Sherry Lee Cox, REALTOR(R)/Broker,'s Blog

  Real Estate Glossary   Acceptance:  the date when both parties, seller and buyer, have agreed to and completed signing and/or initialing the contract.   Adjustable Rate Mortgage:  a mortgage that permits the lender to adjust the mortgage's interest rate periodically on the basis of changes in a...

Interest rates came down a bit last week, so I started considering refinancing my home to a lower interest rate. Of course, the first thing I thought to do was to have my credit report run by the loan officer in our office. When the credit scores came up, she said, "You don't have any mortgage l...

RFID tags (radio frequency identification) are creeping further into our lives.  RFID is already used in tagging retail products and tagging cows' ears to confirm where they come from and that the proper cows are in the proper place.  This system was promoted to prevent the spread of cow disease ...

How would you feel about little fishes eating the dead skin off of your feet?  I just read an article in the current Newsmax Magazine about an entrepreneur, John Ho, who purchased and imported 1,000 tiny fish to his hair and nail salon in Northern Virginia to do just that.  He charges $35 for a 1...

  Come visit Paso Robles City Park on September 20th when the downtown area will be transformed by not only the harvest but by Italian chalk art right on the street starting at 8:00 am. Stroll through downtown Paso Robles as artists create sidewalk chalk masterpieces, and from 11:00 to 4:00 pm ma...

Now is the time to book your room  for the Paso Robles Harvest Wine Weekend, which will be held October 17 - 19.  Harvest time is when you have the opportunity to experience rarely seen vineyard and crush activities that only happen at this time of year.  Activities to enjoy will include winemak...

    The new Paso Robles Courthouse at the corner of 10th and Spring Street is due to open sometime mid-October. The initial construction began in March of 2007, which isn't too bad considering it is a 2-story, 23,000 square foot building with initially two courtrooms and the ability to add two mo...

Paso Robles is going to hit 103 today...  Not our hottest day of the year by far but still a bit uncomfortable...  Not to worry, though; the beach is only 30 minutes away where it will be in the 70's, and then there is Lake Nacimiento.  It will be 103 at the lake, too, but I'll be in the water. L...

Weekday twilight open houses are a very good alternative or addition to traditional weekend open houses. As we all know, a home in the evening with its lights on casts gentle light and always makes the home look more inviting. Also, families have hectic routines, and carving out 2 hours on the we...

The holidays are still 2 months away, but I thought I would share with you my recipe for old-fashioned apple pie so you can try it before the big event. I have been preparing this recipe for friends since the late 1970's, and I always get fabulous compliments on it. The recipe is easy but looks ...