If you bought a home last year, find your HUD-1 and examine it to see if you paid loan points to get that mortgage. For those who file U. S….

It can be difficult to obtain a mortgage in a falling market. When a real estate market falls, it’s unwise to play by the same mortgage rules as those that apply…

In the past, getting a flipper home mortgage was easy. Not so anymore. In fact, as recent as a year ago, buyers were happy to buy a home that was not…

When is it smart to buy before selling a home? Almost one-third of the inventory in the Sacramento market where I specialize is sold vacant. Empty houses mean the sellers have…

When I sat down to read Real Estate the Rome Way, by Margaret Rome, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this book was about more than selling real estate. It’s…

Short sales are still an unknown factor for many agents, so it’s no wonder that some don’t know how to appropriately price a short sale. In Sacramento, our MLS carries three…

When you hear the term like-kind real estate regarding a 1031 exchange, it doesn’t necessarily mean the investor is exchanging, say, a single family home for a single family home. Exchanges…

Do you believe it’s difficult to change a shower head? If so, I hope to change your mind about that. Changing out a shower head is one of the easiest…

If months have gone by without showings and no offer has materialized on your short sale listing, it’s possible that you have made one or more of the top 7…

Should you wait to buy in a down market? It’s scary for home buyers and sellers when markets change. Just when you think you know what’s going on in real estate…