The real estate columnist for the Washington Post is writing a story in part about the federal taxation on mortgage forgiveness, and we discussed yesterday some of the ramifications of that legislation such as how all those people who negotiated loan modifications with principal reductions are ge
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03/15/2014
I forgot to mention that I picked up my awards at my Lyon office in Midtown on Wednesday and learned that I earned the #1 Top Producer Award for 2013 in my office. That was a big surprise because I had hoped to win #2. But whether I am the #1 agent or the #2 agent or the #90 agent doesn't really
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03/14/2014
At least when an agent is dealing with a Fannie Mae short sale, even with all of its supposed improvements, the agent is still dealing with the devil she knows. These government-sponsored entities, although winding down operations, have been the proverbial thorn in every short sale agent's side,
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03/13/2014
The thing about working in real estate in Sacramento is we get to pick our own hours, more or less. Sure, we still answer the phone, at least I do, when I'm doing other things, but it's rare that I'm doing something else during the week apart from working. Every so often, though, I have to perfor
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03/12/2014
While a lot of sellers in Sacramento are thinking about selling their home and moving up in the world, some sellers are near the verge of downsizing. This particular real estate market in the Sacramento region -- wobbling on its shaky legs and heading toward recovery -- has finally appreciated to
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03/11/2014
There is no such thing as "free time" during business hours for a Sacramento real estate agent, especially one who sells homes in Roseville, Greenhaven and Fair Oaks, which is where my new upcoming listings are located. Sure, I have a condo in the Arden Park area coming on the market this Wednesd
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03/10/2014
Well, you don't hear that every day from a seller who says her Elk Grove agent is worth more than the commission the sellers paid her. It wasn't just words from these sellers, either. They backed up that praise up with lavish agent closing gifts, none of which I have shared with my brokerage, and
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03/09/2014
Even after I share my stories about closing short sale after Sacramento short sale after bankruptcy, people still tend to believe that none of that stuff will ever happen to them, until it does. Fortunately, my recent sellers were fully versed and ready to go when we put their home on the market.
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03/08/2014
An agent asked a few days ago how I handle disappointment, because being disappointed happens to a lot of people involved in Sacramento real estate. The thing is I don't focus on it. In fact, I get rid of it as quickly as possible once I realize I've reached the river of no return. Fortunately, I
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03/07/2014
Nice as they are, you know there are some mortgage lenders that we, as Sacramento real estate agents, probably do not want to hear from but we must if want the escrow to close, and we do. That's because the conversations are sometimes a never-ending saga about the woes of the borrower and the new
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03/06/2014
