Real Estate Question and Answer
Helping Seniors Plan Their Move
Helping Seniors Plan Their Move Dear Phyllis, My mother has begun to discuss selling her home and moving into a senior’s apartment complex. While I think this is a good idea, I believe it is too soon for her to give up her home. But...
Upsizing in today’s real estate market
Dear Phyllis, Now that the higher end of the real estate market has cooled, we think it's a great time to move to a larger home. We don’t want to sell our home and have to move to an apartment. How do we go about selling our ...
Home buyers left behind over the way offers are handled
Home buyers left behind Dear Phyllis, I have been looking for homes for over six months. I am feeling a bit panicked. A couple of weeks ago, I found a home online and contacted my real estate agent. We waited for the weekend open hous...
Competing with multiple offers
Dear Phyllis, We have looked at homes for a few months and made an offer. There are six offers on this home, and our Realtor® told us we have to increase our offered price. The seller's Realtor® also said he couldn't disclose how much ...
How to calculate capital gains on a primary residence
How to calculate capital gains on a primary residence Dear Phyllis, I look forward to your weekly column. My husband and I are thinking of selling our home and moving to Nevada. He has a civil service pension, and we could have a much...
Seniors, learn how to transfer your low property taxes when downsizing
This is outdated information from a previous real estate question and answer published in the Crescenta Valley Weekly Updated information on Proposition 19 Seniors, learn how to transfer your low property taxes when downsi...
What are the pros and cons of a long escrow?
What are the pros and cons of a long escrow? What are the pros and cons of a long escrow? Dear Phyllis, I read your real estate column and understand that many homes in Glendale are selling quickly. But I have a higher-valued home ...
How to create curb appeal on a budget
How to create curb appeal on a budget Dear Phyllis, My aunt passed away, and I am therefore the executor of her estate. I live in Northern California and don’t have time to do much to her La Canada home before it gets on t...
