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Housing Bill: What It Means for Buyersby Hassan Nicholás As you may or may not know a Housing bill, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, was signed into law about a month ago, on July 30th. We’ve received some questions about it from some of our “viewers” so we’d figure we would put tog...
08/26/2008
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Wait A Sec...Costco Realty? Some people are Starbucks junkies, others are devout Mac users, many are followers of the House of O aka Oprah and then there are those, like me, who are campaigning that Costco be recognized as it's own religion...ok maybe it's not that serious. But Costco is one of ...
08/25/2008
News Wire: Charitable Down Payment Assistance Programs...Gone OK, so...remember that entry I wrote about the legitimacy of charitable down payment assistance programs? I had my suspicions and it appears I wasn’t the only one. Recently the Department of Housing and Urban Development aka HUD announ...
08/25/2008
News Wire: Charitable Down Payment Assistance Programs...Gone OK, so...remember that entry I wrote about the legitimacy of charitable down payment assistance programs? I had my suspicions and it appears I wasn’t the only one. Recently the Department of Housing and Urban Development aka HUD announ...
08/25/2008
NeighborHoodwinked: The Fallacy Behind the American Dreamby Hassan Nicholás hood·wink [hoo d-wingk]–verb (used with object)1. to deceive or trick. Do you remember where you were when you the heard the POP!? – the defining moment that signaled the end of a hyper-inflated real estate bubble? I ...
08/23/2008
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Hassan's 7 Picks for First-time Home-buyers Here is just a little list I compiled to get you started. From my experience, I have found these resources very useful. In fact, I strongly recommend to integrate some, if not all, of these into your 'house hunting regimen'. Enjoy. WalkScore - A very ...
07/22/2008
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New Homebuyer FYI #5 Pocket Listings - Think the MLS is the home buyer's panacea for all house hunting needs? The MLS may not be as comprehensive as you thought simply because many properties for sale never make it on to the MLS. These properties, called "pocket listings" are bought "in-house" or...
07/09/2008
News Wire: CalHFA's Community Home Loan Programby Hassan NicholásThe State has just launched a new program to help those first-time home buyers interested in purchasing Real Estate Owned (REO) properties located in selected counties and zip codes in California. Under the Community Home Loan Progr...
07/09/2008
News Wire: Citi's ACCESS program will give first-time home buyers more accessby Hassan NicholásCitibank sheds a little hope for anxious first-time home buyers.If you are an anxious buyer waiting for the City of LA to replenish funds into it's first-time home buyer program you are surely not alone...
07/09/2008
Charitable Down Payment Assistance Programs: Friend or Faux?Charitable organizations that offer down payment assistance programs have been under heat in general for the potential "loop hole" risks and other issues outlined by HUD, the IRS, and real estate professionals. Typically offering between...
07/01/2008
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