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REALTOR®'S Energy Audit Program
25 January 11 02:29 PM
Take advantage of a financial and environmental reward on your clients new home with C.A.R.'s REALTOR®'S Energy Audit Program. The California REALTOR®'S Energy Audit Program provides up to a $250 rebate on a Home Energy Rating System Read More...
New California Real Estate Laws for 2011
29 December 10 11:57 AM
New California Laws for 2011 The recent end of the 2009-10 legislative session has brought the end of short sale deficiency judgments for first loans, and other new laws affecting REALTORS® and their clients. To view the full text of the following Read More...
Turkey Roasting Tips
25 November 10 09:27 AM
Turkey Roasting Tips: Roasting a turkey ***-side down for the first hour will keep the turkey moist. Turn turkey over after first hour to finish cooking. Celery layered at the base of a roasting pan adds flavor to the juices for delicious gravy. If turkey Read More...
DON’T FORGET, daylight savings is ending tonight.
06 November 10 08:41 AM
DON’T FORGET,daylight savings is ending tonight. 5 Things to Do Whenyou turn Your Clock back this weekend… Check on operation or schedule the maintenance ofthese common home items at every clock change ! Checkyour Smoke Detector and Replace Read More...
California home sales are expected to edge up slightly in 2011
07 October 10 07:03 PM
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® releases itsCalifornia Housing Market Forecast for 2011:
Small increases projected in bothhome sales and median home price LOS ANGELES (Oct. 4) – A weaker-than-expectedeconomic recovery will result in a projected Read More...
Conforming Loan Limits Extended Through 2011
01 October 10 02:46 PM
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You Want to buy a Foreclosure?
07 May 10 05:31 PM
You want to buy aforeclosure? Remember, there are both great opportunities and great pressuresand pitfalls in this market. First, you have to decideat what stage of foreclosure you want to buy. There are three options: 1.pre-foreclosure; 2. sheriff's Read More...
Fed leaves key rate unchanged Released 4/28/2010
28 April 10 09:10 PM
Information received since the Federal Open MarketCommittee met in March suggests that economic activity has continued tostrengthen and that the labor market is beginning to improve. Growth inhousehold spending has picked up recently but remains constrained Read More...
NEW Home Buyer Tax Credits start MAY 1st, 2010
24 April 10 11:17 AM
These tax credits are available for taxpayers who purchase a qualified principal residence on or after May 1, 2010, and before January 1, 2011. Additionally, these tax credits are available for taxpayers who purchase a qualified principal residence on Read More...
Buying vs. Renting cost gap narrows
24 April 10 10:40 AM
Thinking of buying a home? Consider this: The gap between monthly rents and mortgage payments is at its lowest level in almost 20 years. In some markets, the difference can be less than $100, according to a national study conducted for The Associated Read More...
No More State Tax on Forgiven Debt // Short Sale, Foreclosure, Loan Modification
13 April 10 07:13 PM
Distressed homeowners no longer have to pay California state income tax on debt forgiven in a short sale , foreclosure, or loan modification. Enacted into law yesterday, Senate Bill 401 generally aligns California's tax treatment of mortgage debt Read More...
Fed leaves key rate unchanged 3/16/2010
19 March 10 08:14 AM
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has continued to strengthen and that the labor market is stabilizing. Household spending is expanding at a moderate rate but remains constrained Read More...
Top home buying mistakes revealed
10 March 10 06:31 PM
The first rule of inspecting a home you want to buy is to stay intimately involved in the process, and to leave no stone unturned. If you're busy or traveling during the time period, you have to complete your due diligence investigations by enlisting Read More...
Pending Home Sales are on the Rise
02 December 09 04:27 PM
Pending home sales have risen for nine months in a row, a first for the series of the index since its inception in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index ,* a forward-looking indicator based on contracts Read More...