All posts by Julie Wyss
Expect unexpected costs, chores when selling to move up
Selling a home can come with unexpected chores and costs but taking some key steps can help keep you under budget on costs and on target for the best return on your investment.
Seven seller slip-ups that send buyers packing
Sure it's a sellers' market, but that doesn't mean it's a fool proof market. Sellers who approach the market like a cocky kid who thinks he or she knows
Quick tips for a fast sale
When it's time to sell your home, it's the little things that count. Here's a hot list of cool moves that make your home more saleble, at a higher
Home Inspection 101
You've found the home of your dreams and your agent prepares the purchase offer with the standard contingency – "upon Inspection." You gave the house the once over, but
Is it a buyer’s market, seller’s market or neutral?
If you are considering buying or selling a home in Silicon Valley, you are likely trying to take the pulse of the housing market to determine if this
Is it time to move up in Silicon Valley?
Those who have money to buy have been sitting tight for the past half decade. Suddenly, everyone wants to buy real estate - first-time home buyers, investors, move-up, even
Silicon Valley home buyers: ‘Bigger ain’t necessarily better, baby’
From young, qualified first-time home buyers to 50-and-olders, moving, up, over or down, a new breed of buyer is descending upon the Silicon Valley Housing market. They've worked hard
Real estate investors offer big pay off, if you can keep up
Today's Silicon Valley real estate investor isn't necessarily a high roller, but more often a working stiff with a small-business, who is tapping existing non-real estate investments to











