Why hiring a mortgage broker vs. working with a direct lender makes sense in today's market! As provided by the fine folks at Guarantee Mortgage (my comments are in red): 1. Mortgage Brokers are trained to find niches .. Saving you TIME and MONEY! 2. Brokers are driven to find you the best
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05/20/2010
CAR-Sponsored Bill to Protect Borrowers from Lenders—Call Your State Senator Today As shared by SFAR: The California Association of REALTORS® (CAR) is sponsoring SB 1178 (Corbett) to extend anti-deficiency protection to homeowners who had refinanced from “purchase money” loans and are now facing
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05/19/2010
Median Sales Price Continues Its Upward Trend In San Francisco’s Housing Market san francisco victorian row Here's the scoop as provided by SFAR: SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 17, 2010 - Healthy sales activity, driven by low mortgage rates, tax incentives, and attractive pricing continued to reduce th
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05/19/2010
When I'm working with buyers or sellers, I run market trend reports for both the city/community and the specific neighborhood (if there is enough data) in addition to checking comps. It's important to keep in mind that there are many micro-markets in San Francisco and on the San Mateo Peninsula.
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05/18/2010
I've been pulled out from my temporary blogging hiatus by a post which has been brought on by the incredibly poor communication and service that buyers who are in contract on a property are encountering with their loan rep (someone who they selected on their own). Their rep is now playing games i
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05/13/2010
