Buying a home, buying real estate
Although the price is attention grabbing, there was a more interesting statement made by Erin McParland of Habitat for Humanity: “The average income of Toledo residents is about $85,000. The average sale price of a Toledo home is $200,000. Taking into account all other basic living expenses, it takes an income over $100,000 to comfortably […]
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The California government has posted graphs of home production for the Bay Area and for many counties in California. These charts dramatically show how home production has changed since 2010. First, look at the SF Bay Area housing production. The first thing that stands out is that significantly fewer homes are being built after 2010.
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Frequently I get phone calls from buyers wanting to submit a purchase offer on a home I have for sale without the use of their own real estate agent. The prospective buyer will often mention that they either expect to get a commission refund or that their offer will be preferred over nearly identical offers.
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Less than one hour after leaving the inaugural stage, Trump signed an executive order canceling a mortgage insurance reduction which had begun under Obama. The program had provided a roughly $500 reduction for mortgage insurance costs on a $200,000 mortgage. Because of high Silicon Valley home prices, little effect is expected on the Silicon Valley
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I recently sold 20802 Hillmoor Dr, Saratoga. To start out 2015 I thought it would be fun to have a contest. Take a look at the home (http://julianalee.com/homes/2014/hillmoor_dr_20802/home-for-sale.htm – opens in new window) then tell me how many offers were made to buy this home. If you are one of the first 10 people with
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