Jan 19What is a Contingency, and is it Appropriate to Waive it?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 contact Deniz if you need help with the home buying or selling process at…Real Estate Offers6 min readReal Estate Offers6 min read
Jan 19How East Bay Disclosures Differ from the Rest of the BayPrelude 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. …East Bay Real Estate4 min readEast Bay Real Estate4 min read
Nov 15, 2022Flood Zones in the Bay Area: What to Be Careful of When Shopping for Real EstateDeniz 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. …Floods5 min readFloods5 min read
Sep 29, 2022Common Foundation Types and Why Should You CarePrelude 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. …Foundation7 min readFoundation7 min read
Sep 28, 2022The Walk Score: What is it?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…Walk Score5 min readWalk Score5 min read
Sep 26, 2022The Top 6 Questions To Ask Yourself When Purchasing in San FranciscoWhen 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. …San Francisco5 min readSan Francisco5 min read
Sep 23, 2022Bay Area Home Buyers Beware: Buying Near Eucalyptus Trees — A Problem That Can’t Be IgnoredWhen 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…Eucalyptus7 min readEucalyptus7 min read
Sep 23, 2022How to Read a San Francisco Pest ReportThere 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…Pest Inspection5 min readPest Inspection5 min read
Aug 11, 2022Are Home Values in Russian Hill Influenced by Location or Earthquake Risk/Liquefaction?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…Liquefaction6 min readLiquefaction6 min read
Aug 5, 2022Superfund Sites in Silicon Valley: How Home Buyers Should Be Aware of the Huge Problem of Toxic Contaminants in Bay Area’s SoilThe 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…Bay Area5 min readBay Area5 min read