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home: First-Time Home Buyers Preparation Checklist - 11/08/07 01:46 PM
1) Work on your credit: a) Contact credit agencies to correct errors.
b) Setup automatic bill payments to prevent late payments.
c) Payoff/pay-down credit cards (do-not close them).
d) Avoid buying any big-ticket items like TV's, appliances or cars.

2) Savings: Even if you think you'd like to shoot for 95%-100% financing, you will still need money in the bank for rainy days, and the bank will want to see this.
  a) Decide on a weekly savings and STICK TO IT!
  b) Sign up for your companies savings plan.
  c) Eat home more … (0 comments)

home: Los Angeles Area Market Update- Sept 07 - 09/28/07 12:06 PM
Los Angeles Area Market Update
September 28, 2007

Economic Quickies:
Spending and construction both rise above expections, while core consumer prices posted their smallest rise in 3 ½ years.Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sees chance of recession at less than 50/50.Oil Prices are at record highs due to the latest hurricane threat, while the dollar is weaker.The volume of home sales nationwide drops to new lows, while nationwide housing prices/values have grown by 0.2% since August 2006. Locally:
According to Dataquick Info Systems, August numbers may be skewed overall by the jumbo loan mess largely affecting high-end home purchases, … (0 comments)

home: What will the Fed Chairman do, What SHOULD he do? - 08/31/07 12:09 AM
The great news folks!  There is no one asleep at the wheel with this one.  Bernanke has a full plate to balance.  Too many mashed potatoes on one hand could upset the whole cart.  We all seem to be asking him for what will please our most current agenda.  Options for Ben: does he leave rates the same in order to slow the brisk pace of growth in our economy reducing the risk of inflation), 2) does he reduce rates to minimize borrowers risk as their loans reset.  This is a double edges sword folks, or even triple.  Lowering the benchmark … (1 comments)

home: Real Estate means nothing without the Earth and Living Creatures - 08/29/07 02:53 PM
 "OUR LIVES BEGIN TO END THE DAY WE BECOME SILENT ABOUT THINGS THAT MATTER"
Michael Vick's dog fighting conviction has brought to the for-front all that is wrong with America. 
Why is everyone on antidepressants, Starbuck's, energy drinks?  Why do we need so many material things? 
Where have our society's values gone?  It seems that everything we believe in has been sacrificed in return for monetary gains.  Too busy keeping up with the Jones' to do something....anything about animal cruelty, environmental destruction, polluted foods, war, disease, poverty.... I could go on and on.  Many of you may say you contribute to particular causes … (2 comments)

 

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