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http://www.clientappreciationprogramweb.com/02-09_Zen_MS.pdf In the link above you will find Californias market report for the month of February 2009. Currently, existing home sales are at 544,580. Last February, home sales were at 294,520. Thats a 85 percent change in just one year! The median h...
02/24/2009
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It's not what home buyers, sellers and refinancers want to hear, but what they need to know. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are ratcheting up their mandatory fees and toughening credit-score and down-payment rules as of April 1. Most major lenders already are tacking on the higher fees, effecti...
02/24/2009
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Here is my take on Obama's housing plan...Once the dust settles and the President's plan is sorted out I really do believe that it is far too little for the number of homeowners that need help and it is not set up to succeed. Problem #1: The intention is good, so don't get me wrong I'm all for a...
02/20/2009
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According to the housing industry report, the total number of existing homes that were sold in December rose to 6.5% from the previous month . The National Association of Realtors said that home sales increased to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized rate of 4.74 million units. That's up from a revi...
02/13/2009
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The Senate has passed their version of the Stimulus Package that will now go back to the House before being forwarded to the president for his approval. The Senate has put multiple items in the package outlined to help the housing industry including a $15,000 Tax credit for home buyers that are ...
02/13/2009
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Home Sales in Orange County and Laguna Niguel California have been strong. Laguna Niguel home sales are up 40% year over year for the same period in January 2008. The median priced home in Laguna Niguel is at $520,000. That is 20.9% lower compared to the median home price for the same period i...
02/06/2009
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The Dana Point Tidepool Interpretive program will provide an interpretive education program for all visitors to the rocky intertidal areas of the Dana Point Marine Conservation Area. This Ocean Institute program is sponsered by the City of Dana Point and they are actively seeking new voulnteers! ...
02/06/2009
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During the month of October, a CR&R Recycling Coordinator performed waste inspections on about 200, residential black trash containers and found that nearly 30% of the material was delievered straight to the landfill to be buried rather than turned into something useful. Your community recycling ...
02/03/2009
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Real estate investor John Saggiani bought 15 condos in south Santa Ana's MacArthur Village last year, scooping up foreclosed properties at affordable rates. When he bought his first unit there in March, he thought he had found a steal, paying $140,000 for a bankowned unit that might have sold...
02/03/2009
Here's your chance to taste wines from the actual wine maker. One of my favoite places for wine tasting locally is "California Taste Fine Wine". There will be a barrel tasting tonight with wine maker Adam Carruth. The Laguna Niguel location is at: 28940 Golden Lantern, corner of Golden Lantern ...
01/30/2009