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ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2011 

This is a comment to a Featured post Meet the new real estate agent….same as the old agent….. by Ruthmarie Hicks which I felt was good enough to be a post on my blog. Let me know what you think. Upfront, I admit I read only about half the comments and if my two cents has been mentioned by someone...
11/30/2011
Installing home solar panels can cut your electric bill and shrink your carbon footprint. But the upfront costs of buying and installing a system can be considerable, even with government rebates. the cost and return from adding solar panels, and whether the home's roof is positioned to benefit ...
11/30/2011
The Obama administration announced broad outlines of the revised Home Affordable Refinance Program on Oct. 24. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued guidance last week that filled in most of the details. HARP 2 greatly reduces or eliminates the risk-based fees Fannie and Freddie charge on many loans ...
11/29/2011
Home sales increased 8.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 493,240 units in October compared with a year earlier, C.A.R. reported. On a month-over-month basis, home sales in the state rose 0.9 percent. “Based on preliminary analysis, it appears that the lower conforming loan limits ...
11/28/2011
Yountville with its six Michelin stars is reputed to have the highest number of these twinklers per capita than any other place on this earth. With its tiny population of 2,933, per the 2010 US census (about 800 in this number living in The California Veterans Home), and six stars it isn't hard t...
11/28/2011
Stats for last 7 days new listing 0, price reduced 0, sale pending 0,  sold 1 Median prices, average days on market current for sale           13 med price $679,000; avg days on market 184 current sale pendings  2  med price $424,000; avg days on market 162 sold in last 6 months   13 med price $5...
11/26/2011
This is weekly feature post I will do every Friday to tell you about upcoming events in Yountville and the surrounding areas as listed in the Yountville Chamber of Commerce’s E News newsletter. Please visit and enjoy one or more of these and tell them Curtis sent you. Thanks November 25 Friday 2:...
11/25/2011
BE THANKFUL Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times. During those times you grow. Be thankful for yo...
11/24/2011
Ian White of 7x7SF continues with his best of series for wineries and things to do here in the Napa Valley with Wine Napa's Winery Collectives: Try New Things and Leave Time for Your Favorites. You have to go to the article to see the photos. If you find his information as useful and fun as I do,...
11/23/2011
Many of us here in the Napa Valley are always on the look out for great wine values. It is a thrill when you go in a drug store in Napa, many of them sell wine, and you buy a bottle or two of wine which you have never heard of for under $10 and upon drinking it a few days later you discover it's ...
11/22/2011