(Slide Show has 7 images)In the Greater Sacramento area, there are a group of rituals, which are observed this time of year. These rituals are the Annual Crab Feeds, which various charitable groups, organizations and churches host around town. I really look forward to these events.Last evening,
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02/13/2011
Successful Real Estate professionals are experienced in advising home sellers on the importance of key issues, which will keep their homes from selling. They begin as follows: 1. Have you overpriced the home? It is vitally important that you view your property with objectivity. Divorce your
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02/12/2011
A little lost in the news of the global stage consumed by the Egyptian Revolution, is the on-going saga of what is happening with little Fannie and Freddie here in the United States.It has been more than three years since the housing market began its collapse, leaving a trail of financial de
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02/11/2011
[Slide Show has 3 slides]Yesterday, I wrote about the town of Sheldon in a blog titled, "Remembering California's Community - Sheldon." When I traveled through this part of the county, a couple days ago, I actually thought I had reached Wilton. I had forgotten these two rural towns were actuall
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02/09/2011
(Slide Show has 5 images)I hadn't been out on Grant Line Road for a while. Grant Line is a long road, which falls off Highway 99, south of Sacramento, and cuts across the county, almost to Highway 50. Along the way, you come into the rural community of Sheldon. Sheldon in the past 10 years ha
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02/08/2011
It's not unusual that I am approached by Buyers interested in procuring a "fixer-upper" home. Certainly in our current market with many bank-owned homes available, finding such a property shouldn't be difficult. However, there are certain things to be considered prior to purchasing that can
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02/04/2011
We don't hear it as often in the current real estate market, as we did those of the past. But once in awhile, a potential seller will utter the words, "Why don't I just sell it myself?" If you are considering selling your home you have many choices available to you. There are a multitude o
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02/03/2011
I have witnessed many changes to the real estate and mortgage markets, in the past 29 years of helping folks buy and sell homes. Increasingly, I'm noticing a trend of having those "kids" I sold homes to in the early 1980's, ringing me up and asking, "Myrl, what's the story on Reverse Mortga
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02/02/2011
Tomorrow marks the annual return of that Great American (and apparently Canadian) holiday, "Ground Hog Day." Fellow Real Estate Professional, Susan Emo, from Gananoque, Ontario, wrote a neat little blog titled, "If That Ground Hog Sees his Shadow He's My Supper." There's an actual recipe f
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02/01/2011
