Jonathan D. Bishop, Esq.
Phone: 925-482-0900

Bishop Law Group
A Professional Corporation

Condos/Townhouses

Pat Kapowich. Broker/Owner
Certified Residential Broker
ABR, CRS, GRI & SRES
Home Sales Expertise and Experience
(408) 245-7700

The Market

Bill Van Pelt, Lending Update
PACIFIC LYNX MORTGAGE CORPORATION
19200 Stevens Creek Boulevard Ste 220
Suite 220
Cupertino, CA 95014
Direct: 408 255-3600

The Properties

Elder Law Attorney Leslie Sugai, Probate Issue “Selling a Home in Trust”
Carney, Sugai & Sudweeks, LLP
750 University Avenue, Suite 140
Los Gatos CA 95032
408) 354-0200

HOA Specialist Jacquie Berry, HOA Update
Communty DataSource
HOA Document Reviews
331 Piercy Road
San Jose, CA 95138-1403
(408) 226-2437
(866) HOA-DOCS

The Transactions

Real Estate Attorney Jonathan Bishop, Top Transaction Issues, Bishop Law Group, 1966 Tice Valley Blvd., #160, Walnut Creek, CA, 94595-2633  (925) 482-0900

Mark Garrison, Avoiding Lawsuits ~ MG Constructors & Engineers, Inc.
(408) 842-5599 mgconstructors.net

Pat Kapowich is proud to be a member of the KLIV family as a local professional hosting “Kapowich on Real Estate,” Saturdays mornings 10:00AM to 11:00AM.

KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE is a leading real estate brokerage for Buyers and Sellers in Silicon Valley, providing an unparalleled level of research, communications and service. He has extensive experience in single-family and townhouse/condo buying and selling.

You can catch the show when it airs Saturdays mornings at 10:00AM on 1590 KLIV. If you miss it, you can listen to the podcast of the latest show by clicking here.

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Pat Kapowich. Broker/Owner
Certified Residential Broker
ABR, CRS, GRI & SRES
Home Sales Expertise and Experience
(408) 245-7700

70 West Hedding Street
East Wing
San Jose, CA 95110

(408) 299-5500

Q: We are purchasing a property in which all the inspections were completed and issued before we viewed the home.  We are now in escrow to purchase it.  Since we secured the property, our buyers’ agent has insisted that we also order our own inspections.  Why spend the extra money on inspections when the Seller just paid for them?

A: You are presupposing that one set of inspections is sufficient and that one inspector will have the same result as the next.  Not so.  The transaction with two sets of inspections/inspectors is a main ingredient to creating an ideal transaction. Your buyers’ agent is protecting your interests in and after escrow should you decide to complete the sale.  He or she wants you to be a client for life, not a litigant for years.

5-6-12

Do you have a question for the Market Wise column in the San Jose Mercury News? If so, please email your question to: SiliconValleyBroker@gmail.com

Pat Kapowich. Broker/Owner
Certified Residential Broker
ABR, CRS, GRI & SRES
Home Sales Expertise and Experience
(408) 245-7700

The Market

Bill Van Pelt, Lending Update
PACIFIC LYNX MORTGAGE CORPORATION
19200 Stevens Creek Boulevard Ste 220
Suite 220
Cupertino, CA 95014
Direct: 408 255-3600

The Properties

V. Scott Jensen, Garage Doors, Inc.

147 Martha Street San Jose CA 95112 (800) 223-9795 www.garagedoorsinc.com

Elder Law Attorney Leslie Sugai, Probate Issue “Aging in Place”
Carney, Sugai & Sudweeks, LLP
750 University Avenue, Suite 140
Los Gatos CA 95032
408) 354-0200

The Transactions

Real Estate Attorney Julia Wei

BrewerFirm.com

“Deposits, Contingencies & Common Mistakes”
2501 Park Blvd., 2nd Floor
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: 650-327-2900

Pat Kapowich is proud to be a member of the KLIV family as a local professional hosting “Kapowich on Real Estate,” Saturdays mornings 10:00AM to 11:00AM.

KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE is a leading real estate brokerage for Buyers and Sellers in Silicon Valley, providing an unparalleled level of research, communications and service. He has extensive experience in single-family and townhouse/condo buying and selling.

You can catch the show when it airs Saturdays mornings at 10:00AM on 1590 KLIV. If you miss it, you can listen to the podcast of the latest show by clicking here.

Click here to listen to the latest show

Click here for an archive of past shows

Pat Kapowich. Broker/Owner
Certified Residential Broker
ABR, CRS, GRI & SRES
Home Sales Expertise and Experience
(408) 245-7700

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

SAN MATEO COUNTY

ALAMEDA COUNTY

Q: I happened to still be at our home when a single Buyer came through our Open House.  Our Listing Agent, to his credit, offered her a property flier twice, which she refused, claiming, “I have all the details on the internet.”  I know from shopping for homes that there are often additional details on a Seller’s brochure at the property that are not on an Agent’s website.  Isn’t that usually the case? 

A:  Usually, depending upon the Listing Agent’s style of marketing material.  Additionally,  the contact information for the Listing Agent is often different on paper than it is digitally.  That is why if there is any interest in a property one should take the property brochure as well as the Listing Agent’s business card.  The key to real estate sales is communication.  The person with the best information can often unlock limited access to a Listing Agent while others are still waiting for a response to an office-assigned email address or voice mail. Perhaps, that prospective Buyer was not interested in your property and simply wanted to “go green.”  If she was interested, like many ill-informed buyers’ agents who count solely on digital information, she unknowingly weakened her negotiating position.

3-31-12

Do you have a question for the Market Wise column in the San Jose Mercury News? If so, please email your question to: SiliconValleyBroker@gmail.com

Pat Kapowich. Broker/Owner
Certified Residential Broker
ABR, CRS, GRI & SRES
Home Sales Expertise and Experience
(408) 245-7700