The wild west of Real Estate December 17, 2009 (Ris Media reports) "Treasury department recently released guidelines and forms for it's new Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA). Homes Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) provides incentives for a short sale (SS it's about ti
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12/18/2009
Staging-It's all in the Details. It's always interesting to watch a rehab and staging of a property. The work is done, it's beautifully neutral and a blank slate for the staging crew to make magnificent. You begin to put in the furniture and the rooms fill with promise. Then you look around an
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12/14/2009
No, it's not Tahoe. It's Concord, Clayton, California on December 8, 9, 2009 Magical, and long lasting ...our golden hills look marvelous with a coat of snow. Normally (the few times it has snowed here) it melts in a couple of hours, it lasted a couple of days. Breathtaking and with luck sta
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12/14/2009
Do you have a full bowl of alphabet soup? SRES, GRI, CRS, RCS-D, E-Pro, EcoBroker, GREEN, LGLS CP, CLHMS, CSP, Etc...etc... In a recent interview in the CAR (California Association of Realtors) Magazine Steve Goddard, CAR 2010 President, who has 13 real estate designations, was asked this questio
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12/11/2009
Terrylynn & Bob Fisher, Realtors, DRE#615420925.876.0966Terrylynn@BuyStageSell.comKirkwood Neighbors 2009 Recap Street List Price Sold Price Bed/Ba Sq Feet *public record Status Date Langford $509,000 3/2.5 2052 Active Los Gatos $359,900 4/2.5 2,041 Active Burnside $344,900 3/2 1,54
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12/11/2009
The market in Diablo Creek has been rough this year. There were only 4 sales between $120,000 and $155,000 for a 2 bedroom and $175,000 for a 3 bedroom. It can only go up, right? It does appear the bottom is near, and we have signs of at least some stabilization in the real estate market. IF
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12/03/2009
Kirkwood had 14 properties come on the market this year. Of those, 1 is pending, 5 sold, three of those in May, wow, what a summer rush, eh? There were 6 properties that came off the market or never sold! We have hovered in the mid $300,000 to mid $400,000 price range with one exception. That
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12/03/2009
Are you a Realtor that your clients have to endure? Helping my senior citizen mom purchase a car this weekend was quite a reminder about people in sales. The experience at the different dealerships seemed to have a theme. OLD SCHOOL - The slick haired, fast talking, patronizing, cigarette
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11/30/2009
Help for the distressed homeowners started with the 2009 tax filing season. These three options take away the previously inflexibility of the IRS as far as negotiation with homeowners. IF you qualify for one or more of these you could obtain serious tax relief from the IRS. See what I mean? Ho
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11/14/2009
The Cost of going Green (Sustainable) just keeps getting more affordable. Did you know that per the IRS news release on 10/28/09 "Energy-Saving Steps This Year May Result in Tax Savings Next Year". The notice goes on to say: "Home Energy Credits Updated 10/28/09 The Internal Revenue Service to
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11/14/2009
