Marketwise for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times websites
By Pat Kapowich | Published: April 29, 2023
Question: We are about to buy our first home. The loan officer was referred to us by our...
Q: We interviewed three agents to sell our house. The dominant agent in our area is a seasoned agent who does not work weekends. On...
Marketwise for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times | Published: February 27, 2023
By Pat Kapowich
Question: My husband, a newly licensed real estate agent, is being scammed. His current client is a homebuyer who wants to move to San Jose. I saw their text...
Marketwise for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times | Published: March 10, 2023
By Pat Kapowich
Q: My cousins and I inherited our aunt’s home. The co-trustee seeks consensus on selling the property as is or hiring inspectors and making repairs and...
Marketwise for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
By Pat Kapowich | Published: February 20, 2022
Q: We’re waiting to buy a property, but we were preapproved by a lender last summer....
Marketwise for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
By Pat Kapowich | Published: February 11, 2022
Q: When we were homebuyers, we hired roof, termite, home and chimney inspectors. And we’re...
Marketwise for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
By Pat Kapowich | Published: February 4, 2022
Q: My brother-in-law recently passed away and his adult children are co-successor trustees. My husband...
By Pat Kapowich | Published: January 21, 2023 | For the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Q: We’re trying to buy a single-family house, but our loan officer said our debt-to-income...
By Pat Kapowich | Published: February 26, 2022 | For the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Q: Regarding your column on The Mercury News and East Bay Times websites on Feb.12, 2022,...
By Pat Kapowich | Published: September 30, 2022 | For the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Q: We had 10 days to secure a home loan. Circumstances beyond our control delayed the loan process....