Posts Tagged ‘loan’
Buying a Home for Your Children and Housing Markets Affected by Higher Interest Rates
It’s a challenge at best to buy a home in the Bay Area when $1 million is the average price. The high price tags often mean parents and grandparents come to the rescue by gifting down payment money or helping to qualify for a loan. Today Joe discusses tax advantages and ramifications that come with…
Read MoreWells Fargo and the Alameda County Divestment
Wells Fargo is back in the news today as Alameda City Council unanimously votes to divest more than $36 million of its accounts with the bank due to their funding of the Dakota Pipeline. Does any of Wells Fargo’s practices bother you as a consumer? Do you want to continue to do business with a…
Read MoreBuying Property and Keeping Your Current Property
Wanting to buy a secondary property is fairly common around the Bay Area. Moving up while keeping your current home can have some serious benefits, but is it always a smart move? Today Joe walks us through considerations to be addressed before buying that second home such as breaking down what your financial situation could…
Read MoreImpact of Home Ownership on Civic Involvement and Don’t Forget to Involve Your Financial Planner When Buying and Selling a Property
Home ownership is pretty great. You build equity, communities are built, there are tax benefits and oh yeah, you own a house! But what about the economy? Today Joe looks at forgotten benefits of home ownership such as higher involvement in voluntary organizations. Later on Joe will also cover reasons why consulting your financial planner…
Read MoreHow to Best Prepare For a Purchase in a Highly Competitive Market with Joe Cucchiara and Mike D’Ambrosio
Low inventory. People itching to buy. It’s an age-old story around the Bay Area and it doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon. So what do you do when you finally find that perfect house? Today Joe and Mike discuss the best way to prepare for your purchase when you simply can’t afford to look…
Read More[podcast] Is Now Still a Good Time to Buy and Tax Tips
Interest rates are rising, is now still a good time to buy a house? It’s a question we hear a lot around here and that answer always depends on you and your situation. Joe takes a look at first time and move up buyers who face different deciding factors before officially jumping into the market.…
Read More[podcast] Ultimate Guide to Luxury Home Expectations with Joe Cucchiara and Mike D’Ambrosio
Selling season is in full swing and while we all know that average home sales flattened last year, the luxury home market remained competitive. Can we expect the same for 2017? What actually counts as high-end in the Bay Area where the average home can sell for just over a million dollars? Today Joe and…
Read More[podcast] Top 10 Hottest Markets In 2017 and Better Understanding the Single Home Buyer’s Market
The Super Bowl has finally passed which means we are officially entering home buying season! While we wait for the inevitable inventory increase, Joe and Mike reveal the Top 10 hottest markets we will see this year and developments pushing Sacramento back to a thriving community. Statistics are showing an increase where 24% of home…
Read More[podcast] A Look into Home Buying with Millennials
Millennials look to make up a large part of 2017’s buyers market? Who is classified as a millennial? Today Mike D’Ambrosio checks out the typical millennial buyer and the traits they share. Will the home buying process prove their biggest frustration? Is there another baby boom on the way and what does it mean for…
Read More[PODCAST] Learn the Difference Between Pre-Qualification vs. Pre-Approval
With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend buyers are waiting for increased inventory. This means it’s time for Joe to educate buyers on coming prepared with a quality pre-approval and the difference between being pre-qualified and pre-approved. This podcast isn’t just for buyers though; realtors need to be prepared and know what they should…
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