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Which Pre-Sale Improvements Actually Pay in the East Bay

Which Pre-Sale Improvements Actually Pay in the East Bay

  • Mark Lederer
  • 09/29/26

What the cost-vs-value data says, what it does not say, and why scope beats room choice.

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Buyer Representation Agreements in California: What to Read Before You Sign

Buyer Representation Agreements in California: What to Read Before You Sign

  • Mark Lederer
  • 09/25/26

Civil Code section 1670.50, the four required terms, and the 90-day cap explained.

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How to Choose a Listing Agent in the East Bay: 7 Questions That Matter

How to Choose a Listing Agent in the East Bay: 7 Questions That Matter

  • Mark Lederer
  • 09/23/26

Seven questions worth asking, with the reasoning behind each. Useful even if you hire someone else.

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What a Wraparound Advisory Team Actually Does When You Sell

What a Wraparound Advisory Team Actually Does When You Sell

  • Mark Lederer
  • 09/20/26

Six categories of licensed specialist, coordinated at set points, and no referral fees.

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Capital Gains on a Bay Area Home Sale: Why $500,000 Doesn't Go Far

Capital Gains on a Bay Area Home Sale: Why $500,000 Doesn't Go Far

  • Mark Lederer
  • 09/18/26

The federal exclusion is $250,000 single and $500,000 married. Against this median, that is thin.

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The Highest Offer Isn't Always the Best One. Here's How We Compare Them.

The Highest Offer Isn't Always the Best One. Here's How We Compare Them.

  • Mark Lederer
  • 09/13/26

Price is one term of several. These are the others, and why the highest number often loses.

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Why We Don't Accept Referral Fees — and What That Saves You

Why We Don't Accept Referral Fees — and What That Saves You

  • Mark Lederer
  • 09/6/26

Most of the professionals an agent introduces you to pay to be introduced. We take none of it.

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What a 2.5% Listing Commission Actually Buys in the East Bay

What a 2.5% Listing Commission Actually Buys in the East Bay

  • Mark Lederer
  • 09/4/26

Commissions are not set by law. Here is what the listing side produces, and what it costs.

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