Prelude Deniz Kahramaner is the Founder & CEO of the data-driven Real Estate Brokerage Atlasa. His mission is to help home buyers understand the tradeoffs of different home options using big data and analytics. Feel free to reach out to Deniz if you need help with the home buying or selling…

Prelude Deniz Kahramaner is the Founder & CEO of the data-driven Real Estate Brokerage Atlasa. His mission is to help home buyers understand the tradeoffs of different home options using big data and analytics. Feel free to reach out to Deniz if you need any real estate help at deniz@atlasa.com Imagine…

When getting ready to purchase a home in a new area, there is almost always going to be an unending list of questions that one wants or needs to ask in their buying process. Many of these questions can be answered using various tools. Here are the top questions that…

When the Oakland firestorm of 1991 (sometimes referred to as the 1991 Tunnel Fire) initially materialized, no one could have predicted that 25 people would lose their lives and over 3,000 homes would be destroyed. No one could have known that a small grass fire that started at 7151 Buckingham…

There are many documents included in a disclosure package when buying a house. Many of those documents are advisories, inspections, or disclosures from the sellers. You can find here all of the necessary documents to know in the state of California. Arguably the two most important documents are the home…

Since becoming a realtor, I have continuously advised clients to avoid buying homes in heavy liquefaction zones in San Francisco. Explaining the effects and problems of liquefaction could be done simply in relation to unstable soil and frequent California earthquakes. However, when making the decision to invest in a home…

The year is 1978, and we find ourselves on the southeast end of Niagara Falls, New York, in a small working-class suburb built around the Love Canal landfill site. There’s at least one school, plenty of homes, and a growing community of people hoping to build sturdy, successful lives. It’s…

Buying a home is an exciting yet challenging process that takes a great deal of time and energy to complete. Not only do you have to read through a ridiculously immense amount of paperwork, but you also have to stay in constant contact with multiple people at a time. Despite…

Since becoming a realtor, I have continuously advised clients to avoid buying homes in heavy liquefaction zones in San Francisco. Explaining the effects and problems of liquefaction could be done simply in relation to unstable soil and frequent California earthquakes. However, when making the decision to invest in a home…