If you’re looking for a home in the eastern San Francisco Bay area, Walnut Creek is a place to start your search. It is centrally located for commutes to several major cities (Oakland, Sacramento and San Jose) via major highways…
Did your offer get accepted? If so, congratulations! One of the first major items in the escrow process is the home inspection. Hopefully you took some time for yourself to have a quick celebration but with the escrow clock ticking…
In earlier posts we discussed finding the right lender and realtor. Now it is time to move on to the most exciting and sometimes nerve racking part of the home buying process. It is time to search for that home…
In our last post we talked about the pre-approval and how the two most important items that any potential home buyer needed to focus on first was their credit and their pre-approval. Assuming all looked good in those areas, the…
Many people find it useful to have a checklist and on any good checklist these 2 items should be the first items on that list. as they are essential to getting the ball rolling on your dream of home ownership…
Are you planning on buying a home in California in 2019? Wondering if now is a good time to buy? Then read on. Below, we've gathered some of the most important trends California home buyers should know about in 2019…
The latest forecasts for the San Francisco Bay Area suggest that home prices will continue rising throughout 2019. So for those planning to enter the market, a sense of urgency might be warranted. The good news is that Bay Area…
Are you in the military? Do you plan to buy a home in California in 2019? If so, you'll be glad to know that the VA loan limits for California will be going up in 2019, in response to rising…
In November, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it was increasing conforming loan limits for most counties across the country. In 2019, California loan limits will range from $484,350 to $726,525, depending on the county. FHA and VA might go…
In October, the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) predicted that the state's housing market would cool down in 2019. But in a separate home-price forecast, the San Francisco metro area was ranked among the ten strongest metros in the country…
