Real Estate Question and Answer
Customary Earnest Money Deposit
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here Dear Phyllis, My daughter and her husband have been looking at La Crescenta homes on and off for about six months. They are now serious buyers. They are w...
Listing Photos An Invasion of Privacy?
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here Dear Phyllis, After searching for a home for almost a year, we finally got one! The loan approval process stressed us out. It seemed each day ou...
Zillow and their Zestimate
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here Dear Phyllis, I am a long-time reader of your real estate column and don’t believe you have discussed Zillow and their “zestimates”. I oft...
Planning on a Spring Home Sale
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Please email us here. Dear Phyllis, I have been enjoying your real estate Q + A for years. And I have a question: We will be selling our home in the spring. W...
Contingency removal
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here Dear Phyllis, My fiancée and I recently closed on our first home. Our Realtor instructed us that it is customary to make a deposit for escrow t...
How to Win the bidding war
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here Dear Phyllis, Last year, we made offers on three homes, getting outbid on each one. We would like to try again. What advice can you offer on how...
A Buyer Brokerage Agreement
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here Dear Phyllis, I contacted a well-known La Crescenta Realtor last week to see a home that has been on the market for almost a month. This Realto...
Deciphering real estate commissions
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Please email us here Dear Phyllis, We are going to sell our home in the fall. While this may not be ideal timing, this is what works best for us. We have talk...
