Raquel Nikravesh's Real Estate Blog

Whether you’re a first time buyer or an experienced investor, you’ll find useful information about how to choose the “right” property, making an offer, negotiating, financing, mortgage rates, moving, and everything involved in making an informed home buying decision in today’s market.

If you currently own property and are thinking about selling it, this site contains information about preparing your home for sale, selecting the right agent, pricing your home appropriately, marketing it effectively, going through the inspection process, and receiving a timely market evaluation.

Please use my website as a continued resource and if you need more information on anything, please feel free to call or email me. My contact information is listed on the About Me page.

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Days on the market (DOM) SHRINKS by 28%. The nationwide median time on market fell from99 days in January 2012 to 71 days in January 2013

Record low interest rates are making 15-year mortgages more attractive to today’s buyers. Kudos to our C.A.R. Research & Economics crew for putting together these charts to show the potential savings for homeowners from this growing trend. http://on.car.org/YxUbar

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) recently extended its temporary “anti-flipping” waiver to December 31, 2014 enabling investors to purchase and renovate foreclosed and abandoned homes and resell the rehabbed property within 90 days.

Don’t make the mistake of skipping a home inspection to save money. A professional home inspection can reveal big unseen problems.