10 Questions to Ask a Home Inspector What are your qualifications? Are you a member of the American Association of Home Inspectors? Do you have a current license? Inspectors are not required to be licensed in every state. How many inspections of properties such as this do you do each year? Do you
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05/29/2008
Information about El Dorado County, Placer County, Sacramento County, Sutter County, Yolo County , Yuba County, Elk Grove, Granite Bay and other areas. On these pages you will find school information, links to local government. El Dorado County Black Oak Mine Unified School District Buckeye Union
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05/28/2008
Here are the latest sales statistics for 4 counties (Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba), ending in April 2008. The number of sales are significantly up in several areas. However, the prices continue to lag behind. Since the marketplace is usually fed by supply and demand, having the increase
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05/26/2008
This morning I was doing a little exploring on the internet while looking for the cheapest gas to fill up the car. There are several resources available which may help you as well. Here are a few that I found: Gasbuddy.com (by state and province): http://www.gasbuddy.com/GB_StateList.aspx Inte
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05/25/2008
I often think, as real estate agents, we tend to forget how important it is to keep ourselves safe. We enjoy working with the public, while performing our jobs. But, the world isn't the same place it has been in the past. There have been incidents of agents being robbed, raped, and murdered wh
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05/24/2008
(1) They don't ask enough questions of their lender and miss out on the best deal. (2) They don't act quickly enough to make a decision and someone else buys the house. (3) They don't find the right real estate professional who is willing to help you through the homebuying process. (4) They don't
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05/23/2008
I was reading the 24 Hour Watch in the Sacramento MLS today. I contiue to be encouraged that the number of homes going to Pending Sale isn't far off from the number of new listings coming to market. This is unlike a year ago, when the marketplace was being saturated with listing inventory, with
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05/22/2008
Often home buyers are quite interested in schools available to children near any home they may anticipate acquiring. I have found an excellent resource on the internet, which may help them in obtaining this vital information. Compares schools near an address Compares schools in a district Find
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05/21/2008
Here are the latest sales stats by zipcode for Sacramento and Surrounding Areas. As reported in the Sacramento Bee and other local news media yesterday, these stats show significant improvement in the numbers of homes that closed escrow in certain areas in the Greater Sacramento Area, as well as
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05/20/2008
The Sacramento Bee reports today that 25% more escrows closed regionwide in April than a year ago. Jim Wasserman's article, provides welcome news for those who have experienced a reversal of fortune in home values in recent months. Wasserman goes on to state April also produced the first year-ove
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05/19/2008