Hello Neighbors, Many thanks to the dozen+ families who stopped by our open house in Clos du Lac yesterday. We enjoyed meeting and talking to you. If you have any questions about that home, please do give us a call. If you have any questions about the markets in general, we are here to help. Our
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03/23/2009
First-Time Homebuyers Have Several Options to Maximize New Tax Credit WASHINGTON - As part of the Treasury Department's consumer outreach effort and with the April 15 individual tax filing deadline approaching, the Internal Revenue Service today began a concerted effort to educate taxpayers abo
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03/21/2009
Hello Neighbors, For those of you who have registered on our website for property searches and industry news, you've seen this update. It went out from our web engine within the last 24 hours. For those of you who haven't yet registered with the web site, here is an update and some analysis Buye
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03/10/2009
Hello Neighbors, You've probably received the mailers, most are from businesses in Southern California: "Challenge your property taxes now, for only $179.00". DO NOT DO THIS It is a scam. Confirmed this morning by Ken Stieger, Sacramento County Tax Assessor. In fact, the Sacramento County DA an
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03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors, We had a great guest speaker at this morning's SAR (Sacramento Association of Realtors) Real Estate Finance Forum: Ken Stieger, Sacamento County Tax Assessor. Yep, the guy who runs the shop for Sacramento County. His group (about 170 staff) set your property tax values. We tal
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03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors,We continue to keep an eye on the updates from Washington for you. This came in yesterday from CNBC:New Mortgage Plan: Who Qualifies and How It Works© 2009 CNBC.comFor homeowners looking to make sense of the Obama administration's new mortgage rescue plan, the program can be basic
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03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors, A very brief blurb in the news that caught my eye: http://www.fox40.com/pages/landing_local_headlines/?Sacramento-Housing-Market-May-Be-First-T=1&blockID=230025&feedID=190 What did the article say? Just a few quick paragraphs, reported through the AP: Associated PressMarch 4, 200
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03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors,With sincere thanks to our friend Chris Altobell (916.214.2126) at Farmer's Insurance, here is an update on Flood Insurance policies for Sacramento's Natomas area. If you live locally, it's likely you've heard about this issue already. Levee questions. Developer mismanagement vs.
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03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors,I'm still digging for more info on this, so stay tuned. To sum it up very briefly though, it looks like buyers of "new" houses get a credit of $10,000 or 5% of the purchase price - whichever is less. The sale must be made between 3/1/09- 3/1/10 and must be a primary residence. Th
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03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors,We came across an interesting statistic tonight. It's a true indicator of how this industry has shaken out. Those who are still in the business - or who are just jumping in - are clearly here for the long haul.In 2006, the California Department of Real Estate was averaging 5,000
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03/05/2009
