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24 Aug 2020

What to do if the county records are wrong about your house

posted in: Renovating, Selling Your Home | 0

While many people are at home during this shelter in place order, I wanted to share an idea that you might find helpful if you have some extra time. It’s something that you can do remotely that might be of … Read More

10 Aug 2020

What is an earthquake gas shutoff valve?

posted in: Selling Your Home, Uncategorized | 0

Earthquake shut-off valves (sometimes called seismic valves) regulate the flow of gas in the event of an earthquake. They are installed directly to your meter, and they work by using motion-sensor technology to detect seismic activity and in turn automatically … Read More

Home Inspection
9 Jul 2020

Santa Clara and San Mateo County R.E. Markets Rebound from COVID-19 Plunge

posted in: Real Estate market changes, Selling Your Home | 0

Despite the ongoing health and economic crisis precipitated by COVID-19, the real estate market made a dramatic recovery from the steep declines in March and April. The median house sales price in Q2 was only a tad below its 2018 … Read More

4 Mar 2020

Are iBuyers coming to Silicon Valley?

posted in: Home Buying Tips, Selling Your Home | 0

Here in Silicon Valley we like to be at the sharp end of the innovation curve. One of the new entrants into the real estate marketplace is the automated iBuyer corporation. These are companies like OpenDoor and in some areas … Read More

silicon valley real estate selling tips
1031 exchanges
22 Sep 2018

What You Need To Know About 1031 Exchanges

posted in: 1031 Exchange, Home Buying Tips, Selling Your Home | 0

In this two-part series, I’ll cover the common scenarios of 1031 Exchanges. Simply put, a 1031 tax exchange is a way to sell a property, reinvest the proceeds and defer the capital gains taxes down the road. But of course, there … Read More

Taxes
1031 exchange primary residence
22 Aug 2018

1031 Exchanges: Applying a 1031 Exchange to a primary residence

posted in: 1031 Exchange, Home Buying Tips, Selling Your Home | 0

In the first post about 1031 Exchanges and rental properties, we discussed the secondary residence. But what about savings on capital gains on your primary residence? This post talks about combining the 1031 Exchange with an IRS section 121 primary … Read More

Taxes
home inspection mistakes
22 Jul 2018

Six Easily Avoidable Home Inspection Mistakes

posted in: Selling Your Home | 0

Six things you need to know before you call for that home inspection. ​I see it all the time: Inspection reports citing issues that need to be “repaired”, often providing a negative first impression of a property that can lower … Read More

Home Inspection
25 Apr 2018

How to calculate square footage of a home

posted in: Home Buying Tips, Selling Your Home | 0

When calculating the square footage of a home, what is and isn’t included? Whether you’re looking to buy or sell a home or to better understand what yours is worth, knowing the square footage and how it’s calculated is an … Read More

Square footage
bay area tax changes
3 Jan 2018

How 2018 Tax Changes Affect Bay Area Real Estate

posted in: Home Buying Tips, Real Estate market changes, Selling Your Home | 0

Making Sense of the 2018 tax changes Every new year brings changes to the tax laws. Here’s a quick recap of some of the new laws as per the National Association of Realtors and how I see them affecting current … Read More

Staying local, Taxes

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    Cynthia Lunk is a real estate salesperson licensed by the state of California affiliated with Compass. Compass is a real estate broker licensed by the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. License Number 01991628, 01527235, 01527365, 02037820. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only and is compiled from sources deemed reliable but has not been verified. Changes in price, condition, sale or withdrawal may be made without notice. No statement is made as to the accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footage are approximate. If your property is currently listed for sale this is not a solicitation.

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