Selling Oakland Real Estate
Discussion/information on the market from a sellers perspective.
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Fri, Feb 29, 2008
If you are a seller facing foreclosure and attempting a short sale transaction, you could end up having a significant chunk of what you owe "forgiven" by your lender. Until recently, this forgiven debt was treated as income (and part of sti...
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Mon, Feb 11, 2008
When there is a death in the family, a properly planned estate can help avoid a lot of the issues and headaches involved with transferring or selling the property of the deceased person. When it comes to real estate, perhaps the most impor...
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Wed, Feb 06, 2008
Sometimes sellers need to list their house while they remain living there, and this is fine but the selller must be able to remove much of their personal belongings from the home. This means minimizing pictures and the like, as we...
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Mon, Sep 24, 2007
You may be aware of the fact that you can buy down the interest rate from the lender, but did you know that it is possible for the seller to pay for the buyers interest rate buydown as well?
When the seller isn't willing to reduce the price, someti...
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Fri, Mar 23, 2007
WHEN SELLERS WON'T BUDGE
Ask any real estate agent worth her lockbox key to identify the No. 1 reason houses sit on the market. Her likely answer: The sellers want too much for them.
Almost any house will sell if it's priced right, agents routinel...
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Thu, Mar 22, 2007
Over the past six months, sellers of real estate in Oakland and surrounding areas have begun to realize that the market is definitely not what it was a couple of years ago. In all reality, the power now lies with serious buyers who know they have mor...
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