Greer Ranch Living: Fall in Murrieta: A View From Greer Ranch - 10/31/10 12:03 PM
Greer Ranch Living: Fall in Murrieta: A View From Greer Ranch.
I love living in Murrieta... and especially in Greer Ranch. It’s peaceful and quiet, and spectacular views abound.


 
It’s Saturday, the day before Halloween. A storm quickly passed through in the morning and thick clouds gave way to clearing skies by afternoon, as shown in the image above. I imagine that is welcomed news to those eagerly anticipating Sunday evening’s trick-or-treat outing.
 
The leaves on trees throughout Murrieta and Greer Ranch are turning fall colors. Even in my own yard, deep green leaves turn bright … (5 comments)

Murrieta News: Enjoying A Fire-Safe Halloween - 10/30/10 01:17 PM
Murrieta News: Enjoying A Fire-Safe Halloween.
With Halloween upon us, CAL FIRE and Riverside County Fire have a few safety tips they wish to share to ensure trick-or-treaters enjoy a spooky and safe holiday.
Here are their tips for costume wearers:
•  Purchase costumes made of flame resistant or retardant material. (Fire resistant does not mean fireproof!)•  Apply reflective tape to Halloween costumes.•  Masks can obstruct vision; consider using make-up instead.•  Always test make-up in small area first. Remove before bedtime to avoid skin and eye irritation.•  Lower your risk for serious eye injury by not wearing decorative contact lenses.•  … (5 comments)

Fixed Mortgage Rates - 30-Year: 4.23%, 15-Year: 3.66% - 10/28/10 08:58 PM
Fixed Mortgage Rates - 30-Year: 4.23%, 15-Year: 3.66%
In its weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates (released Thursday), Freddie Mac stated that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.23% nationwide, while 15-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.66%.
According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.23 percent with an average 0.8 point for the week ending October 28, 2010, up from last week when it averaged 4.21 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.03 percent.
The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage this week averaged 3.66 percent with an average 0.7 point, up from last week when it averaged 3.64 percent. … (3 comments)

Murrieta Events: Murrieta Fall Spooktacular this Saturday, 10/30/2010, 5:30pm to 8:30pm - 10/27/10 03:28 PM
Murrieta Events: Murrieta Fall Spooktacular this Saturday, 10/30/2010, 5:30pm to 8:30pm

 
The City of Murrieta is hosting its annual Fall Spooktacular. It’s happening this Saturday, October 30th, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at the California Oaks Sports Park.
 
The City of Murrieta invites you to bring family and friends to enjoy:
Carnival Style Games Candy and Prizes Live entertainment Lots of Food  
Admission to the Fall Spooktacular is free, and a $3.00 wristband provides unlimited access to the Carnival Style Games. Food is available from a variety of vendors.
 
The 20-accre California Oaks Sports Park is located … (3 comments)

Home Buying Tips in Murrieta, CA: Americans Still Believe Buying a Home Is a Good Financial Decision - 10/27/10 10:35 AM
Home Buying Tips in Murrieta, CA: Americans Still Believe Buying a Home Is a Good Financial Decision.
NAR's eighth annual Housing Opportunity Pulse Survey reveals that nearly eight out of 10 respondents believe buying a home is a good financial decision, despite ongoing challenges with the economy and housing market. The survey, which measures how affordable housing issues affect consumers, also found job security concerns to be the highest in eight years of sampling, with 70 percent of Americans saying that job layoffs and unemployment are a big problem in their area; eight in 10 cite these issues as a … (3 comments)

Fixed Mortgage Rates - 30-Year: 4.21%, 15-Year: 3.64% - 10/21/10 04:05 PM
Fixed Mortgage Rates - 30-Year: 4.21%, 15-Year: 3.64%
In its weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates (released Thursday), Freddie Mac stated that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.21% nationwide, while 15-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.64%.
According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.21 percent with an average 0.8 point for the week ending October 21, 2010, up from last week when it averaged 4.19 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.00 percent.
The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage this week averaged 3.64 percent with an average 0.7 point, up from last week when it averaged 3.62 percent. … (3 comments)

Fixed Mortgage Rates - 30-Year: 4.19%, 15-Year: 3.62% - 10/15/10 12:33 PM
Fixed Mortgage Rates - 30-Year: 4.19%, 15-Year: 3.62%
In its weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates (released Thursday), Freddie Mac stated that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.19% nationwide, while 15-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.62%.
According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.19 percent with an average 0.8 point for the week ending October 14, 2010, down from last week when it averaged 4.27 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.92 percent.
The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage this week averaged a record low of 3.62 percent with an average 0.7 point, down from last week … (5 comments)

Home Selling Tips in Murrieta, CA: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words... Or $116,076 - 10/06/10 11:53 AM
Home Selling Tips in Murrieta, CA: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words... Or $116,076.
Want to sell your home for more money? Then use a better camera. That’s the conclusion from analysis by Redfin Corp., a Seattle-based brokerage.
According to Redfin, real estate listings that use photographs taken by higher-end SLR cameras tend to fetch a higher sales price than those that use photos from cheaper point-and-shoot cameras.
Listings with SLR camera photos gained anywhere from $934 to $116,076 over listings using photos from point-and-shoot cameras, according to Redfin’s data.
The data measured the difference between the asking price and the … (21 comments)

Home Selling Tips: Find Help For Your Home Improvement Projects: ServiceMagic - 10/04/10 02:54 PM
Home Selling Tips: Find Help For Your Home Improvement Projects: ServiceMagic
Selling your home and need your bathroom remodeled... or your shower cleaned? Need your pool vacuumed... or need one built? Need fence repairs, or windows washed? Then think “ServiceMagic.” It’s quick, it’s convenient, and it’s free.
ServiceMagic connects consumers with prescreened, customer-rated service professionals. Their network includes over 69,000 service professionals skilled in more than 500 home-related services, from house cleaning to remodeling, from maintenance to repair, both interior and exterior. They can also connect you with Architects, new home Builders, Engineers, General Contractors, Land Surveyors, and Home Inspectors & … (3 comments)

 
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