IRA Serkes is a local Realtor with RE/MAX Real Estate (www.berkeleyhomes.com) and a Certified Residential Specialist. He and his wife, Carol, specialize in helping home buyers and sellers throughout the East Bay. He is a founding member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing and author of Nolo's How to Buy a House in California and Get the Best Deal When Selling Your Home -- San Francisco Bay Area Edition from Gabriel Publications. Serkes is also a graduate of Realtors Institute (GRI), a Certified Internet Real Estate Professional (e-Pro), a Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) and one of only 4,000 U.S.Accredited Buyer Representatives (ABR). Ilona Bray is an author and legal editor at Nolo, specializing in real estate, immigration law, and nonprofit fundraising. She is coauthor of Becoming a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Immigration Made Easy, Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home and numerous other top selling books. Bray's working background includes solo practice, nonprofit, and corporate stints, as well as long periods of volunteering, including an internship at Amnesty International's main legal office in London. She received her law degree and a Masters degree in East Asian (Chinese) Studies from the University of Washington. Bray also blogs on Nolo's Immigration Law Blog.
"A valuable resource for California homebuyers and real estate
professionals." San Francisco Chronicle "The most complete book for
California homebuyers." Los Angeles Times
"Brimming with information on buying a house in California."
Oakland Tribune "This guide for general readers explains how houses
are negotiated, financed, inspected, and purchased in California,
with special emphasis on how California law differs from others
states, and how laws and markets differ even within California.
Coverage encompasses the purchase process, finding an agent and
lender, choosing a mortgage, making a down payment, and arranging
for inspection. The book offers guidance on financing, working with
real estate professionals, types of houses and residences, and
types of mortgages and loans. It contains many checklists,
realistic vignettes, examples, and agency and web site resources. A
companion web site offers forms, worksheets, videos, podcasts,
blogs, and legal updates. About 40 pages of appendices offer facts
on California and a list of related web sites keyed to each
chapter, plus checklists and a list of forms." Eithne O'Leyne,
Editor Ringgold, Inc. ProtoView
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