Okay- so I admit it.. I went out of my territory today to check out a Broker's Open; not like it was in an area that I wouldn't LOVE to list and sell in. Rancho Santa Fe is one of the high end areas of San Diego County. Near the Del Mar beaches and huge, country size lots (this one on 2.87 acres)
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04/06/2011
Everyone always says they want to wait for that perfect time. Catch it at the bottom, get in before it's too late. I am here to tell you the time looks ripe to be NOW for the Home Buyer. Today the President has made it clear that he wishes to shut down the government backed mortgage guarantors Fa
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02/11/2011
I don't know whether to be enraged or disappointed in regard to the bad reputation that some agents and in this case, broker, give the real estate profession. The story starts with my buyers purchasing a home that was bought at auction by an investment company and 'lip sticked' up to grab a buyer
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01/26/2011
SELLERS: 10 Low-Cost Tips to Improve Your Home's Appeal In today's real estate market Sellers need to do a lot more than what was required during the height of the market, you can't just stick a sign in the yard and pray it sells. You not only have to be priced right, but you must be the obviou
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09/10/2010
I attended a portion of a known Real Estate coach's seminar and after walking out early on the first day I find myself wondering how some businesses can stay in business. It just seemed to me as if this person had a mega 'chip' on his shoulder from conflict with daddy issues and his suggestion wa
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08/31/2010
I read an article recently stating that termite companies were experiencing a huge uptick in business. That coupled with a conversation I had with my seller brings up a question that maybe someone can shed some light on. San Diego is a moderate temperature county- apparently a good thing for term
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08/17/2010
Home Buyers- Don't miss the first and most important step to buying a home today. While the real estate market is clearly a Buyer's market today with low low interest rates and plenty of distressed homes on the market bringing the values to their all time lows; it's harder than ever for a Buyer t
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08/02/2010
Just an add on for my previous post this morning.. Save yourself the $299 fee to get HAFA certified. All the information you need is located at www.hafahelp.info All the details of the program and forms etc. Take note to the fact that your commission can be compromised if "the servicer retains a
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04/28/2010
Okay- so now we Realtors have SFR Certification (Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource), massive amounts of "Gurus" toting their specialty programs to be 'certified' in distress property sales, and now CAR is promoting a HAFA training and Certification from some company called "Asset Plan USA" for
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04/28/2010
A record number of homes were lost to foreclosure in the US in the first quarter of 2010. According to RealtyTrac Inc. the number of U.S homes taken over by banks is up 9% the first quarter compared to a year ago. Additionally, households facing foreclosure grew 16 percent in the same period and
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04/16/2010
