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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Seller in dual-agency difficulty after cash buyer switches to financing and fails to close dual agency pat kapowich's marketwise column Sep 26, 2022

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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