Sacramento Real Estate Blog

Rental application with renters insurance — What is landlord insurance? Insurance is a must have for any landlord. It moves risk from the landlord, to the insurance company. Insurance doesn’t completely remove risk. However, it does act as a buffer to protect the landlord from unnecessary […]

Landlord insurance – Why your homeowners policy isn’t enough

by Robert Taylor (updated on September 20, 2022)

Home Inspection — Home inspections, seller’s hate them. But most buyer’s shouldn’t buy a home without getting a home inspection. We look at what a home inspection is. How much they cost? And who pays for the repairs of things found in the […]

Home inspections, what are they? What every buyer and ...

by Robert Taylor (updated on November 18, 2020)

st joseph statue — Are you burying a St Joseph statue to help sell your house? Sounds crazy but some people are convinced that offering a prayer to St Joseph will help them sell their house faster. Joseph, who was the earthly father of […]

Can St Joseph Statue Help Sell House? Some Realtors ...

by Robert Taylor (updated on December 12, 2022)

Stressed because buyer cant get a mortgage — Selling a house can be pretty nerve racking. There are the open houses, the home inspections, the back and forth negotiations over repairs, etc. The list goes on. What most sellers don’t worry about is if their buyer will actually […]

Buyer Can’t Get a Mortgage, but I Need to Sell ...

by Robert Taylor (updated on October 11, 2021)

How will virus impact real estate? — There’s a lot panic surrounding the Coronavirus. One common concern is, “What will the impact of Coronavirus be on residential real estate?”. While the COVID-19 virus will certainly have an impact, it may not have the drastic impact that our […]

How Will COVID-19 Impact the Housing Market? Lessons from the ...

by Robert Taylor (updated on April 5, 2020)

Ban on evictions — Previously, we wrote about Sacramento’s ban on evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, March 27 President Trump signed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” .or “CARES” Act, which also includes a ban on evictions. The bill […]

Congress Temporarily Ban Evictions for Federally Backed Loans

by Robert Taylor (updated on April 10, 2020)

Sacramento bans evictions due to coronavirus — Update: U.S. Senate “CARES” Act passes Senate. The CARES Act includes eviction ban for all properties with federally backed mortgages. Both the City of Sacramento and the County of Sacramento have enacted temporary bans on evictions that are the result […]

Sacramento Bans Tenant Evictions Due to COVID-19

by Robert Taylor (updated on September 20, 2022)

COVID-19 Safe Zone — One of the areas hit the hardest by the Coronavirus outbreak has been the travel and hospitality industry. Whether it has been the closing of restaurants, or cancellation of travel plans, the COVID-19 virus has impacted businesses large and small. […]

Vacation Rentals Rebrand Themselves as COVID-19 Safe Houses

by Robert Taylor (updated on April 15, 2020)

With the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) lowering interest rates, there’s a lot of conversation about refinancing home mortgages. When consumers hear that the Fed lowered interest rate to near zero, they think that they can get a zero interest home […]

Will the Lower Fed Interest Rate Lower Home Mortgage Rates?

by Robert Taylor (updated on March 19, 2020)