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What to look for when hiring an agent to buy or sell your home.
Qualifications to look for when hiring an agent to help you buy or sell your home. ✅ Local market knowledge ✅ Tech savviness ✅ High-level
12 tactics to stand out to a seller when involved in a bidding war.
Live Webinar: Set yourself up for home-buying success with the following 12 tactics to stand out to a seller when involved in a bidding war.
$60 Million Compound Could Set Lake Tahoe Record
The property has a 12,679-square-foot main home, a guest house and 300 feet of water frontage A more than 5-acre compound on Lake Tahoe
Want to Increase Your Home’s Value? Start With the Entrance.
A few inexpensive changes can boost curb appeal — and your asking price. Here’s where to start. Several key elements — paint, lighting and
How long should a listing agreement be for?
How long should a listing agreement be for? It depends! ✅ Location: is the home in a highly sought out location or is it remote
What to Do in Your Edible Garden After the Summer Harvest
You’ve picked every pepper and harvested the last basket of tomatoes from your summer garden. Now what? Your end-of-season care plays a big role in whether
Live Webinar: setting yourself for home selling success.
Learn how to avoid the 5 biggest mistakes homeowners make when selling their homes.
10 Over $10 Million
The newest $10 million+ listings may be the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program’s most iconic collection of homes in recent memory. There’s a pedigreed 1917 estate
This is how we helped our client sell her condo
1765 E Bayshore Rd Unit 227 in East Palo Alto is now SOLD! A few years back we helped our repeat client buy this natural
How to Help Kids Cope With Moving
A move may mean a welcome change of scenery for you, but to young children it can present an insecure world. By Cheryl Lock When
Home prices rise at record pace for third straight month
The numbers: Home prices continued to grow at a record pace in June, according to a leading barometer. The latest edition of the S&P
In conversation with Galia Aharoni Schmidt. We talk about LLCs and how to set one up.
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Galia Aharoni Schmidt, Founding Attorney at @aharonibusinesslaw, to talk about Limited Liability Companies or LLCs and how to
5 high-end home design features trending today
Work-from-home spaces Open-floor concepts proved popular in recent years, but with working from home here to stay, finding a quiet space away from the hustle
10 must-do sale preparation tasks — regardless of market
Buyers are stretching their budgets more than ever, and they want the best their money can buy. If sellers want to capitalize on their home
Do you really need to move twice when selling and buying?
Do you really need to move twice when selling and buying?Not if you follow some of our strategies. Jackie Schoelerman and Chase Poole answer your
The Latest High-Tech Dishwashers
Cleaning up after dinner is a chore no more thanks to smart dishwashers Nothing can spoil a delicious dinner like a stack of dirty
How to Unlock the Equity in Your Home
With the values of homes surging, U.S. homeowners have record amounts of equity available to them. Here are a few ways to cash in.
What is a backup offer?
Jackie Schoelerman and Chase Poole answer your real estate questions. In-home buying, a backup offer is made in acknowledgment of an existing offer and ensures
5 Steps to Creating a Drought-Tolerant Garden
There are lots of ways to create a beautiful garden that won’t require an irrigation system or daily watering. From soil preparation to plant choices,
What’s the deal with those “We Buy Houses for Cash” companies?
In today’s real estate market, homes stay on the market for about 25 days on average before going under contract. That’s better than back in
Walk Through : 200 Allen Rd, Woodside
Now Showing: 200 Allen Rd, Woodside $ 1,999,000 Future Home – 7,354 SF Lot – 2.3 Acres Future Bedrooms – 5 Future Bathrooms – 5.5
7 Signs It’s Time to Sell Your House
Each house serves a different purpose in our lives. Some houses are meant to be our home base for a lifetime, and others are
Life’s a Breeze With These Smart Fans
Got an aversion to air conditioning? Long for the sensation of a cool summer breeze? No worries—smart fan technology has come a long way. From
Walkthrough: 90 Chestnut St, San Carlos
Now Showing 90 Chestnut St, San Carlos, CA 94070 LIST PRICE $1,988,000 3 🛏 , 2 🛁 1,570 sqft home / 6,350 sqft lot Saturday,
Smart Technology to Help With Pool Cleaning
Enjoy sparkling waters all summer long with these high-tech devices. Is there a more cumbersome seasonal task for homeowners than pool cleaning? Why not
Demystifying the closing process: How to clear that final home-buying hurdle
It seems the stress of buying a home – from choosing the right house, procuring a mortgage and negotiating an agreeable price – is
Your Year to Date Market Update for Palo Alto, Menlo Park & Atherton is in.
Your Year to Date Market Update for Palo Alto, Menlo Park & Atherton is in. Palo Alto ✅ 333 homes active on the market. +33%
20 Ways to Personalize a New House
When you first move into a new house, it’s only natural to want to put your personal stamp on the space — after all, unless
Where do my property taxes go?
Let’s face it: The pleasures of homeownership are not exactly synonymous with the payment of property taxes. In general, taxes are looked upon by