拥有房产的税务利好

早在大多数国家的收入还依靠于进口征税之时，美国政府就已经开始用税制来影响人们的经济行为了。当国家经济疲软时，税制和货币政策被用来刺激经济复苏。但是，当下的硅谷房主们很幸运，在受益于当地繁荣的经济及房产市场的同时，他们仍可享受到优惠的税务和货币政策。 尽管专门涉及投资性房产的税务优惠条款有很多，本文将只关注税法中那些与个人自用房产所有权相关的条款。具体而言，本文将探讨以下两点： 1.…

中国房产新政可能进一步刺激硅谷的投资

July 7, 2014 作者：衡可敏   资本收益税简述   中国人在过去10多年中增加了在美国的投资，这一现象的产生有很多原因—多样化投资、安全性、可预计性以及可预见的增值都是…

A Bright Idea in the Sky

Lighting in a house is important when buying a home. In the current competitive seller’s market, buyers can’t always find the ideal home with the lighting they dream of. Luckily, with today’s technology, homeowners are able to bring in more light…

All is Fair in Love and Community Property

Marriage and love generally form a simple equation – two people meet, they fall in love, and then they wed. However, for married couples residing in California, before reaching “happily ever after,” each spouse should consider California’s law…

The Push and Pull of Pricing

While a rising tide raises all boats, the wave of appreciation that is hitting Silicon Valley housing is uneven and has ebbs and flows based on consistent trends in the marketplace. Overall, most prime cities in Silicon Valley have seen double digit growth…

Pick Your Pipe for Plumbing

Before owners put the wrench to a leaking pipe or decide to replace portions of a pipe itself - STOP! Was the house built before or in the 1960’s? Are there galvanized steel pipes, copper pipes, clay pipes, or cast-iron pipes? Before they decide to…

中国买家钟情硅谷

即使再漫不经心的观察家也会意识到：硅谷房产买方中的很大比例都是中国买家。虽然不论是硅谷房产经纪协会还是加州房产经纪协会都没有官方的数据，据 当地知名的房产经纪人估算，在Palo…

Tree Restrictions Differ Among Peninsula Cities

  Many buyers have now purchased their new homes in the prime spring buying season. Some have bought outdated homes or tear-downs and are ready to get started with construction plans. Others have bought homes that are move-in ready but want to…

电视采访 – 亚太行销总监Kim谈对硅谷房市影响大的重要因素。

March 28, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqGpUoD4pkc

Best Paint Colors to Use When Selling Your Home

Some colors will help you, others will hurt. Be sure to choose the right ones for your home First impression is everything when selling a home. A lot of effort and work goes into preparing a home for the market. Painting a house is the cheapest and quickest…