real estate: 1844 Cannon Drive, Walnut Creek, California - 07/14/08 08:10 PM
1844 Cannon Drive, Walnut CreekLocation: Walnut Creek, CACOMPLETELY UPDATED 2 story townhouse in the h ighly desirable Skywest complex in Walnut Creek. New carpet, new paint, new floor tile, new granite counters and new stainless steel appliances in the kitchen. New washer and dryer. Updated bathrooms with granite counter tops, new … (0 comments)
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real estate: BUY OR SELL FUTURES TO HEDGE ON YOUR RESIDENTAIL REAL ESTATE - 12/10/07 08:53 PM
It's been 18 months now that you can, through the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, trade futures based on house price indexes for each of the top ten largest US cities. You can sell futures, buy puts or sell calls all designed to hedge losses that might be occurring on the value of … (1 comments)
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real estate: Heads up on remodel and home improvement bids - 12/03/07 07:49 PM
I recently gathered several bids for some work for a listing that i hope to have on the market in January. On the floor coverings bid, as with the other contractors on other jobs, i previewed approximate costs on the phone and got the ballpark figures i was looking for. The … (2 comments)
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real estate: TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON RESCUE PLAN FOR MORTGAGE MARKET - 12/03/07 11:08 AM
In case you missed the 7:30 am (PST) broadcast, Secretary of the Treasury, Hank Paulson, described in a fair amount of detail a mortgage bail out plan for those ARMs that are causing so many foreclosures and financial unrest. The proposed solution will not impact those that are handling their payments but … (1 comments)
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real estate: SHORT SALES GROWING AND GROWING - 11/30/07 03:00 PM
CCAR (Contra Costa County of Professional Realtors) sponsored a panel of speakers that addressed the world of short sales this morning and here are several of the take away messages that i want to share:
1. Approx. 30% of listings in our county are short sales.
2. Closing rate is 2-8 times lower than … (1 comments)
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real estate: business plans for realtors and growth into the beyond - 11/30/07 02:02 PM
I recently had the good fortune to meet with Brad Andersohn. It was truly an amazing learning experience for me. The primary topics at hand were constructing my business plan for 2008 and growing my business into the future.
Brad has written a full suite of software products that directly and intuitively … (5 comments)
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real estate: FHA REFORM AND WHY YOU SHOULD CARE - 11/28/07 05:56 PM
The National Association of Realtors is regularly communicating with us to do our part in being more vocal with our Washington representatives. Specifically, legislation to make FHA single family mortgages and loans more competitive and viable again has been a major initiative of the NAR.
Although we have recently learned that … (1 comments)
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real estate: ECONOMICS 101- STOCK MARKET AND REAL ESTATE MARKETS - 11/19/07 11:43 PM
Recent gyrations of the stock market seem to resemble the vicissitudes of the stock market. With the stock market dropping hundreds of points in a single trading day, it is starting to get some negative press like the real estate market has been getting over the past year or so. The key point to understand … (2 comments)
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real estate: SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT REALTOR SKILL- ART OF NEGOTIATION - 11/17/07 01:58 PM
Having asked many buyers, sellers, agents and brokers their opinions of the most important skills to be a successful Realtor, as you might expect, i have received a wide range of answers including - good people skills, attention to detail, knowledgeable about the market, good listening skills, persistence and many others. Anyone who … (5 comments)
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real estate: HOME PRICES-- GET THE REAL FACTS AND SPREAD THE WORD - 11/15/07 04:08 PM
The article below is a succinct statement of the real price changes that have occurred around the country over the past several years. It does a good job in keeping recent price action in perspective. We need to share this dose of reality with our buyers and sellers. The erosion of … (0 comments)
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real estate: It's Not What You Know, It's Who You Know - 11/03/07 07:54 PM
After many weeks of door knocking, calling and emailing people i do not know and that do not know me, flyering neighborhoods near and far, and feeling very light on the business that has come my way as a result of all that effort, i decided to share some of my … (2 comments)
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real estate: Seller Credits is the closest thing to a Magic Bullet - 10/29/07 08:32 PM
It is a very exciting as more and more agents recognize that seller credits (when used to buy down rates and lower closing costs) are critical parts of the transaction recipe and are responsible for getting the cake, not only baked, but baked on time. It is the closest thing to smoke and … (0 comments)
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real estate: CONTACT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE - 10/29/07 11:32 AM
Do I really need Top Producer to run my real estate business or can i do it with the updated version of Outlook? I would like to hear from the Top Producer users out there and learn what it is about that product that can't be done with Outlook.
Organizing the broadcast emails seems … (3 comments)
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real estate: Legal Update from CCAR seminar with Shannon Jones - 10/18/07 12:07 PM
CCAR sponsored a half day seminar yesterday at the Roundhill Country Club with Shannon Jones, a well known Bay Area attorney. My broker manager, Joe Cutrufelli, and I have summarized the key take aways for your perusal. These summary points are our own work and should not be quoted as official … (1 comments)
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