Julie's Blog

Is anyone having any success negotiating with Countrywide on short sales?  They seem to be totally disorganized and in state of confusion.  By the time their negotiators get the appraisal on the property is stale and even then it goes into a black hole.  We just lost another buyer who got tired o...

Today I conclude my series of articles answering the question, is now the right time to buy a home in Sacramento?  Today's final article is, "Do you know what you want in a home?" and can be seen over at Rocklin & Roseville Today in my real estate column.  If you missed the previous articles and ...

As much as I enjoy maintaining my blog there are days when I feel like I have to write a post and times when other tasks pressure me to publish and run.  I was thinking about this earlier this week when I went to Mikie's parent-teacher conference.  The subject was writing and how much he has impr...

Today I published my fourth in a series of five articles examining the question, Is now the right time to buy a home in Sacramento.  You can read it in my real estate column, "How much can you pay for a home in Sacramento," over at Rocklin & Roseville Today.    I think the question, is now the ri...

I just posted my third of a five part series dealing with the question, "Is it the right time to buy a home in Sacramento?"  The article is posted over at Rocklin & Roseville Today as part of my real estate column, "Is it the right time - are you financially prepared to be a homeowner."  If you w...