Day: July 16, 2017

The Bay Area housing market is moving at warp speed, with homes that are in decent condition and priced right flying off the market in a matter of days. When it will end, nobody knows. One thing that is certain is that the percentage of homes on the market being sold by owner sits at around eight percent, nationwide. So, after being mortally wounded in the bidding wars, many buyers are tempted to pursue FSBOs – pronounced “fizzbo,” and short for for-sale-by-owner. Sure, buying directly from the owner may seem attractive, at first glance. But, there are very real problems

I love open houses. An open house brings a listing to life. It’s an opportunity for potential buyers in all parts of the homebuying process to picture their lives in that home, to open all the closet doors, and to ask all sorts of questions. As an agent, open houses are an opportunity for me to meet the community, answer questions, and help people in their homebuying journey however I can.  Sometimes an open house will see just a few people stop by during an entire afternoon. Other times, over a hundred groups may come through. Regardless, I highly recommend