September 2009 - Posts

30 September 2009
Safety In Letters
Just about every company in the U.S. has an ‘if you lose your job’ program on the books to encourage consumer confidence in their brand. Hyundai will take your car back, but then you won’t have your car, and it certainly won’t Read More...
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30 September 2009
Time is on my side
…well, it COULD be. According to a survey by the California Association of Realtors, nearly 40 percent of recent first-time home buyers said they would not have purchased a home if the federal tax credit for first-time home buyers was not offered. Read More...
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30 September 2009
On how real estate is exactly like golf
Okay, maybe not EXACTLY, just in the sense that the fewer your attempts at selling a home for a certain price, the better. If you list and sell without having to lower your asking price, hole in one! Only have to lower your price one? Birdie! Twice? Par! Read More...
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30 September 2009
When your deal goes up in smoke
Wildfires are an unfortunate reality of living in California. In the last few years the Golden State’s reputation has shifted from ‘earthquake territory’ to ‘fire country’. So what happens when you’re selling or buying Read More...
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30 September 2009
An agent by any other name
Have you ever wondered why some agents, myself included, put “REALTOR®” on their correspondence and some don’t? Bragging, basically. There is a difference between a real estate agent and a Realtor®. Only real estate licensees Read More...
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30 September 2009
8 is great!
There is an abundance of lists going around these days, but we made one of the GOOD ones. According to Matthew Woolsey of Forbes.com, Redding landed at number 8 of the ten U.S. cities best positioned for a housing recovery. TOP TEN PEOPLE!! If this were Read More...
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30 September 2009
The Big Three
(no, we’re talking Detroit) There are three reasons why now is the OPTIMUM time to be a first-time homebuyer. (who knew now was optimum for anything besides bad news?!) 1. Low Interest Rates. As in, lowest in THIRTY SEVEN years. Give or take a few Read More...
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30 September 2009
Going F.E.R.A.L. on Mortgage Scammers
Look out mortgage fraud, we’re coming for you with dollar bills blazing. On May 20, President Obama signed a Congressional bill authorizing the FBI, the Justice Department, the Secret Service and the U.S. Postal Service a combined $500 million in Read More...
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