Last night I heard Ravi Shankar say: Every day goes so fast. My husband and I were watching the HBO documentary by Scorsese, Living in the Material World, about George Harrison. Shankar's words were echoing in my head. Where else had I heard that recently? Oh, of course, it was sitting at the kit
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07/10/2012
The thing about the internet is you can find information that supports just about any point of view. It's kinda like wandering down the street and asking passersby what they think about any particular topic. You'll get a wide range of opinions. You might even get a popular viewpoint that could be
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07/10/2012
An agent called Sunday afternoon to complain that a seller told him it was OK to show a home. This is a short sale in Carmichael. It is listed in MLS as an active short contingent. My seller recently moved, and the buyer's agent has been watering the lawn in the back because there is no automatic
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07/09/2012
One of my team members said at dinner last night that my home sellers are really nice to buyers. Apparently, that's the scuttlebutt in Sacramento real estate if that home is listed by Elizabeth Weintraub. Often buyer's agents will text to ask when I am presenting offers to my sellers. I present o
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07/08/2012
A third-party vendor for a Bank of America short sale called yesterday to request HUD #15. It's also getting close to the expiration date of the short sale listing. It's rare that short sales drag on this long. In this particular case, it's been almost a year. I take my short sale listings for a
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07/07/2012
Everybody is sick and tired of today's economy in Sacramento. We all want it to change, to get better. Some people are so depressed that they immediately grab the tiniest bit of news that says the housing market is improving and they begin a parade. Waving that appreciation flag. It's as if it's
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07/06/2012
A fellow real estate agent in Sacramento once told me that she prefers to work with first-time home buyers because they are more grateful than sellers. She said they were totally thrilled to be handed the keys at closing, more so than those who are handing over the keys. They didn't complain. The
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07/04/2012
Neighbors wonder what's going on when For Sale signs stay forever in the yard. What's wrong with that Sacramento short sale? Because of the changing demographics in neighborhoods over the past 5 to 7 years, many neighbors don't know each other anymore. So, they can only speculate what's happening
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07/04/2012
The mortgage guys can conveniently forget to tell California homeowners that a refinance changes their type of loan. When you buy a home in California and take out a mortgage, that loan is considered purchase money. When you refinance and / or take out a home equity line of credit, a HELOC, your
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07/02/2012
I never tire of walking on the beach or listening to pounding surf. Unfortunately, we don't have much oceanfront in Sacramento. OK, we don't have any. But we can drive 2 to 3 hours and reach the ocean, which is better than living in, oh, say, Minneapolis. Here is proof of me walking on the beach
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07/02/2012
