Address: 63 Malaga Cove Plaza, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274, USA
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Kim Rhodes
Maureen provided expert guidance with the purchase of our new home in PVE! She is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. It is amazing how well she knows the area and is able to provide so much valuable advice. Completing a sale from the east coast was challenging, but she was right there to guide us every step of the way. Anyone buying or selling a home in Palos Verdes would be very lucky to work with Maureen. I know we feel fortunate to have had her there to navigate the home buying process with us and going forward we are truly fortunate to have she and Bruce as friends and neighbors. Thank you Maureen!
justin tierney
Maureen Megowan was a very helpful and knowledgeable realtor. This was my first time buying a home and needed a lot of help understanding the process. Maureen was right there by my side to help me with all my question and to walk me though the entire process. Maureen was always on top of everything that needed to be completed quickly. I would recommend Maureen to any one that is looking to buy or sell a property.
Laurie Wixted
When she says take a seat, she means it! Above and beyond the call of duty, Maureen will be there for every inspection, walk through and detail, no matter how small. Whatever is needed, even providing artwork or accent pieces from her own collection, she will go the extra mile to make your home look its best and get it sold. Pricing the property at the highest realistically potential price proved optimal getting it sold quickly.
Vivian Price
I was very fortunate to work with Maureen Megowan to purchase a home. She is extremely knowledgeable and easy to work with, and committed to excellent service. She was always available by text, phone, and email, and responded to my interest in open houses on short notice. She also kept me updated on houses of potential interest and accompanied me to these as well as the open houses. Maureen was untiring in her zeal to find me a home! She also connected me with helpful and honest people to help with a refinance and insurance, and now that I purchased a home, she has terrific reliable folks to help with all matter of repairs---while encouraging me to get our own bids with others. When I found my dream house, it turned out to be a bidding war, and the advice Maureen gave me allowed me to consider all options--but be ready to pull out all the stops. She also took time to work with me to write an excellent letter that distinguished me from the other potential buyers. Despite the bidding war that ensued, I was selected while offering less than the highest bidder. During escrow, I had many questions, and she was unrelenting in posing each concern to the seller's agent to make sure I was entirely satisfied. Maureen's relationships with other realtors and brokers, her persistence, her savvy understanding of the market and personalities gave me the edge I needed. She is extremely practical and gave me advice on so many details that saved me a lot of worry--like making sure that insurance was included in the escrow instructions. Maureen has a great sense of humor and is pleasant to work with while being a tough negotiator. And now she is a good friend. I recommend her services in any transaction that you are considering, be it purchase, sale, rent or lease.
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Under the terms of the California Residential Purchase Agreement ("RPA"), the buyer can terminate the agreement anytime before they have removed the various buyer contingencies in the contract, such as inspection contingencies and financing contingences. Once all contingencies are removed if the buyer terminates the sale their deposit may be at risk of forfeiture .
That depends on a lot of factors such as its location, design and floorplan, condition. curb appeal, view, number of bedrooms and baths, and square footage. The most common way of determining a property's value is by doing a comparative market analysis ("CMA") that analyzes these factors against the sales price of comparable homes.
Generally, the Seller of a home in California has a fiduciary duty to disclose to the buyer all material information about the property including facts about the home and its condition. This is accomplished through the seller completing the California Board of Realtors forms including the Transfer Disclosure Statement ("TDS") and the Seller Property Questionnaire ("SPQ").
The Real Estate Market in the South Bay of Los Angeles and the Palos Verdes Peninsula is doing quite well at this time. Sales are up significantly and inventory is very low with prices going up moderately . For my latest market report, go to https://maureenmegowan.com/market-reports/
The traditional busiest time of the year to sell a home is the spring sales season when families often look to relocate during the summer before a new school year begins. This is the time when a home for sale will see more potential buyers. Sales activity generally slows during the winter holiday season, however one advantage to selling a home during this period is fewer "Looky-loo"s" and the buyers are usually more serious and need to move quickly.
A home inspection, conducted by a professional home inspection company, is a necessity. This inspection provides comfort to the buyer that the home is in generally good condition, and that the home’s main systems are in good operational order, or will disclose to the buyer what repairs may be needed.
Seller concessions are inducements made by the seller to the buyer other than price changes. These can typically include non-recurring closing costs such as title costs, escrow fees, appraisal , notary fees, etc.
It is best to respond to all offers, even very low ones. The buyer may just be testing the waters, and are trying to lower the seller's expectations. Simply respond with a reasonable counter offer
I will use a combination of marketing tools including: Print advertising, social media, unique internet web site, on-line virtual tour, aerial drone video, brochure, email blasts to real estate agents, and posting of the listing on multiple internet platforms.
Yes, you should have a copy of permits for all additions and improvements made to the home
It depends, Generally, you should list your home equal to the estimated market value derived from doing a comparative market analysis comparing the features of your home to other recent sales of other comparable properties. This should be done in consultation with your real estate agent. The biggest mistake homeowners make is over pricing their home in hope of getting lucky with a buyer willing to over pay for the house. If the home is not listed at a realistic price, buyers and their agents will not bother to look at the home, and the listing will sit will no activity requiring you to lower the price while losing momentum in the market. In a strong sellers market, one strategy may be to under price the home in an attempt to obtain strong buyer interest to try and lead to a bidding war. Competition between multiple buyers may achieve a higher prices but is a risky strategy.
1) Correct any items that need repair that would be significant enough to be called out in an inspection report 2) Improve the curb appeal with new landscaping 3) Staging your home means presenting your home to potential buyers in the best possible light in order to make a lasting impression with them. It is all about creating a first impression of the home that will lead to a quick sale. Buyers tend to develop their opinion of a home immediately upon driving up to it and develop a lasting impression of a home within the first five seconds that they enter the house. Staging is meant to broaden the appeal of your home to the greatest number of potential buyers. 4)Some properties could also benefit by a renovation or updating of the physical finishes of the property such as new paint and carpet,
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