crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Crescent City Home Sellers Update of the Market - 10/23/09 11:19 AM
This is an update for Crescent City/Del Norte County Home Sellers -
The time is quickly approaching for my monthly market report, which is for the general public; however times are tough for Crescent City home sellers right now and I thought I would do an update just for my those of you with active … (0 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Selling Your Crescent City Home - Part 3 - You're in Escrow - 10/10/09 06:41 PM
Selling your Crescent City Home - Part 3 - You're in Escrow
Congratulations! You've made it. Your Crescent City home is in escrow. Don't make moving plans just yet. You have SEVERAL HURDLES to overcome.
First, if your agent didn't get a preapproval letter from the buyer when negotiating the offer, you … (1 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Selling Your Crescent City Home - Part 2 - Negotiating an Offer - 10/10/09 05:15 PM
Selling Your Crescent City Home - Part 2 - Negotiating on Offer
Congratulations. You properly priced your home and now you have at least one offer on your Crescent City home. Yippee!
What, the offer is asking you to pay up to 3% of the buyer's loan fees and closing costs? You … (0 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Selling Your Crescent City Home - Part 1 - Proper Pricing - 10/10/09 04:31 PM
Selling Your Crescent City Home - Part 1 - Proper Pricing
Proper pricing, how important is it? In the current Crescent City real estate market; it's everything.
Unless you have been living in a cave for the last year or so, you are highly aware that the Crescent City real estate … (0 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Crescent City/Del Norte County Real Estate Market Report for September 2009 - 10/07/09 11:45 AM
Crescent City/Del Norte County Real Estate Market Report for September 2009 - Number of sales were down.
Sales were down for September, however I expect a sizable increase in number of sales closing in October (keep reading for the reasons for this optimism).
The median price home that sold in September was $145,000. … (0 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Selling Your Crescent City, CA home? How to Get TOP DOLLAR - 09/28/09 10:41 PM
Are you Selling Your Crescent City Home and want to know how to get Top Dollar?
I recently had several local agents share their surprise at the sales price of two of my listings that sold earlier this year. These two homes fetched Top Dollar in the Crescent City market. In fact, in their opinion, … (2 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Current State of the Real Estate Market in Crescent City, CA - 09/17/09 12:55 AM
The current state of the real estate market in Crescent City, CA.
I had an email today from a client who has her home listed with me asking about the current state of the real estate market in Crescent City. My client's home is priced in the high $200,000's, a … (2 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: The Sins Of A Seller - 07/25/09 12:32 AM
If you are selling your home, the following post was written just for you by an agent who recently experienced the house hunting process for himself. I laughed when I read this because I have seen a lot of what he is talking about.
Via Clint Miller (Real Estate Client … (2 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Power of Attorney in Your Transaction? Make sure... - 07/21/09 01:40 AM
Is there a Power of Attorney involved in your real estate transaction?
If so, you may have a potential time bomb on your hands. If you do not have a transaction that involves a POA, but know your client has one and will use it in an up-coming transaction, you need to act … (2 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Crescent City Real Estate - Financing Your Home Purchase - 07/18/09 10:15 PM
Crescent City real estate - financing your home purchase -
Real estate financing has changed in my market quite a bit from the liars stated income loans and easily obtainable 100% financing of the early part of this decade.
Gone are the days of having a real estate agent show … (2 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Crescent City Closings Are Up, so Why hasn't my Home Sold? - 06/25/09 10:31 PM
Crescent City/Del Norte County June 2009 closings are up, so far 24% over May 2009 and the month isn't over!
Since closings are generally 45 - 60 days, we can attribute the below 5% interest rates in April for this flurry of closings.
But what about the coming months? There are currently 33 … (1 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Highlights of the California Foreclosure Moratorium - 06/23/09 12:48 AM
Several clients have called this week to ask about the California foreclosure moratorium that went into effect June 15, 2009, and how it will affect them.
The bill is similar to legislation passed by the federal government in March.
Some of the highlights:
Banks can get an exemption from the moratorium … (0 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Paying too Much in Property Taxes? - 05/20/09 10:54 PM
If you purchased your home within the last 5 years, chances are good that you are paying more than you have to in property taxes.
Why? Because property values have fallen in California, in some areas, by more than 50%.
There is always someone trying to make a buck out there, … (0 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: $8000 Tax Credit can be used as Down Payment! - 05/12/09 11:45 PM
Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, announced today at an address to several thousand REALTORS that the Federal Housing Administration is going to allow first time home buyers to use their $8000 federal tax credit as a down payment for the purchase of their home (Woo … (9 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Finally, Encouragement for Sellers - 04/21/09 12:27 AM
Yes, encouragement for sellers - It makes me very happy to be able to be able to write some encouraging words for sellers, something I haven't done for quite awhile.
Those of you who read my blog on a regular basis know I follow my market stats closely and do not paint a rosey … (6 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Good News About the Real Estate Market in Del Norte County - 04/05/09 09:11 PM
Good news for the Del Norte County real estate Market!
My observations would show the market is picking-up in Del Norte County and statistics prove this out.
Homes priced over $400,000 have comprised only 10% of residential sales so far this year (1 sale) and only 5% for all of … (2 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Home Ownership is within Your Reach - 03/30/09 11:13 PM
The house of cards built over the preceding years of unprecedented home appreciation has crumbled. It's demise has created some incredible deals in my market.
The run away spending that got so many of us caught up in thinking we can "have it all." has landed countless homeowners in a compromised position leaving no way out, … (4 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: First Time Home Buyer, Start Here. - 03/12/09 11:19 PM
My inquiries from first time home buyer's have increased dramatically in the past week. In most instances, the curious homebuyer does not know how to start the process.
I am happy to take the time to get you started in your pursuit of a home in person at my office, or over … (3 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Should Your Primary Residence be Considered an Investment? - 02/22/09 10:20 PM
Should you consider your primary residence an investment?
First off, I am not qualified to give financial advice; I am sharing my considered opinion.
I wrote a post in January titled Now is the Perfect Storm for Buying real estate. I received the following comment on that post (skip to where I … (46 comments)
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crescent city ca buyers and sellers info: Home Owner, How do You Sell in a Declining Market? - 02/10/09 11:29 PM
How do you sell in a declining market?
Here I am with Brian and Cathy Morris in front of their home that closed escrow on February 10, 2009.
The Morris' listed their home with me on 9/22/08. The days on market for their home was 144 DOM. The average DOM for homes that have sold between $400,000 … (5 comments)
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