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2010
Although contemplating mortality is challenging, you should take the time to think about and plan for what's going to happen after you're gone. Estate planning is important and provides you with an opportunity for control over how you'll provide for those near and dear to you, and lets you decide...
08/25/2010
Congratulations to the people who did the PIKE'S PEAK ASCENT mountain trail race at Manitou Springs, Colorado, this past Saturday, August 21, and to others who did the PIKE'S PEAK MOUNTAIN MARATHON trail race (up and down) the next day on Sunday, August 22. Some of my unforgettable experiences fr...
08/24/2010
The Los Angeles Times front page article two days ago on August 20, 2010, headlined that "Professional Investors Move into Flipping Foreclosed homes". Really? That's old news for us REALTORs® here at Orange County. Pro house flippers were here two years ago in Orange County when groups bough...
08/22/2010
Some owners here at Orange County these days have no equity in their homes, want to sell and get released from the debt, and are considering short sales. They have questions about how long it can take to get credit established again after their short sale. The California Association of REALTOR...
08/22/2010
4 mile solo run at SHADY CANYON TRAIL in the hills of Irvine ... slow pace in the sunshine today ... was what I needed (using lots of SPF40 sunscreen lotion). I didn't have my camera along for this Shady Canyon trail run so am using this photo image from a another sunny day. The SHADY CANYON...
08/20/2010
Some Laguna Beach homes are in default on loans and scheduled to go to trustee sale auction after foreclosure. 1280 North Coast Highway Amount unpaid: $3,001,979.97 Auction date: Aug. 26, 2010 Time: Noon Location: The north front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, ...
08/20/2010
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California State Assembly passed SB 1178 protecting homeowners, which would protect consumers from overreaching lenders. This bill now goes to CA Governor desk for his signature. The California State Assembly on August 19, 2010, approved SB 1178, extending anti-deficiency protection for consumer...
08/20/2010
We'll be on our way to see the Pan Pacific international swim meet tomorrow on Thursday, Woollett Swim Center, Irvine, CA. This PAN PACIFIC International Swim Championships is a huge event held every four years, two years before and two after the Olympics. See video coverage and interviews - cli...
08/18/2010
ORANGE COUNTY housing market at CA has a big BACKLOG OF SHORT SALES PENDING, and that's clogging things up. There were 6,268 pending home sales in Orange County housing market as of July 31, 2010. And 3,639 of those pending were short sales (58% of market). In the first 7 months of 2010, an ave...
08/18/2010
The CALIFORNIA state HOMEBUYER INCOME TAX CREDIT PROGRAM program is almost ending with the $100 million expected to be used up. This follows the ending of the US First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit program, which ended April 30, 2010. The CA Franchise Tax Board will continue to accept applications...
08/17/2010
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