Real Estate By Rebekah

Building Real Wealth Since 1988

Fluoride is coming to San Jose

Good or Bad, it’s coming. According to the Washington Post, http://wapo.st/vaLkzv , fluoride is coming San Jose. Amidst the current economic uncertainty, our water district has approved the proposal to add fluoride to our drinking water. Currently there is no source for the funding, projected to be $4.4M to $9.5M, but ultimately it will be [...]

4 Principles to Owning a Home The Smart Way

The last few years have shown us all the DUMB ways to own a house: 1) with payments that are only affordable for 12, 24 or 60 months. 2) expecting to ride the wave up and jump off just at the top 3) on an adjustable mortgage, never knowing what next month’s payment will be. [...]

34 New Willow Glen Homes for Sale This Week

  When I look at the raw data, the market looks about the same as last year.  The difference is that the properties that are coming on this year are NICE properties. Prepared for the sale, staged, repaired and priced to sell. There are two on this list that I bet won’t make the weekend. [...]

Have we taken the service out and replaced it with sales dollars?

My first job was in a medical office. My step dad was a doctor so as soon as I turned 14 he did the paperwork and put me to work. I started off working up front and learned to run the whole office over the course of 6 years. At that time medicine was considered [...]

The Next wave

When the implosion started it was folks that could not afford a home, should not own a home and did not own a home for long. There was an undercurrent of deceit toward the broker and wrath was taken out on the lender in the form of “missing kitchens”, appliances in the pool, and copper [...]