This week, I received an email from an invidividual who simply asked, "Nic, I'm thinking of selling my home, what is your lowest you can go in commission?" The following was my reply to that email: Let's say your home is worth $750,000 (for discussion sake). The difference for 1% at that price
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02/22/2008
Reflecting on an Open House this weekend (both Saturday and Sunday) on Tangerine Place in Olinda Ranch, I noted several "lookers" who came throught the door making the following comment:"We sold our house, we're renting and we have a down payment for our next purchase." Although buyers today kno
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02/19/2008
Bankrate.com just released an article stating that... Mortgage Rates have dropped to their lowest levels since July, 2005. Recently, rates went down 1 and 1/4 points within a few weeks and then crept back up again to 5.75%. The nationwide average for a 30-year-fixed is at 5.75%. Tell everyone yo
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02/17/2008
One of the Big Items today flowing through the grapevine is the Economic Stimulus Package, a.k.a. H.R. 5140. One of the tasty beni's coming our way is a one-time check for anywhere from $600 to $1200 in the form of an income tax rebate, distributed to 130-million Americans and could be mailed as
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02/17/2008
The ArticleI'm trying to remain objective after reading Jeff Collins' Sunday's Marketplace article entitled "HUMBLED HOMESELLERS" (or CLICK HERE for article) and Jon Lansner's poll on page 2. For those who did not read the article, it was a case study on the Freeman family in Tustin and a Laguna
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02/16/2008