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Neighborly Realty is here to help. The purpose of this blog is to get information out FAST to you. No need to pick up the phone and call, just keep an eye on these pages for the very latest in market news, financial updates, bailout and recovery programs. Several helpful tools are made available to you down the right hand side of our backup blog - www.NeighborlyRealty.blogspot.com Please take a look at that source as well. As your primary Real Estate IP - Information Provider - you will never get a sales pitch. We are here to help.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Hello Neighbors,VERY good news to share, and wonderfully exciting - a fine young lady has joined the Neighborly Realty Team!Her name is Denise Fogel.Denise comes to us with tons of experience. She had done commercial, residential, BPOs, REO listings, and a wide variety of real estate activities. ...
01/16/2009
Hello Neighbors,Thinking about a purchase, or a re-fi? NOW might be the best time in history to jump!Standing at one of our credit union partners this morning... they handed me a rate sheet which showed a 30 year fixed loan was an amazing 4.875% (with .125 discount points). Amazing!Their 15 year ...
12/11/2008
Hello Neighbors, Another sad sign of the times. The LandAmerica Financial Group / Commonwealth Title Company (Escrow Company) is no longer with us.  They've filed for bankruptcy protection. From Kat Fiorentino, one of our Lender Partners: FYI********** Its official. Every lender has cut off LandA...
12/10/2008
Hello Neighbors, In California, the short answer... Nope! With regard to repairs, licensed contractors aren't required:  Take a look at the text in the actual pest inspection report on page 2.  It says "OWNER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS CLOSED BID WHEN CONTRACTING WITH OTHERS OR UNDERTAKING THE WORK ...
12/10/2008
Hello Neighbors, In California, the short answer... Nope! Would we want a client to move forward with a purchase or sale without one?  NO! A pest report isn't a legal requirement at all for the State of California!  Nope.  It's a lender requirement (90% of the time), or something us agent's order...
12/10/2008
Hello Neighbors,A client called today and asked about placing an offer on a bank owned home. Of course, this is a standard call we get daily... but this time I pulled a bit more data to apply to this particular offer.Good homes are still selling. The majority of them are bank owned. ...and, most ...
12/09/2008
Hello Activerain Community, We are looking to add a few good sales agents to the Neighborly Realty team. We've generated more leads in the last few months than we can handle (148 as I type this).  We are a small shop, very close knit and professional, with SERVICE as our primary goal.  Yet we rec...
12/02/2008
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Hello Neighbors,The ordeal in India from the last few days is over, but there is much healing to be done.We want to extend our sympathies to those Indian families who were impacted.This event holds special relevance to us. I stayed at the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai several years ago. The hotel was st...
12/02/2008
Hello again Neighbors,We are entering the slowest time of the year in this business - the Holiday Season.November and December are traditionally very slow. BUYERS - THIS IS ALSO THE BEST TIME TO NEGOTIATE WITH SELLERS. If you want to buy a home, this is the season to try - and try hard. Last year...
12/02/2008
Yep!...and it is impacting mortgage rates (loans) directly this time!I got an update yesterday from our credit union pals - 5.375% for 30 year fixed at NO points !!! 5.375% on a 15 year fixed at NO points !!!Stunning!We are nearing the lowest point in history again. Here's a blurb from another le...
12/02/2008
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Neighborly Realty is here to help. The purpose of this blog is to get information out FAST to you. No need to pick up the phone and call, just keep an eye on these pages for the very latest in market news, financial updates, bailout and recovery programs. Several helpful tools are made available to you down the right hand side of our backup blog - www.NeighborlyRealty.blogspot.com Please take a look at that source as well. As your primary Real Estate IP - Information Provider - you will never get a sales pitch. We are here to help.