5-30 sales increase According to a report released today by the California Association of Realtors, home sales in California actually increased in April reversing a 30 month decline in sales numbers. According to the report, home sales statewide rose 2.5% above April 2007 led by areas that have
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05/30/2008
5-29 new home builders As a result of our declining market situation here in Southern California, many new home builders have halted construction or significantly scaled back their operations. They can no longer compete with the inventory of bank owned properties that sold as recently as 18 mont
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05/29/2008
5-24 memorial day As you are aware from past articles, every year some of your SRCAR Directors & Officers travel to Washington D.C. in May for our annual National Association of Realtors Legislative Conferences. We meet with other N.A.R. Directors, discuss federal legislative issues and meet wit
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05/24/2008
5-22 at the table You're either at the table or on the menu Many of you have heard me make that statement at one time or anther over the past few years regarding participation in the political process. I know a lot of you could care less about politics but the fact of the matter is, you have to
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05/22/2008
Brown Announces Arrest of Foreclosure Rescue Scam Artists SAN DIEGO--California Attorney General Brown today shut down a team of scam artists that acquired deeds to hundreds of homes in foreclosure by convincing desperate consumers to place their property in a “land grant,” a phony and worthless
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05/22/2008
Washington DC It has been my great good fortune to have attended the National Association of Realtors Mid-Year Legislative Meetings for the past 8 years or so. I love visiting Washington D.C. and even though I would not want to live there, it is one of the most fascinating cities in the country
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05/22/2008
richardson foreclosure Foreclosure tale shows that nobody is immune from crisis By Anthony York (published Tuesday, May 20, 2008) Anthony York published an excellent article yesterday illustrating the extent to which our current housing crisis has impacted people. This cautionary tale is a must
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05/21/2008
04 comps Temecula, Murrieta & Lake Elsinore Home Buyers LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS! I’m not trying to tell you the slump is over – because we’ve still got a ways to go. But the numbers speak for themselves and this is the first month where the number of homes sold has exceeded last year. Murrieta's s
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05/20/2008
2008 scholarships Yesterday evening I had the pleasure and privilege of presenting 9 scholarships to very deserving Seniors at three area high schools. The Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors and our Affiliates have been providing scholarships for several years now. Back when we s
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05/20/2008
short sales The current real estate market is producing a phenomenon we last saw over a decade ago, and hoped we wouldn’t see again, the short sale. If you weren’t around for those fun times, here’s what we’re talking about. Say you didn’t heed my advice over the past few years about avoiding ex
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05/09/2008
