Marketing your Home
As real estate agents, we need to be experts in marketing your home in order to sell your home. And The Cathy Brent Team KNOWS how to market your home to the RIGHT audience. What does marketing a home entail? An innovative advertising, marketing and...
Top 10 considerations when buying a house
1. Location There's a very good reason that the word “location” is repeated three times when given as a selection criteria. It's that important, not just to your enjoyment of the home but what it will mean when it comes time to sell it. The house may be ugly, the yard...
Danville Farmers’ Market
At your Danville Farmers’ Market, the produce is always fresh, always seasonal, and always provided by your local farmers and ranchers. The Danville Farmers’ Market is open Saturdays, year-round. It’s the best place to shop for seasonal fruits and veggies, as well as...
Osage Station Park
Osage Station Park is known for its beautiful, memorial rose garden and children's play area with train station. This 35-acre park features four tennis courts, four baseball diamonds, several soccer fields, plus a path around the park. The tennis courts and sports...
Danville Brewing Company
Located in historic downtown Danville, the Maita family established Danville's very own Brewery, 'DBC'! The Maita family has a history in the beer business, getting started shortly after prohibition and distributing and working with some of the biggest and best...
Conducting Real Estate Business during the COVID19 Pandemic
Conducting Real Estate Business during the COVID19 PandemicPeople ask me everyday: what is going to happen to the Real Estate market? How is this pandemic going to impact your business? Is our house going to be worth anything after all of this? Are you even...
Cafe 4 in Castro Valley
About Cafe 4 Come as you are to a safe and spacious setting where everyone from the community is welcome. We invite you to stay awhile; it will inspire creativity, whether it’s in your work, a hobby, or other interests, all the while offering you exceptional drink...
Lake Chabot in Castro Valley
Hiking, Riding, and Bicycle Trails Lake Chabot offers over 20 miles of hiking trails, which connect to the additional 70 miles of trails in adjoining Anthony Chabot Regional Park. The paved, 3.52-mile West Shore and East Shore trails provide access to the south and...
Luccas Italian Delicatessen in Castro Valley
Luccas is a favorite among Castro Valley locals. Located in downtown Castro Valley with their own parking lot, it's a great spot to pick up lunch or a family dinner on the way home. About Luccas Deli After World War II, in about 1948, Leo Giacomini, his cousin, Harold...
What is a Short Sale Anyway?
An increase in foreclosure rates will inevitably bring with it an increase in short sales. But what is a short sale? A short sale happens when you sell your house for less than your remaining mortgage balance, the proceeds of which go to the lender and in return the...
Setting the Price
The price is the first thing buyers notice about your property. If you set your price too high, then the chance of alienating buyers is higher. You want your house to be taken seriously, and the asking price reflects how serious you are about selling your home....
Plan of Action
Analyze why you are selling - If you understand your motives, you will be able to better negotiate and to get what it is that you want, whether it be a quick sale, high price, or somewhere in the middle. Prepare your home for the buyer - Maximize the strengths...
Making a Good First Impression
If you want buyers to be interested in your home, you need to show it in its best light. A good first impression can influence a buyer both emotionally and visually, thus prompting them to make an offer. In addition, what the buyer first sees is what they think of...
Know Why You Are Selling
If you know exactly why you are selling then it is easier for you to follow the right plan of action for getting what you want. If you are a seller who needs to close a sale as quickly as possible, then you should know that getting the highest price possible is not...
Insist on a Home Inspection
A professional home inspection protects both you and the buyer. It allows both you and the buyer the opportunity to learn about the property’s defects. A home inspection usually covers the following: Plumbing conditions - if there is leakage or clogging Roofing...
Getting the Highest Price in the Shortest Time
In order to get the highest price in the shortest time, you need to know how to market your home. The better you market your home, the more offers you will get. And the more offers you get, the more choices you have to get the price and terms you want. The most...
For Sale by Owner – a Good Idea?
FSBO (pronounced fizz-bo), or For Sale By Owner, is a way of selling your home without the use of a professional real estate agent or broker. The idea behind FSBO is that by selling your home yourself, you save the approximate 6% that would be the agents’ commission....
Finding the Right Agent
Not all agents work the same way. The most important attribute of an agent is that he/she is well connected to the real estate industry. He/she should know the market and provide information on past sales, current listings, his or her marketing plan, and at least 4...
Considering Offers
When reading an offer, keep in mind that you are out to get the best price AND the best terms for you. If you focus solely on the price, you may overlook terms that could be favorable to you as a buyer. Some terms that may work in your favor:...
Why You Should Not Make Any Major Credit Purchases
Don’t go on a spending spree using credit if you are thinking about buying a home, or in the process of buying a new home. Your mortgage pre-approval is subject to a final evaluation of your financial situation. Every $100 you pay per month on a credit payment could...