Selling With an Expert

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ZipRealty provides home sellers with Listing Professionals that use their local knowledge and the power of the Internet to get your home sold.

ZipTV -- Distressed Properties: Short Sales and Foreclosures

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ZipTV explores purchasing a distressed property. Distressed properties include short sales and foreclosures and the process of buying one of these types of properties can be very confusing. The video will give you some insights before you purchase a distressed property.

ZipTV -- Home Staging

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Zip TV whats new in real estate, right now In todays market, many homes are taking a longer time to sell than they probably would have a few years ago, or they arent selling at all. ZipTV has the scoop: we tell you the top two ways you can turn your home into a successful home sale. Home sellers can get real advantage by staging the home.

Read the latest home reviews on for-sale homes

If you're curious to see what other people have said about current homes for sale, check out our recently reviewed homes page. This page lists the most recently reviewed homes in each of our metro areas - reviews that can vary widely depending on the house.

 

Webware 100 Winner!

We did it! Thanks to all who voted for ZipRealty in the CNET Webware 100 awards – ZipRealty is a winner! We’ve received the 2009 award in the “Commerce” category.

The 2009 Webware 100 Awards recognize the best Web 2.0 sites, services and applications on the Web today. More than 6,000 nominations were made, narrowed down to 300 finalists. Then, more than 600,000 votes were cast by the Web 2.0 community and we’re thrilled to have made the cut!

We are also proud to be the only full-service online real estate brokerage on the short list. Congratulations to all the winners, and read more about this year’s awards here.

Is the recession over?

Come watch CEO Pat Lashinsky talk about the housing market on Good Morning America.

10 Homes under $100K in the SF Bay Area

As of today, there are 57 homes in Antioch, Bay Point and Pittsburg that are under $100,000. I've randomly highlighted 10 of these homes here:

1) $74,500, 3/1 SFR in Bay Point, CA: last sold for $331K in 2007.

2) $79,900, 4/2 SFR in Antioch, CA: last sold for $128K in 2008

3) $89,900, 3/1 SFR in Pittsburg, CA: CyberHomes says it's worth $129K

4) $82,000, 3/2 SFR in Pittsburg, CA: last sold for $261K in 2008

5) $99,000, 2/1 SFR in Bay Point, CA: last sold for $180K in 2006

6) $69,900, 3/1 SFR in Bay Point, CA: last sold for $127K in 2006

7) $99,900, 3/2 Townhouse in Bay Point, CA: last sold for $368K in 2008

8) $84,900, 3/2 SFR in Antioch, CA: last sold for $123K in 2009

9) $64,000, 2/1 SFR in Pittsburg, CA: last sold for $89K in 1996

10) $54,900, 2/1 SFR in Pittsburg, CA: last sold for $67K in 2008

Mortgage Rates - Historical Rates since 1971

Today's 30 year fixed rate mortgage rates stand at 4.98%, according to Bankrate.

Out of curiosity, I decided to take a look at the historical 30 year rates for as long back as possible. Here's an interesting chart from Mortgage-X.com that has a graphical depiction of interest rates since 1971.

 

Vote for ZipRealty.com - A Webware 100 Finalist!

We need your help! We are a finalist for CNET's Webware 100 awards. The Webware 100 Awards honor the people's choice in Web apps--the best sites and services chosen by you. The winners are chosen by public voting. Please vote for ZipRealty here! You can vote as many times as you'd like until voting closes on April 30, so vote now and vote often! 

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Consumer Mood Index: Highest since September - Gallup

Gallup's Consumer Mood Index reached its highest point since September of 2008. Read more about the Consumer Mood Index.