Erin Stumpf, Realtor in Sacramento, CA - Real Est

I attended a social function last night for the Sacramento Association of Realtors "Young Professionals Council." This year I was actually asked by SAR's president to serve as the Vice Chair of our YPC. We define "young" as members (Realtors) and affiliate members (Title Company reps, Loan Office...

I was fortunate enough last week to attend a presentation by Kenneth Stieger, the Sacramento County Tax Assessor. Did you know he is an elected official??A few resources he pointed the group to which ya'll may find to be of value:Sacramento County Assessor 2008 Annual Report; this is a pretty lar...

Thinking about remodeling your home? Certain home improvements yield a stronger "return on investment" than others...Remodeling Magazine has compiled "Cost vs. Value" statistics regarding which home improvements add more value to your home. You will want to make sure you click on the correspondin...

According to the California Association of Realtors, the IRS announced it is planning to provide relief to distressed homeowners who are blocked from refinancing or selling their home by federal tax liens. This relief will help people sell their homes, or refinance without having to pay off these...

This evening I received an email from the Nehemiah Corporation that new legistation was introduced in Congress this week that is intended to reform and re-introduce seller-funded downpayment assistance programs (Nehemiah, Ameridream, etc.).HR 600 apparently replaces last year's HR 6694. Seller fu...

My latest creation from spending countless time on hold working on my short sales. I spent about 3 hours on the phone with lenders today...these require patience!! Create your own FACEinHOLE

With so many REO properties on the market for sale in the greater Sacramento area, I feel it is my moral obligation to warn buyers about the ramifications and potential consequences of previously unpaid utility bills.When a property owner goes into default, along with not making the monthly mortg...

This classy Elk Grove property will take your breath away! Situated in the gated Laguna Estates community, you will fall in love with this 2,875 square feet, 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom DR Horton home. No detail was missed... the gourmet kitchen featuring custom granite countertops, full decorative gla...

Adorable 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home in ideal Citrus Heights location! You will love the newer kitchen appliances, great layout, vaulted ceilings, cozy fireplace, newer composition roof, newer central heat & air, newer water heater, dual pane windows, RV access and more! Don't wait! 7157 Parkvale ...

I suppose it is fitting that I am writing my first blog post of 2009 in the airport in Phoenix...I got up this morning waaaayyy too early to catch my flight home. I am meeting with clients who are looking to purchase in East Sacramento this afternoon at my office.This little trip was a nice litt...