Preparing your Silicon Valley home for sale can be quite a challenge because you want to make sure your home is the best it can be and tick just the right checkboxes as well. See, you don’t want to spend a year getting ready, but you do want to make the...
The housing market is changing and it is more beneficial right now to home sellers than home buyers. With demand for new homes and existing homes out-stripping supply, the real estate market has been dubbed a “seller’s market”. With home prices continuing to rise and...
In today’s real estate market, lenders won’t give home loans to potential borrowers unless they can demonstrate the ability to repay their loans. Borrowers in the Sacramento area who have a down payment of 20 percent or less will likely have to pay Private...
Can you use your home equity to buy another home? The short answer is yes – if you have a sufficient amount of equity in your primary residence. But as with any financing options, tapping into your home equity loan comes with some pros and cons you must weigh in...
Are you an empty nester or retiree who wishes to sell their existing home and then buy a new primary residence? Or do you want to downsize as part of your retirement plan? The good news is that a recently passed law called California Proposition 19, also referred to...
