Home Improvements That Catch The Eye Of The Buyer

If we had a magic wand, every seller wants top dollar for their home in the time period they desire and the least amount of inconvenience. The other part of that formula would include minimum monies toward improvements. That’s all a fantasy in today’s economy. Buyers have spoken and demand properties that require little or no [...]

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Stable Home Prices Plus Low Interest Rates:Reinvigorating The Housing Market

The housing market is a reflection of the strength of our economy. it’s not a coincidence that a robust housing sector energizes the overall economy. Home prices have effected communities differently and to varying degrees. A few neighborhoods in the country have not been disturbed, while other markets have been damaged beyond repair. Those areas [...]

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Lawsuit For UC Davis Pepper-Spray Incident

A number of students and two alumni have filed a federal lawsuit against UC Davis. There were a couple of facts that were assured after the pepper spray incident on November 18th, one being it would make national headlines and the other certainty were lawsuits would occur. The university and the campus Police Department are being accused of [...]

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Buying A Short Sale And What To Expect

The most light-hearted definition for buying a short sale might be “Even a snail will eventually reach it’s destination”. With more distressed homeowners realizing there are much better options than foreclosure, short sales are now more prevalent than in years past. Buyers, sellers and their agents have been discouraged with the length of time it takes to [...]

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Selling Your Home Short Sale

The biggest disappointment of the housing collapse has been those homeowners that lost their home through foreclosure. These families went in with good intentions and had their dreams shattered due to faulty loans, lost jobs or crumbling home prices. Those homeowners that had their home repossessed by the bank, had their credit destroyed and a [...]

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Home Price And Property Condition Intertwined

As we slowly recover from the housing market debacle and the plethora of foreclosures and short sales, one element has created a strain and curtailed a quicker comeback. Many home prices and the general condition of that property are not conducive to a home actually selling. This dilemma has had a negative impact on our recovery. [...]

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Buying A Home From Start To Finish

Every situation has a beginning and an end, a start and a finish. Buying a home is no different. The purchase of a home will be by far the biggest ticket item a family will buy in their lifetime. Owning a home is a long-term financial commitment that requires time and patience on the part of [...]

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Selling A Home Today And The Buyer It Attracts

The traditional seller today has a lot on their platter prior to marketing their home. Most owners start weeks or months in advance researching the market trends and sizing up the competition. Your realtor can be a source of valuable information and knowledge. The pre-listing period gives the homeowner a chance to exhale and gather data [...]

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Selling Your Home: When To List It

Those homeowners that dared put their home on the market over the last five years might have questioned their sanity, based on the drop in home prices plus the length of time it took to get the job accomplished. The housing sector has had a huge effect on the sluggish economy, along with the high [...]

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Home Buyers: New Home Or Established Neighborhood

There are number of valuable lessons a realtor learns early in their careers, maybe the most useful being, what a buyer prefers to buy and what they end up buying are significantly different in most cases. This old truism has stood the test of time and will continue as long as homes are bought and [...]

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