Common Real Estate Tax Deductions - 01/30/08 06:14 PM
Seeing as everyone is filing their taxes for 2007, I thought I would post what is tax deductible for Real Estate. Please be sure to check with your tax advisor or CPA for rules regarding your state. Deduct The Points: If you bought a home in the last year or obtained a home improvement (1 comments)
The Conforming Limits Are Being Raised to What?! - 01/28/08 07:48 PM
There has been a lot of talk lately about the government allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to raise their conforming loan limits. I have also heard a lot of speculation that FHA is going to raise their limits as well. Unfortunately I have also been hearing a lot of rumors, (0 comments)
Drum Roll Please....And The Best Time To Get A Jumbo Loan Is.... - 01/25/08 02:51 PM
NOT NOW! That's right. The best time to refinance a jumbo loan is to wait until April 1st. Before all of you start wondering if I have fallen off of my rocker let me explain. I just received word that the conforming loan limits are going to be raised for 2008, and (5 comments)
ICK! I Have Been Sick - 01/24/08 03:05 PM
Hey all, I just wanted to appologize for not keeping up with my blogs and my group. I ended up catching a head cold on Sunday night and this is the first day I could get out of bed and have some energy. This thing came out of left field and took (1 comments)
2008 Southern California Rebate Programs - 01/15/08 03:00 PM
After getting all of those wonderful Christmas bills, we are all looking at how we can save money. One way of doing it is to take advantage of the new rebate programs this year. Rebate programs are offered by almost everyone including; Counties, Cities, Electric companies, Water Districts, Gas Companies and (4 comments)
Uh Oh...Tax Problem in California for Short Sales/Foreclosures - 01/15/08 01:31 PM
I was listening to the news last night driving home at 11:00 and heard that the State of California has not approved a legislative bill allowing you to not pay taxes on the deficiency amount. Even though President Bush signed this into law (December 17th) regarding your Federal Taxes, the State of California (2 comments)
Congratulations...You Just Bought A Home With over $100,000 in Equity! - 01/14/08 03:14 PM
I was showing some homes to a buyer before the end of last year. I was showing them a beautiful home in La Habra and they fell in love with. The seller was asking $515,000 for his home that had been completely remodeled, including the pool and spa. I mean they had replaced all of (7 comments)
Short Sale! 4-Units in Redlands -212 Craig Court - 01/07/08 05:58 PM
4-Unit Short Sale in RedlandsDescriptionStunning 4 unit property in quiet, kid friendly area of Redlands. Located within walking distance to University, these units feature a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom front home with private yard. Three additional units are all 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment style units.
PhotosFeatures3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Home3 (1 comments)
Feds Give Banks More Money To Lend! - 01/04/08 09:04 PM
The Federal Reserve has started a new auction process to help ease the global credit crunch and give more money to the banks to lend out. The auctions will start on January 14th, and run every two weeks, rather than every three. The feds have increased the limits, although temporarily, to (3 comments)
Why 2008 Will Be A Pivotal Time For Real Estate - 01/02/08 07:05 PM
It seems that 2008 is going to be a pivotal year for Real Estate. Whatever happens this year is going to determine what happens for the next year and probably up until the start of the next decade. Lets look at all the things that happened last year, and what we (2 comments)
I'm Off To A Great Start! - 01/02/08 02:44 PM
I know for most of us Realtors that the last two weeks of the year are usually dead. No phone calls, showings or anything for us to do (except shop), however the last two weeks for me seemed to have been the busiest for me. In the last two weeks I (9 comments)