Homeowner Radio Show is a Must-Hear - 09/25/09 01:04 PM
I was pleased as pie earlier this week when Allen Lyle contacted me to ask me to be a guest on his and Danny Lipford's radio show, The Homefront Radio Show.  Honored, of course, that a radio show that's nationally syndicated to more than 250 radio stations wanted my lil' ol' opinion on the real estate market at large, but moreover, pleased that I discovered such a great program.

The Homefront Radio Show is something that I think all of us that are homeowners might want to bookmark.
Here's the description on the website:
"Each week, listeners across the country … (0 comments)

Someone Stole the Carpet?! - 09/21/09 06:24 PM
I’ve been in this business a long time and I’ve seen a lot of crazy things, from wild Peacocks chasing me out of a backyard to foreclosed properties with the sink missing. I know when people lose their homes, it’s a very emotional event, and my heart always goes out to them. I guess in some instance, say for example, a homeowner goes to all this time and expense to fix up his or her home, only to find out that they are going to lose that home.
And, in perhaps a fit of escalated emotion, they decide to take out … (2 comments)

Fun With Fico - 09/10/09 05:05 PM
If you listen to my radio show (and I sure hope you do!) you will hear the first few minutes with myself and my segment co-host, Ed “The Money Man” Wacaster talking about the real estate market. While our focus in on the Sacramento market, clearly the show and out discussions are universal (okay, maybe just national) in nature.
One thing that is going on right now that buyers (and sellers with time-lines) need to be aware of is how difficult it is to get qualified for a loan. While that in itself is enough of a topic for three posts, … (2 comments)

Labor Day in Sacramento (not what you think!) - 09/06/09 03:49 PM
An interesting story to share with you. Twenty-one years ago this Labor Day, I was indeed in labor with my lovely daughter, Nichole. Nichole was definitely not in any hurry to enter this world either! After a very uncomfortable record-hot Sacramento summer and a grueling 18-hours of labor, the poor little kid had her chord wrapped around her neck and was blue. In fact, my mother, who was at the birth, said later on that Nichole looked just like a little Smurf. That was one labor of love I have ever, not even during the terrible twos or the independent teen … (6 comments)

The Buck Stops Here! - 09/03/09 03:41 PM
So I’m on my gotta-get-away-from-these-phones lunch-time bike ride today at Ancil Hoffman Park in Carmichael, thinking about real estate (duh!). Just as I’m rounding the corner of the golf course, no more than 20 feet away, I spy two bucks that my hunting-husband would have drooled over. It seems to be that the deer always eat grass from underneath this one particular tree, hence, the buck stops here.
But then I thought about the day I was having, back at the office and why I was frustrated. It seems that a counter-offer that came from the listing agent/asset manager was a … (1 comments)