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08/17/2023

What out-of-State Buyers Should Know About California’s Transfer Taxes

Raymond Sonoda is a real estate agent with Ray Sonoda Realtor. Check out Raymond Sonoda's listings or office listings.

08/14/2023

7 Upgrades That Add Instant Value to Your Home
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Renovating a home can be expensive and time-consuming, but focusing on lighter-lift upgrades such as improving the lighting, refinishing hardwood floors, replacing tile or laminate counters with granite or quartz, installing a kitchen island, resurfacing cabinets, replacing old lighting fixtures, ad...

08/05/2023

In CRE Outlook, Office Sees a Longer Recovery, Multifamily in High Demand, Retail Rebounds
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The Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey shows a mixed outlook for the commercial real estate industry in California. Office development is expected to slow due to high interest rates, while the multifamily sector remains strong. The survey advises clients to...

07/19/2023

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07/10/2023

Cost of Living in California

Raymond Sonoda is a real estate agent with Ray Sonoda Realtor. Check out Raymond Sonoda's listings or office listings.

06/21/2023

Housing market predictions for summer 2023
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The summer real estate market of 2023 is an uncertain one, with stubborn inflation, volatile mortgage rates, high home prices, and an impending recession. Dave Meyer, host of the BiggerPockets "On the Market" podcast and author of "Real Estate by the Numbers" shared his predictions for mortgage rate...

06/13/2023

Mortgage forbearance: What is it and how does it work?
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Mortgage forbearance is a temporary relief option for homeowners facing financial hardship due to job loss, illness, or other issues. It allows borrowers to pause or lower their mortgage payments, and can help protect struggling borrowers from becoming delinquent on payments or facing foreclosure. E...

06/05/2023

Supply Still Low in California Despite Construction Reaching 15-Year High

Raymond Sonoda is a real estate agent with Ray Sonoda Realtor. Check out Raymond Sonoda's listings or office listings.

06/03/2023

California's 'Dream for All' home loan program drained its $300M budget in just 11 days — 3 ways to gain exposure to West Coast real estate
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05/27/2023

How union rule crimps California housing development
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Quito Village in Saratoga, California is a unique housing development, as it is the only known project in the state that was able to break ground under a 2017 state law which had a strict labor standard favoring union workers. This law was meant to speed up the construction of dense housing. Atlanta...