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Straight answers and local guidance from Christine Almarines, REALTOR®, in plain English.
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The close of escrow date isn’t fixed – it’s negotiated. What buyers need to confirm with their lender, what sellers need to confirm about their next move, and why mismatched expectations surface late.
Escrow is the neutral third party that holds the money and the paperwork until every condition in the contract is met. What it does, what it means for each side, and what to expect from opening to closing.
The acceptance date starts the clock on nearly every deadline in a real estate contract – earnest money, contingencies, disclosures, close of escrow. Here’s what it means and why day zero has to be documented clearly.
“It comes down to price and terms” gets said in every negotiation. Here’s what each half actually covers, which terms matter most, and why a counteroffer is rarely just one number moving.
Quick answer: Yes, fall can still be a good time to sell in Orange County and Los Angeles County—but sellers need to pay particularly close
Most buyers start by scrolling listings, which is backwards. Choose your agent, choose a lender, get fully pre-approved, and build your budget backwards from the payment you’re actually comfortable with.
The highest offer doesn’t always win. How to read the seller’s pricing strategy from the comps, confirm it with the listing agent, and package price and terms around what the seller actually needs.
There are only three ways to price a home, and Cerritos buyers are unusually well-researched. Here is what each strategy does, and why just below market value tends to win in this city.
There are only three ways to price a home: below market, at market, or above it. Here is what each one actually does, and why pricing below market value tends to put the most money and the most options in a seller’s hands.
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