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In California, the state Legislature just sent two bills to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that would ban upfront fees for loan modifications. Those are AB 764, by Assemblyman Pedro Nava, D-Santa Barbara, and SB 94, by Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello. Though the bills vary in approach, both would pre...

Falling prices, rising utility rates and new government incentives may finally be driving serious growth in the region's market for residential solar power. In August, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District received applications for 422 kilowatts of residential solar-panel systems - more than ...

As soon as I start working with someone I always share 2 recipes with them, the recipe for failure and the recipe for success. The recipe for failure, a few simple errors repeated everyday and the recipe for success, a few simple disciplines practiced everyday.   And then I ask them to choose whi...

Agents that make things happen.Agents that watch what happen.Agents that wonder what happened.   What type of agent are you?   Would you agree with the statement, "We reap what we sow."   Do you know that 53% of the sales professionals in the All Star Coaching program have never missed a schedule...

When I first started selling real estate over 30 years ago I used to listen to the granddaddy of all motivational speakers, Earl Nightingale. Earl's favorite saying was, "Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goal."   Simple message, but very powerful. That message should be...

To find out the answer and much more valuable information please go to California Association of Realtors and watch this informative video. http://videos.car.org/mediavault.html?menuID=3&flvID=2 If you have any questions please contact Brodie Stephens or Sami Siddiqui at www.localhomelink.com Hav...

Every day I learn something new. One of the most important lessons I've learned is that while we all say we don't have enough time to really focus on our goals and objectives, each of us has all the time there is. And contrary to popular belief, I also learned that nobody in our business has a ti...

Did you guess Monday and Tuesday? Of course not! You chose Saturday and Sunday. Why? Because we all know that more people are available to work with us when their job or personal schedule permits. When are more people available? Saturday and Sunday.   What about you? Are you working Saturday and ...

Let's face it, if you don't have problems with a transaction, you don't have any transactions! Every sales professional I speak to is encountering difficulties getting unsure buyers to buy, unrealistic sellers to sell and approved sales transactions closed. What is surprising about that? If there...

I have discovered that even the most cynical people have dreams. They might night readily admit to them. They might have no real idea how to go about reaching those dreams. They might even believe in their mind that there is no way they could ever fulfill those dreams.   But, we all want to belie...