DISNEYLAND Fireworks Every Night - 06/26/08 11:52 PM
Disneyland Fireworks can be heard nightly here in Southern California.  That's a good thing and helps us be taken away in our thoughts of fun and interesting times with family and friends.


My wife Christi and I live at our home in the Turtle Rock area of Irvine, South Orange County, … (3 comments)

Get Over the 'NIMBY" Attitude When It Comes to Our Need For More Fuel and Energy - 06/25/08 12:44 AM
A primary challenge for us in business here in California and the US is high gas and fuel prices.HERE IS AN IDEA TO IMPROVE THINGS FOR BUSINESS AND REAL ESTATE.Jonathan Lanser at the Orange County Register says that people need to temper their "NIMBY" (not in my back yard) attitudes. We … (2 comments)

It's Good For Real Estate that FHA Suspended its 90-day Rule Against Flipping - 06/19/08 10:03 AM
Foreclosed and abandoned homes harm neighborhoods and delay a community's recovery.WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING GOOD TO HAPPEN IN REAL ESTATE.
In order to help facilities sale of bank-owned properties, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has temporarily suspended its 90-day rule against flipping of properties. Under that anti-flipping rule, the FHA does not … (1 comments)

Let's Increase Drilling and the Supply of US Domestic Oil and Get Price at the Pump Down - 06/16/08 11:20 PM
All Business people (including Realtors and brokers) must recognize that we have a serious problem in the US with the price of oil and gas at the pump.The Democrats in US Congress are keeping us from exploring and drilling for domestic oil. And they are helping to limit our domestic supply.The … (9 comments)

U.S. Congress Should Work To Improve Our Domestic Oil Supply & Get Decreased Prices at the Gas Pump - 06/12/08 07:13 PM
THE GASOLINE PRICE AT THE PUMP CRUNCH is rough for all of us.
Supply has not kept pace with demand, and so prices rise. Many of steps taken in the U.S. for reduction of demand are being negated by increased demands for oil in foreign countries including India and China. The … (1 comments)

McCain & Obama as U.S. Presidential Candidates Different Positions on Housing and the Economy - 06/10/08 07:01 PM
John McCain and Barak Obama, the two U.S. Presidential candidates for election 2008 have different approaches to housing and economic issues.
Senator John McCain:
1. Proposes to spend up to $10 billion to allow some home owners to trade high-interest, adjustable-rate mortgages for fixed-rate loans.That sounds good. 2. Proposes a suspension … (11 comments)

California Sales Tax Should Not Be Expanded to Include That For Services - 06/10/08 09:58 AM
The State of California and legislature and Board of Equalization is considering sales tax expansion to include that on services, such as fees for real estate agents, physicians, dentists, lawyers, accountants, architects, gardeners, landscapers, babysitters, and so many others.There is an obscure rule of the Board of Equalization, the state's tax collecting … (0 comments)

Challenges for Real Estate Investors In This Declining Home Value Market - 06/06/08 09:50 AM
Some losers in this residential real estate declining market are buyers of second homes, investors who are now involved with income tax debt challenge. Some of these people will lose their properties through short sale or foreclosure and make it to bankruptcy under the weight of a income tax bill. While … (5 comments)

NAR Approves New Model Rules For MLS About "Short Sales" - 06/05/08 12:31 PM
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) board of directors has recently adopted new policy for disclosure of short sale listings in a multiple listing service. The NAR directors "approved new model rules for Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) that would enable practitioners to alert one another to potential short sales and put … (3 comments)

What Does the NAR v. DOJ Case Settlement Mean? - 06/04/08 01:03 AM
The U.S. Lawsuit vs. the National Association of Realtors Online Listing Policy Is Being Settled as of May 27, 2008, which calls for the adoption of a new online listings policy. Source: settlement proposal (United States v. National Association of Realtors, May 27, 2008)The lawsuit had challenged the NAR policies governing … (2 comments)

An Old Fashioned Way of Determining Value of a Home - 06/02/08 01:42 AM
Value of housing has many variants.  The value of a certain home is determined by lots of factors specific to that property.  It's difficult to asign economic value to each of these factors.  This is especially true when buyers and sellers do not not have complete information about each factor. Some … (6 comments)

 
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