What’s Reasonable and What’s Not? What is a reasonable request for repair within the first few weeks of going under contract with a buyer? Your buyer will be doing many inspections, starting with a general inspection that typically cost about 500 and it’s a buyer expense. Once that’s been completed, that inspector will recommend further […]
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The simple answer to this question is yes, an Inland Empire or High Desert house can be sold while in probate. Real estate is typically the largest asset within the estate and experience shows that most Executors and Administrators choose to sell the house during the probate period. Since a California probate on average lasts
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I’ve never known anyone who can regularly predict when the real estate market will peak, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to gauge where we are in the real estate cycle. Real estate regularly goes through multi-year cycles of boom and bust periods. These cycles can be broken into four periods: recovery, expansion, hyper-supply,
When planning a purchase of a home, it’s important to be aware of the necessity of a good credit score. As a Real Estate Broker in the Inland Empire & High Desert area, I have helped fulfill many homebuyers’ dreams. Here are five things every buyer should know about credit, mortgage loans, and the relationship
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Are you thinking about buying or selling your home in the near future? If so, then it’s crucial to stay up-to-date on the current state of the real estate market. The first quarter of 2023 has been quite different from what many economists had originally projected. Instead of increasing interest rates to 8%, we’ve seen
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If you’re looking for a room pick me up, there are two things to consider: – what is your decorating style and – what is your color palette?? Your color palette isn’t necessarily the colors you are currently using in the room you want to give an uplift to. If you’re not sure what your
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As we enter another week in the housing market, the latest data shows a trend that we’ve seen for a while now; more homes are coming on the market, but demand still out strips supply. This can be frustrating for those looking to buy, but it’s also a reminder of the fundamental strength of the
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“Two dynamics are keeping existing-home inventory historically low – rate locked existing homeowners and the fear of not finding something to buy.” Mark Fleming, Chief Economist at First American. The housing market is facing some challenges, but there’s no need to be discouraged. The biggest issue right now is the low inventory of homes for
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To sell your home this spring, it may need more preparation than it would have a year or two ago. Today’s housing market has a different feel. There are more homes for sale than there were at this time last year, but inventory is still historically low. So, if a house has been sitting on the
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