If you’re thinking about putting your home on the market after Nov. 2, 2026, here’s one item to add to your pre-listing checklist: Start gathering information about your house now. As I discussed recently, the appraisal world is changing. Beginning Nov. 2, Fannie Mae...
For the past few years, I’ve heard the same concern from homeowners thinking about moving: “I’d love to buy another house, but I don’t want to give up the mortgage I have now.” That makes sense. Maybe you bought or refinanced when rates were considerably lower, and...
I got a big shock this week: An appraisal for one of my buyer clients came in $40,000 under the contract price. Was the house overvalued? Not in my opinion. It’s a vintage home in picture-perfect condition on a flat lot of about 10,000 square feet, surrounded by more...
There’s an interesting conversation happening in one of our local Facebook groups: Why are so many short-term vacation rentals for sale? Great question. But I think there may be another question hiding underneath it: Are there actually “so many” or are we simply much...
My husband and I recently attended an event hosted by the Arrowhead Arts Association highlighting its strings program. The high school-aged musicians were remarkably accomplished, and I was astonished to learn that, through hard work, fundraising and sponsorships,...
In the past month, I’ve had three buyers come to me with the same goal: buy a house. Simple enough. Then we get to the next question: “How are we going to buy it?” That’s where things get interesting. CalHFA programs are getting a lot of attention, particularly from...
