Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Published: April 6, 2024
By Pat Kapowich
Title: When there is a problem, real estate forms come in handy
Question: Regarding your March 30, 2024, column titled...
Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times websites.
Published: March 9, 2024
By Pat Kapowich
Question: We are in a tight squeeze! We are selling our current home and buying a new one...
By Pat Kapowich | Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Published: February 24, 2022
Question: My parents have passed. I moved into their old home. It is in a pricey Silicon...
Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times websites | Published: January 13, 2024
By Pat Kapowich
Question: As we prepare to sell the Bay Area home my parents lovingly built in 1963, I am...
Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Published: January 6, 2024
By Pat Kapowich
Question: We are first-time homebuyers riding high from finally closing on our place. But upon reviewing the seller’s...
Question: About your October 21, 2023, column titled “Parents step back on selling now in the Bay Area; is that a smart...
Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Published: December 9, 2023
By Pat Kapowich
When it comes to digital ‘experts,’ it’s fear versus facts
Q: We are first-time homebuyers. We live...
Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Published: December 2, 2023
By Pat Kapowich
Question: Regarding your November 25, 2023, column titled “This holiday advice is not the best recipe for...
Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Published: November 25, 2023
By Pat Kapowich
Question: We are conflicted. My wife and I want to buy a Bay Area home. When home loan interest rates drop, we will home shop. The loan officer...
Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Published: November 25, 2022
By Pat Kapowich
Question: We are conflicted. My wife and I want to buy a Bay Area home. When home loan interest rates drop, we will...
Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Published: November 11, 2022
By Pat Kapowich
Question: We just bought a Bay Area house. It sits on an oversized lot. Lush foliage fills the grounds. My father-in-law was not impressed. He...
By Pat Kapowich | Marketwise column for the Bay Area News Group and its flagships The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Published: October 21, 2022
Question: My parents planned to sell their Bay Area home. Their plans have changed. Their friends and neighbors told them to wait. Their seller’s...