Bidding Wars have gotten so competitive – do I need to include an escalation clause in my offer to get accepted?
An escalation clause is a written stipulation stating that a buyer is willing to pay a certain amount above the highest verifiable comp...
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What is a COP?
With the market in our area continuing to perform well and prices starting to rise above the pre-recession peak, many home owners are b...
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How Aggressive Should your Offer Be?
Every time I sit down with buyers to write an offer to purchase a home, the first question I am asked is “What price should we offer?...
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What to Expect in a Counter Offer
Let’s face it – HGTV makes buying a house look really easy. We’ve all seen those shows where the buyers have a little chat wi...
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Extreme Bidding Wars
Most buyers entering the Los Angeles real estate market understand that we are experiencing a seller’s market right now – there are...
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How to Win a Bidding War
On June 10th, the LA Times ran a story on the front page of paper that detailed the fierce competition that buyers are experiencing dur...
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