By Pat Kapowich | Published: June 28, 2022 | For the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Q: I’m flying into the Bay Area to sell my in-laws’ triplex. My wife’s parents passed in...
By Pat Kapowich | Published: December 9, 2022 | For the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Q: Last week, we bought a house contingent upon the sale of our condo. For this reason, we...
By Pat Kapowich | Published: November 19, 2022 | For the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Q: We are homebuyers who lost out to cash-paying investors. The winning buyers turned the houses into...
Marketwise column
By Pat Kapowich | Published:November 29, 2022 | For the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Q: The seller’s agent we hired to list our home suggests removing our swimming pool and...
Marketwise column
By Pat Kapowich | Published:November 4, 2022 | For the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Question: We recently sold our parents’ house after three price reductions. It is a Silicon...
Marketwise
By Pat Kapowich | Published: October 20, 2022 | For the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Q: This is regarding your column — “When the value of tree shade is key to a...
Marketwise for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
By Pat Kapowich | Published: October 13, 2022
Q: We are placing a pause on the home we are buying. I’m writing to you from our hotel room. The plan...
Marketwise for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
By Pat Kapowich | Published: July 1, 2022
Q: Dear Pat: I read your wonderfully informative online article recently on The Mercury News and East Bay...
Marketwise for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
By Pat Kapowich | Published: July 18, 2022
Q: It is time to sell our home where we raised our children. Homes do not sell as fast in our neighborhood...
Marketwise for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
By Pat Kapowich | Published: July 9, 2022
Q: We arrived home from the July 4 weekend to find a For Sale sign on our next-door neighbor’s lawn....
Five tips for home seller inspections
By Pat Kapowich
Home seller inspections have gained commonality in the last 20 years.
#1 How are seller inspections used in a home sale?
Savvy home sellers order presale inspections to avoid expensive surprises. Thanks to presale inspections...