real estate: Major Home Builder Agrees With Little Known Real Estate Broker - 11/19/09 01:37 PM
Back in April I called:
FHA – THE NEW SUPRIME LENDER
Now I'm not alone.
Toll Brothers Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robert Toll said. “Yesterday’s subprime is today’s FHA,”
It's crazy!
It's OBSCENE!
A first time home buyer puts in an offer for quarter of a million dollar
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real estate: Wordless Wednesday - my granddaughter - 09/02/09 02:19 AM
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real estate: More Juicy Statistics on Commercial Real Estate than the Average Joe Can Swallow - 09/02/09 12:41 AM
Its Been a Beautiful Summer --- and as much as I feel its important to blog, I dont care to feel OBLIGATED.
-- I'M BACK ... and I am going to offer you a link to some Commercial Real Estate Statistics that are very FUGLY!
CLICK HERE
COURTESY OF
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real estate: IRS Succesfully Prosecutes First-Time Homebuyer Credit Fraud - 07/29/09 02:53 PM
If you're thinking of cheating on your taxes by applying for the First-Time Home Buyer Credit -- BEWARE.
Today the IRS released news of its first succesful prosecution of fraud for doing so and the perp, who happens to be tax preparer, faces the possibility of up to three
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real estate: Wordless Wednesday - 07/29/09 01:01 PM
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real estate: Have We Dodged THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF THE 21st CENTURY? - 07/27/09 02:26 PM
In a former blog I proclaimed we were in the beginning of the Great Depression of the 21st Century. [ GO HERE TO READ BLOG ].
Recent economic data indicates we are are on the cusp of a recovery, the only question is what kind of recovery. [ GO HERE FOR
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real estate: Two Blog Referrals This Week - 06/23/09 03:02 PM
Proof that I need to keep my blog alive. It's summer though and that's not easy. It seems as though just about every weekend is booked with wedding, family reunion, or some sort of get together. I've been trying to get up to Yosemite and that hasn't worked out yet either.
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real estate: Fresno Meet in the Middle 4 Equality Rally - 06/03/09 06:26 PM
Fresno Meet in the Middle 4 Equality Rally
May 30th, 2009
Off Topic: Meaning this has nothing to do with the Fresno Real Estate Market.
I went downtown on Saturday to check out the Revfest at the Fulton Mall and on the way there I saw huge crowd gathered so I
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real estate: A Taste of India: The Tarangini-Indian Dance Ballet performs in Fresno California - 05/04/09 08:15 PM
Saturday at Sunnyside High School. The event was sponsored by the Central California Cultural Society of India.
I was under the weather all last week with a cold or allergies and on Saturday I finally felt well enough to get out and do something so I browsed the Fresno Bee online and found the advertisement for the event.
See Photos
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real estate: Fresno Now California's Fifth Largest City... - 05/01/09 06:27 PM
... and you thought this was just a podunk hick-town full of raisin farmers.
NOT!
According to the latest statistics released yesterday by the Department of Finance Fresno's population grew by 10,578 people in 2008. That was enough to bump the city up over Long Beach and make it the fifth
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real estate: What If The Contractor You Hired Is No Longer In Business? - 04/30/09 12:10 AM
Fresno California
When your purchasing a home there is a good chance that either your agent or the agent may hire a contractor to do work on the home prior to closing. Contractors in California (and probably most other states) don't need to be well capitalized in order to start
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real estate: Fresno Ca Real Estate Market Bleet - 04/29/09 12:16 AM
Was busy doing showings this afternoon in an area where sales have been brisk. The volume of REOs in this particular neighborhood has been so high that I noticed prices drop 10% in a matter of about 2 or 3 months. I noticed a lot of homes with non-mls lock boxes
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real estate: Alternative Living - "ITS NOT A HOUSING CRISIS, ITS A HOMING CRISIS... - 04/27/09 02:01 PM
EVERYONE WANTS MORE HOME."
This is a quote from Builder/Author Shay Salomon in this YouTube Video. Watch it! I think you'll like it.
I am at the age and stage where I am pondering down-sizing and have been fascinated by all the possibilities available in Alternative Living.
Over
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real estate: The HILLS ARE ALIVE!!! - 04/25/09 10:11 PM
I took this picture last year around this time and I don't believe I shared it here on AR. Its a cousin to my background pic on my profile page. Please feel free to comment. Oh, and if you're interested in purchasing property in the vicinity call me: I have 21+/-
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real estate: CLOSED.... My First Short Sale - 04/09/09 10:42 PM
Cha Ching!!! Finally manage to have a closing on a “short sale”. In case you dont know what a “short sale” is, its when the lender is willing to accept an amount less than the full price owed on the mortgage. A couple of years ago in Fresno the
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real estate: FHA --- THE NEW SUBPRIME LENDER - 04/02/09 01:31 PM
Want to buy a home? Got crappy credit? Next to nothing for downpayment?
NO WUNKIN FURRIES MY FRIENDS --- YOU SHOULD QUALIFY FOR AN FHA LOAN!
And seeing that the banks are eager to get the glut of non-performing assets (fancy name for foreclosures) off their
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real estate: ITS TIME TO FEATHER YOUR NEST... - 03/31/09 01:54 PM
click to see pics
It appears Regenald (my wife's name for the male) has acquired a new mate. Lucy (former mate) was killed by a car last year. BUT, it looks like he's back this year with a 'nuther Lucy. I just took this earlier this morning.
When my wife first
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real estate: Fresno - 03/21/09 01:56 AM
Spring time in Fresno is fabulous. Its time to do the Blossom Trail again!
I captured this on a trip up into the foothills earlier this week
Actually been busy recently with escrows!
Harder to blog when your busy - I dont know how some of these folks do it???
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real estate: GOT PASTA? - 03/06/09 11:37 AM
I spoze if I'm going to announce the beginning of the Great Depression of the 21st Century I should offer some advice on how to survive it.
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real estate: Fresno CA Real Estate Market Update - 02/25/09 04:37 PM
STRAIGHT SCOOP ON LOCAL POOP sm
I noticed a home today owned by real estate broker (with an out of town address) has just had another price reduction.
a few other details I observed:
The home has been on the market for 748 days
The owner/broker is currently the
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