Elizabeth Weintraub: Sacramento Real Estate

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Real Estate Agent - Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - DRE #00697006
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2007 

I don't believe lenders disclose enough. Sure, adjustable-rate mortgage borrowers sign two inches of documents at closing that tell them the ARM can adjust, how the rate can increase, frequency, cap and so forth, but I'd like to see borrowers sign and read a form with four numbers on the page: Ap...
11/30/2007
Whenever I set out in the past to buy a home, one of the qualifying criteria for the home was to find a place where I could hide my cat's litter box. Putting the box in a closet with coats and other odor absorbing garments did not appeal to me. And I'm not a person who enjoys stepping on traces o...
11/29/2007
I am a firm believer that for some people buying a home is not the best course of action. I realize that many agents will find that statement blasphemous, but it's true. Not everybody is cut out for home ownership. Some people are much better off renting. They don't want to be tied down to a home...
11/28/2007
I love it when buyers come into my Midtown Sacramento office for a consultation with a list of thoughts in hand. It makes my job much easier when a buyer has already defined what they want; but it's OK with me if they haven't thought that far ahead yet. That's part of my job, to help buyers think...
11/28/2007
ALL PRICE RANGES IN 95818 FOR OCTOBER Inventory in Land Park / Curtis Park was reduced slightly from September. In October of 2007, there were 83 homes on the market in 95818, 20 pending sales and 8 closed transactions.The average price per square foot dropped from $350 in September to $338 in Oc...
11/27/2007
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight announced this morning that it will NOT increase the conforming loan limit in 2008. The conforming loan limit will remain at $417,000 for loans secured by single-unit homes and purchased by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Higher limits apply to Hawai...
11/27/2007
When a buyer works with a real estate agent, one of the services a good agent provides is to preview homes for the buyer. There is no reason for an agent to waste a buyer's time by hauling the buyer all over town to look at homes the buyer doesn't want to buy. Let an agent pick your brain to find...
11/27/2007
This morning's Sacramento Bee has an interesting article about how Hacker Threat to US is Rising. It says that we could be headed for an electronic Pearl Harbor. Military leaders are saying that we are already at war in cyberspace, and the number of attacks reported by the Department of Home Secu...
11/26/2007
When real estate prices fall, home buyers wonder if they should buy a home or if it makes more sense to wait out the market. The problem with waiting is it's impossible to time the market. But there are strategies home buyers can employ to protect an equity position in a falling market. For one t...
11/26/2007
Because of pending legislation that threatens to take away down payment assistance for buyers from such organizations as the Nehemiah Corporation, it's no wonder home buyers are concerned about how to find a down payment. Sources are drying up. It can be a struggle for many first-time home buyers...
11/25/2007
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Broker-Associate at RE/MAX Gold, Midtown and Sierra Oaks Sacramento office. Co-partner Weintraub & Wallace Realtors. Selling since 1974. Homebuying expert at The Balance. Weintraub & Wallace sells homes from Galt to Lincoln.
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Author Bio: Elizabeth Weintraub is a Sacramento real estate broker, author, home buying expert for The Balance, a Land Park resident, who specializes not only in older, classic homes in Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown and East Sacramento but sells extensively from Elk Grove to Lincoln. Weintraub is prominently known as the #1 Sacramento Short Sale agent throughout the Sacramento four-county area. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put 40+ years of real estate experience to work for you.