Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Should I sell now or wait for prices to increase? Dear Phyllis, We have been waiting for several years to sell our home. We want to retire and move out of state to be nearer our grandchildren. My question is do you think now is a good time […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Coordinating your next move Dear Phyllis, After reading your column, for years, I have my own real estate dilemma for you. Ten years ago I bought a small (800 sq. ft.) home. I was single and just happy to own a place of my own. Not too long […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Being an uninvolved seller Dear Phyllis, I am in the midst of trying to get my dad’s home on the market to sell. Last year we placed him in assisted living and it’s apparent that he won’t be moving back to his home. Between working full […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! What happens when a cash buyer can’t pay cash? Dear Phyllis, We put our home on the market and received more than a dozen offers. We decided to go with a cash offer because it seemed so solid. Closing was to occur in three weeks. Because there was […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Helping Seniors Plan their Move Dear Phyllis, My mother has begun to discuss selling her home and moving into a seniors apartment complex. While I think this is a good idea, I think it is too soon for her to give up her home. But I do concur […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Home buyers left in the lurch over the way offers are handled Dear Phyllis, I have been looking at homes for over six months. Now that it appears that prices are increasing, I am feeling a bit panicked. A couple of weeks ago, I found a home online […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! The move up buyer Dear Phyllis, My wife and I have been waiting for prices to bounce back so that we could 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 […]
Ask Phyllis! Loan approval difficulties Dear Phyllis, I had been in escrow on a short sale for six months. My agent suggested that I apply for my loan but wait to order the inspector and the appraiser until after the bank approved the sale. We completed the loan paperwork and after five months the bank […]
Ask Phyllis! Dear Phyllis, We have been looking 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® said he can’t disclose how much higher we need to go. I don’t want to […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Timing your home sale Dear Phyllis, I want to sell my house and move out of state. I live in La Crescenta in a very nice area. I need to stay living in my house until the end of June or the first week in July. When […]