Wayne Chang Homes

12/17/2019

Many home buyers have the conundrum of needing to sell their current home in order to buy their next home. This is known as a "contingent sale/purchase" but sellers often don't want to accept a contingent offer since there's no guarantee your own home will sell and they don't want to take their home off market without a guarantee. There are two better options available: a seller leaseback and a short term rental. Both of these options make your offer on the next home a lot stronger. Watch my new video to find out more! Also, if you want me to cover any additional topics, just let me know and I'll be happy to shoot another one for you.

10/29/2019

If you want to sell your home, you’ll need to appeal to as many buyers as possible. And, unfortunately, certain home features make this hard to do. Even though different buyers will have different tastes, there are some things that none of them will want to see in your home. To help you avoid scaring off potential buyers, today we’ll share five such universal turn-offs. The first on our list is carpeted bathrooms. To learn more, watch this short video.

Learn more: https://blog.waynechanghomes.com/5-things-buyers-dont-want-to-see-in-your-home.html

10/17/2019

To get you into the Halloween spirit, I want to share three of the strangest stories I have about my experiences in real estate. One involves a house that’s not quite all there, another involves some sellers’ “tasteful art pieces,” and the last one is the story of a haunted house I tried to rent out. To see just what kinds of crazy things you can find in real estate, watch my latest video.

Learn more: https://blog.waynechanghomes.com/my-top-3-strangest-real-estate-experiences.html

10/03/2019

How are millennials impacting our market? If you’re a seller, there are a few home buying trends from this demographic that you need to be aware of. First of all, they tend to be independent when starting their home search. They prefer to look at and research homes online before contacting an agent or seeing them in person. This means your home’s listing profile needs to be on all the major real estate websites and you need to provide as much information about it as possible. To find out how else millennials are impacting our market, watch this short video.

Learn more: https://blog.waynechanghomes.com/millennial-home-buying-trends-sellers-should-be-aware-of.html

09/19/2019

Having home insurance is a critical part of homeownership because it protects us from losing our largest asset or suffering financial ruin. Even still, it’s very important to know when insurance should be used and when it shouldn’t be. One of my seller clients learned that the hard way recently when their buyer was denied home insurance on their property. Why? It turns out they had filed too many water damage claims on their home in a short amount of time. To learn more about the dangers of filing too many home insurance claims, watch this short video.

Learn more: https://blog.waynechanghomes.com/how-filing-home-insurance-claims-can-affect-your-sale.html

09/05/2019

What’s the difference between a short sale, foreclosure, and an auction? That’s the question I’ll answer in today’s video blog. To break it down, we’ll answer two important questions for each scenario: 1) Who owns the property? and 2) What is the purchase process? To find out the difference between these terms, watch this short video.

Learn more: https://blog.waynechanghomes.com/whats-the-difference-between-a-short-sale-foreclosure-and-an-auction.html

08/22/2019

Is the fall and winter season a prime time for selling your home? Some agents would have you believe that the answer is yes because inventory tends to dip during this time of year, and less inventory means less competition from other sellers. Therefore, you’ll likely sell for a higher price. However, this notion simply isn’t true. If you look at the year-over-year statistics, they indicate a different time of year that’s more advantageous for sellers. To find out more, watch this short video.

Learn more: https://blog.waynechanghomes.com/to-sell-or-not-to-sell-during-fall-and-winter.html

08/08/2019

Tenants and landlords: Be wary of rental scams. The unfortunate reality of our market is that it tends to attract a lot of scammers. Today I’d like to share a few crucial tips for spotting and avoiding rental scams. First, realize that deals that seem too good to be true probably are. To learn more, watch this short video.

Learn more: https://blog.waynechanghomes.com/tenants-and-landlords-beware-these-rental-scams.html

07/25/2019

Design trends change every year, and it’s no different in real estate. But which home designs are en vogue this year? Which ones aren’t? Today I’ll walk you through what’s currently hot in the market—and what’s not. Beginning with home designs that are outdated, popcorn ceilings and those sunken conversation rooms that were so popular in the 70s are no longer in fashion. Nowadays, people prefer large kitchen islands capable of seating many to be the focal point of their kitchen space. To see more of what’s hot and what’s not, watch my latest video.

Learn More: https://blog.waynechanghomes.com/which-home-designs-are-in-and-out-this-year.html

07/11/2019

Though there are many methods by which you can obtain your home’s market value, it’s important to recognize that most of them will fall short when it comes to accuracy. Zillow’s Zestimate feature, for example, has a 9% error rate, and that percentage has been found to be even higher in Southern California. We as real estate professionals instead employ the sales comparison approach to reach your home’s true value. How does this approach work? To find out, watch my latest video.

Learn more: https://blog.waynechanghomes.com/what-best-determines-your-homes-true-market-value.html

06/27/2019

A lot of people have been asking me about the real estate market lately so I wanted to bring you a quick update today. The latest numbers are in, and I compared them to last year’s to get a better sense of where we’re at and where we’re headed. Inventory is up by 26% from where it was at this time last year, but pending sales have remained flat. Homes aren’t selling as quickly as they have been in the past few years, but we’re definitely still in a seller’s market. To learn more about the current numbers and what they mean for you, watch this short video.

Learn more: https://blog.waynechanghomes.com/a-quick-update-on-the-laguna-niguel-real-estate-market.html

06/24/2019

Brand new listing in SJC! 5 bedrooms, 4,100 sq ft single family home in Ocean Pointe, SJC. This house is immaculate and turnkey. Check out our 3D virtual tour, it's like you're walking through the house in person. 33832 Montanas del Mar, SJC. Contact me for a private showing.

Zillow listing: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/33832-Montanas-Del-Mar-San-Juan-Capistrano-CA-92675/25588232_zpid/

3D virtual tour: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=rj9oSqMeaxP

33832 Montanas Del Mar , San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-5216 is a single-family home listed for-sale at $1,464,000. The 4,100 sq. ft. home is a 5 bed, 5.0 bath property. Find 34 photos of the 33832 Montanas Del Mar home on Zillow. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow...