Posts Tagged ‘san mateo county real estate’

Raymond Stoklosa

How to Lower Your San Mateo County Property Taxes

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. How to Lower Your San [...]

Rebecca Williamson

How Do I Start My Home Search?

Q: How Do I Start My San Mateo Home Search? A: I’ve had this question asked many times by San Mateo first time home buyers as well as trade up buyers. The answer is use the Internet. Here is what I would do. Step #1: Get a Rought Estimate of What You Can Afford Use [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

Quick Guide to Interviewing Listing Agents

Not All Listing Agents are Created Equal Most home owners are looking for a professional real estate agent who will help them get the highest price, the fastest sale with the least hassle in the sale of their San Mateo home. The most important decision facing home sellers is who to choose to represent them [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

How Much is My Home Worth?

How Much is Your San Mateo Home Worth? What a Buyer Will Pay for It! In order to fully understand what your San Mateo home is worth, you need to compile some general statistics of local activity. National and regional real estate sales data are irrelevant and an unreliable indicator of the local San Mateo [...]

Raymond Stoklosa

Tips for Women Home Buyers

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 [...]