Living Well in San Mateo — San Mateo County Real Estate

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Thanks, Alejandro for sharing your story. Sorry you had to go through all of that. Hopefully others will be able to avoid it. Best of luck to you!

Tour Redwood Shores Homes with Christmas Lights and Route Map

Thanks, Josh for your comment! Your home on Cringle and Dory was beautiful! I hope everyone can at least go by and check it out before Christmas. Great way to get in the Christmas spirit. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Class: Guide to Buying Condos Including New Financing Guidelines

Thanks, Kurt! Let us know if there are any specific topics you’d like us to cover.

20 Questions Every Seller Should Ask About a Buyer Before Accepting an Offer

Hi Tony, We totally agree! We’ve posted (and are going to post) some similar “questions to ask when….” posts. We ask a ton of direct questions, whether we are representing the buyer of the seller, before we get too far into the transaction so we can prepare for what we’re up against. It really has helped us smooth the road for our clients during their transaction. So, why not share it with the rest of you?

Great point about what questions buyers should ask before buying a condo. We posted this one here http://livingwellinsanmateo.com/2009/11/20-questions-to-ask-before-buying-a-san-mateo-condo/. Hopefully that is also useful.

Thanks for your comment!

San Mateo Real Estate Price Report - September 2009

Tubby, You are correct about the composition of the market. The lower end is booming and the higher end is lagging a bit behind. This market report is meant to be a general overview of the San Mateo County market as a whole and may not be as helpful to you if you have identified an area you would like to live or targeted price range. We are working on some neighborhood specific market reports that will be posted in the next few weeks.

As you mentioned, the County report as a whole is not as useful to a buyer who has narrowed down the geographic areas they’d like to live. As such, we provide our buyer clients with a detailed, targeted market report of only the areas which they are considering to show them what is going on in that specific geographic area. Once they have identified a property, we prepare another detailed market report for the specific property so they know what other buyers were willing to pay for nearby homes. In this case also, the county numbers would not be useful because it gives no indication of what is going on near the property.

We’d be happy to sit down and talk with you about your buying situation and how we may be able to help. If you’d like to discuss this further, please contact me at rebecca[@]RayChelRealtyGroup.com or (650) 655-2500.

Class: Buying Bank Owned Homes, Short Sales and Foreclosures in San Mateo

Hi Alex, We’d be happy to teach this program in other venues in the Bay Area. I do agree with you, it would be great if experts in other areas would teach these types of programs. Real estate is such a local topic and the public would benefit much more to learn what is going on around them, rather than to listen to what is going on nationally. Thanks for your comment!

Class: Buying Bank Owned Homes, Short Sales and Foreclosures in San Mateo

Thanks, Tony! The program will be packed with real world information that San Mateo County residents can utilize immediately. Thanks for your comment.

Do It Yourself Home Staging Tips to Improve Curb Appeal

Michael – Thanks for your input and the resource for our readers!