019...

What Can You Do at Home to Slow Climate Change?

If you are looking to build, remodel or redesign consider some of these energy saving ideas to play your part in slowing climate change....

Don't Forget to Budget for Expenses After You Close on Your New House!

Hooray! You've decided to buy a home, you've sat down with your loan officer and you are ready to close on the American Dream! Your...

What's Behind the Garage Door?

When we get ready to sell a home, we spend time staging the interior but we often use our garage as a dumping ground for all our extras....