Home Buyers Book
Steve Leung’s Silicon Valley Home Buyers Book is a guide that gives you in-depth background information on how to make good home buying decisions, from managing your emotions during the buying process to understanding the Silicon Valley real estate cycles.
Whether you’re worried about the technical aspects of buying a home or want a better understanding of how to prepare your finances, the Silicon Valley Home Buyers Book will give you insider information that will prepare you for what lies ahead.
Download the Silicon Valley Home Buyers Book (revised September 3, 2007; .pdf; ~1MB) or have a look at the buyers site map at the bottom of the page. You can also subscribe to our RSS feed or email updates to find out about the latest articles on this site.
1SiliconValley.com Site Map for Silicon Valley Buyers
Prologue
The Market in Silicon Valley
- Silicon Valley Housing Market Update – April 2007
- Silicon Valley School System Bang-for-the-Buck
- 4 Ways the Silicon Valley Real Estate Market Has Corrected
- Determining Your Must-Haves When Buying a Home
Before You Begin Your Home Search
- Empowering Yourself Through Your Credit Rating
- When Not to Buy a House
- How Much House Can You Afford?
- How Much Should You Allocate as a Down Payment?
- Mortgage Rates Are Low Without Exclamation Points
Finding the Perfect House at the Perfect Price
- Not Overpaying When Buying a Home
- How Identical Properties Are Apples and Oranges, or Just Apples
- The Price of the Home Across the Street and Its Long Shadow
- Why the Perfect House Wasn’t So Perfect
- How a Win-Win Saved My Client $25,000
Not All Agents Are the Same
- Why You Need Real Estate Agents and Why You Don’t Trust Them
- Is Your Real Estate Agent a Double Agent?
- Games Real Estate Agents Play With Home Buyers
Getting Approved for the Right Mortgage
- Your #1 Defense Against Getting Ripped-Off on a Mortgage
- The Three Traps of Exotic Mortgages
- What Are Interest Rates Going to Do?
- How Lenders Analyze Income
- Four Factors in a Lender’s Loan Decision
- Loan Rates Based on Mind-Boggling Number of Criteria
- Credit Surprises That Damage Mortgage Applications
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Feb.07.2007 [ Filed under: Silicon Valley News ] 5 Comments »
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Very nice work Steve. Very impressive and well executed.
Awesome. That makes life easy for readers. Great job.
Steve…great working with you. You are decisive, quick, efficient and very nice. I look forward to working with you on apartment & home rentals. Kathy
This is superb work – potential home buyers and those seeking real estate education should read it.
Good blogsite, good articles…needless to say. All are very helpful for new/old buyers alike.