Buying & Selling
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Insights & Market Updates
Practical guidance on buying, selling, escrow, and probate & trust sales — written by Team Plunkett for South Bay homeowners and families.
Market
Real Estate is LOCAL
Escrow
Part 5 of 5: What to Expect After Opening Escrow As a Seller
Escrow
Part 5 of 5: What to Expect After Opening Escrow As a Buyer
Escrow
Part 4 of 5: What to Expect After Opening Escrow As a Buyer
Escrow
Part 4 of 5: What to Expect After Opening Escrow As a Seller
Escrow
Part 3 of 5: What to Expect After Opening Escrow As a Buyer
Escrow
Part 3 of 5: What to Expect After Opening Escrow As a Seller
Escrow
Part 2 of 5: What to Expect After Opening Escrow As a Buyer
Escrow
Part 2 of 5: What to Expect After Opening Escrow As a Seller
Escrow
Congratulations—You’re in Escrow! Here’s What Comes Next
Buying
Are You Paralyzed by the Uncertainty in the World Economy?
Selling
Spring Cleaning for Sellers: How to Prep Your Home for a Successful Sale
Market
Market Uncertainty? Here’s Why Your Personal Timing Matters More
Selling
The Hows and Whys of Staging Your Home Before Sale
Market
A New Year / A New Outlook; Opportunities for 2025 Real Estate
Selling
Should I pay the Buyer Agent commissions on behalf of the buyer when I sell my home?
Buying
Know the Value of Your Buyer Agent in Today’s New Real Estate Reality
Selling
Why Knowing Your Buyer Profile is Important When Selling Your Home
Financing
High Rates Bringing You Down? Let’s Explore Some Creative Home Financing Options
Market
Home Insurance Crisis in California
Market
How Will the New Class Action Settlement With NAR Impact Me?
Probate & Trusts
Skip the Hassle, Choose Control: Why Trusts Offer a Superior Estate Plan
Probate & Trusts
6 Meaningful Differences Between Selling Real Estate for Yourself versus Real Estate as an Administrator of an Estate
Market
Let the Sun Shine In: 2024 Real Estate Market Outlook in the US and South Bay
Buying
Have You Lost Your Real Estate Market Mojo?
Probate & Trusts
What is Probate and How Does it Play into the Real Estate Market?
Selling
12 Steps of Home Selling Prep Guide
Market
2023 Expectations – A Trade-Off for Buyers With Preserved Seller Strength
Buying
Buyers – it’s a new year!
Market
Dads, Grads, and Pads
Buying
Due Diligence
Market
Embracing Views Amidst Landslide Risks and Insurance Realities
Selling
Home Staging: Adding Value and Shortening Your Time on the Market When You Sell Your Home
Buying
Love and Real Estate
Buying
Luck vs. Preparedness?
Market
MARKET UPDATE: Year-to-Date November 30, 2021
Financing
Marry Your Home But Date Your Rate!
Community
Neighborhood Spotlight: Hermosa Beach
Financing
NEW & IMPROVED VA HOME LOAN PROGRAM (Part 1, Four Benefits)
Financing
NEW & IMPROVED VA HOME LOAN PROGRAM (Part 2, Four Misconceptions)
Probate & Trusts
Review of Proposition 19 – The Cost of Expanded Benefits is Reduced Benefits (to Others)
Buying
Romancing the Home
Selling
Seller Disclosures – Trick or Treat?
Buying
Spooky Times for Buyers?
Market
The Real Estate Market is Changing – What Does That Mean?
Market
The Summer Breeze Brings Change
Buying
There is a Cost When You Delay Your Home Purchase
Financing