Author Archive: Raymond Stoklosa

How to Lower Your San Mateo County Property Taxes

By Raymond Stoklosa · March 5th, 2010

If you have bought a home in San Mateo County in the last several years, you may be eligible for a reduction in your property taxes. Upon request, the tax assessor will reassess the tax value of your home. By following a few rules, you may save yourself some money.
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Local Issues that Will Impact Buyer’s Satisfaction

By Raymond Stoklosa · March 2nd, 2010

Local Issues Impact How Much You’ll Like Living in Your San Mateo Home

In San Mateo, as in any market, there are a variety of local issues that can have a significant impact on the buyer’s satisfaction with their purchase. Here are a few of the considerations unique to San Mateo County that you should be [...]

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Tips for Women Home Buyers

By Raymond Stoklosa · February 26th, 2010

Tips for Women Home Buyers in San Mateo

Single and unmarried women comprised more than one-third of the growth in home ownership since 1994 according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. In San Mateo, California, women make up an increasing share of middle-income households as more than one in five home buyers are single [...]

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Are Agents Required to Present Short Sale Offers to the Lender?

By Raymond Stoklosa · February 18th, 2010

An angry, frustrated San Mateo home buyer wrote in this question:
My agent tells me he cannot demand that my short sale offer be presented to the home owner’s lender. I thought all offers have to be presented.

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Home Selling Tips for Increasing Value

By Raymond Stoklosa · February 8th, 2010

In my last post, we gave you some tips for improving curb appeal to increase home value for improving the look of the outside before selling your home. Today, we’ll take a look inside.
Tips for Increasing Home Value
Here are some improvements you can make to the inside of your house to increase value.

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