Real Estate For Sale In Saratoga

Real Estate Agent Commission

A big change was made to real estate sales in 2024. Now, a real estate agent has to get a written agreement with a potential buyer before they can tour a home with them. Much of the rationale for…

Can Protected Trees Be Removed

Cities enact their own tree protection ordinances, which are specific to that city. A long-time Palo Alto resident recently posted about his protected tree removal attempts to force his neighbor to…

Mortgage Deductions For New Home Buyers vs Prop 13 For Old Buyers

Proposition 13 in California is blamed by prospective home buyers as being one of the reasons buying a house is so expensive. “Long-time homeowners aren’t paying their fair share.” What we rarely see is that income tax deductions for mortgage interest favor new home...