Anne Fashauer Anderson Valley & Mendocino

When you decide to sell your property and engage a real estate agent to list it for you, you will be asked a series of questions about the property.  Some are fairly basic and apply to property with or without a home on it; some are more specific to residential properties, others for commercial properties and so on.  I thought a short ...

Recently I've had a few people ask my professional opinion on various aspects of real estate, some pertinent to a particular situation, some more general.  In at least two of those instances people suggested to me that they had thought of selling their home themselves, without the benefit of a Realtor(R).  Of course, I have a strong ...

Last week in my blog and newsletter I wrote about rural neighborliness.  I must have touched a nerve - I have received more feedback on that topic than on any of my previous posts/newsletters and all of it has been positive.  It feels really good to know that people are reading and thinking about these subjects.  My favorite ...

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The past few weeks have been busy!  I had several clients come into town to look at property and it looks like two of them have found the places they want to buy.  Have they made offers yet?  No.  And I think this is indicative of our current buyer's market.  The buyer's now know that the clock is on their side; ...

Some weeks I inwardly groan when I realize that it's time to write another blog post.  What am I going to write about this week?  Sometimes I get lucky and someone will ask me a question and that will spur an article.  Sometimes there's an event that is happening or has happened.  This week is another where I wasn't ...

[photo:listing:17085120] • 1,888 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bdrm single story - MLS® $350,000 Mendocino, Mendocino County  -  Comfortable home on easy to maintain 1/2 acre in Albion. Large rock-faced fireplace in the living room, updated kitchen, large family room and ...

As I write this the sun is out and most of the clouds seem to be dissipating and we are promised a beautiful weekend.  I certainly hope so; as much as we needed the rain, I'm really ready to feel some sunshine and warmer temperatures.  Not to mention how nice it would be to walk my dogs without having to put on rain gear and mud ...

What's in a word?  When it comes to real estate, some words that seem simple can actually be a little tricky.  Two to look at are bedroom and oceanfront.  Getting these right should be a key for a real estate agent - we want to be truthful in our advertising; we also do not want to deceive a buyer into thinking she is getting ...

I was asked recently if there was any further talk of extending the Federal tax credits to home buyers.  The previous tax credits were set to expire last November, 2009, but were extended until this past April 30, 2010; at that time a second credit, for current homeowners, was added.  It's now May 11 and those tax credits have ...