It’s a Seller’s Market in Walnut Creek

One of the key metrics I look at as a realtor is the inventory of homes currently on the market. This gives me an idea of how much property is actually available to sell…an important consideration, when that’s your livelihood. But equally importantly, according to the age-old laws of supply and demand, it’s a predictor… [Continue Reading]

As 2011 Comes to a Close, Trends Point to a Hotter Real Estate Market in 2012…But Smart Buyers Will Still Find Plenty of Bargains

With New Year’s right around the corner, thoughts turn to resolutions for the year to come…and when it comes to real estate, 2012 looks like it’ll be one to remember. A quick look at local market data (the next best thing to a crystal ball in the real estate business) shows home prices in the… [Continue Reading]

Walnut Creek California Real Estate Market Outlook Summer 2011

Buyer Confidence is Very Important

Home Financing Options for Professionals

BBVA Compass has a special home financing program tailored to professionals including physicians and medical professionals, attorneys, CEO’s, CFO’s, COO’s and other executives. Qualified individuals may be able to obtain a home mortgage up to $1,000,000 with no down payment or private mortgage insurance for their Walnut Creek real estate including single-family homes, condominiums, townhouses… [Continue Reading]

Incredible Walnut Creek Real Estate Market Data

Walnut Creek Inventory  1-2011

We listen to television and newspaper reporters talk about “shadow inventory.”  By definition, these are residential homes that are in foreclosure.  There are several different steps or stages of foreclosure.  ForeclosureRadar, a company that has done a great job in creating software that real estate professionals, investors and banks use to track homes in the foreclosure… [Continue Reading]

FHA Appriasal Checklist–Perfect for Walnut Creek Sellers & Buyers

We Are All Pulling Together In Contra Costa Real Estate

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Contra Costa County and many of the cities in COCO County are deferring and even cutting builder’s fees as incentive to kick start new home construction.   We all know someone in our County that has worked in real estate , construction and financial services.  These incentive will help get people back to work in one… [Continue Reading]

Repair a Home in Walnut Creek with a FHA 203K Home Loan

FHA 203K home loans provide buyer’s with the ability to include the repairs of the house into the loan amount.

555 YVR Lofts in Walnut Creek