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realtors: Protect Your Move! - 05/05/11 11:55 PM
 
The traditional home-buying season is in full swing, meaning many people will be packing boxes and looking for companies to help make the move as painless as possible.  The American Moving and Storage Association has tips to help with a smooth move.
Customers making interstate moves should check whether the moving company is registered as required with the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, part of the US Department of Transportation, at www.protectyourmove.gov .
Consumers should insist on receiving in-person estimates rather than over the phone estimates.  The movers can say the homeowner has more belongings than they were told about.  By … (0 comments)

realtors: Keeping Your Home in California - 01/18/11 07:10 PM

KEEPING YOUR HOME IN CALIFORNIA
The U.S. Treasury Department has approved CalHFA's plan to use nearly $2 billion in federal funding to help California families struggling to pay their mortgages.
The Keep Your Home California programs are focused on assisting low and moderate income families stay in their homes, when possible, and leveraging additional contributions from mortgage servicers.
Primary objectives for the Keep Your Home California programs include:
Preserving homeownership for low and moderate income homeowners in California by reducing the number of delinquencies and preventing avoidable foreclosures;
Assisting in the stabilization of California communities.
Each of the Keep Your … (1 comments)

realtors: SHOWING PROPERTY IN THE RAIN - 10/22/10 05:36 PM
 
                                                                                    
Showing property in the rain - can it be successful or just a wet, bedraggled mess?  Depends on you and your buyers!  Selling real estate in southern California means that the weather is mostly sunny and nearly all showings are done in a pleasant climate.  We are so unaccustomed to rain that buyers often cancel their showings at the first sign of inclement weather.  So how does a good agent overcome this problem?  I always bring a few golf-sized umbrellas, wear appropriate boots, and turn my car mats upside down so that the rain and mud won't ruin my car's flooring.  I also try … (3 comments)

realtors: Unreasonable Appraisal Issues During Short Sales - 06/29/10 02:39 PM
Every once in a while, an appraisal issue comes up that leaves you scratching your head in puzzlement.  On our latest short sale, the appraiser clearly didn't want to bring the appraised value of the property in at the asking price (and, incidentally, the price the buyer was willing to pay).  Even though I provided excellent comps that sold well above the asking price of my listing, the appraiser was somewhat irritable and rushed through his evaluation of the property. 
When the appraisal came back, wonder of wonders - it came in $5,000.00 less than the asking price.  And, to make matters … (1 comments)

 
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