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Gorgeous Anaverde West Palmdale home! Move in condition! Built in 2005! Master Bedroom with Master bath, Large walk in closet, seperate shower, private laundry room upstairs! Two car attached garage! EASY TO SHOW! NEVER BEEN LIVED IN! BUYERS WILL BE FIRST TO OCCUPY!  MLS NUMBER(S)08-249573 (CLAW)...

Gorgeous Anaverde West Palmdale home! Move in condition! Built in 2005! Master Bedroom with Master bath, Large walk in closet, seperate shower, private laundry room upstairs! Two car attached garage! EASY TO SHOW! NEVER BEEN LIVED IN! BUYERS WILL BE FIRST TO OCCUPY!  MLS NUMBER(S)08-249573 (CLAW)...

Bush and Bernanke Reassure Financial Markets Following the Fed's decision to cut the discount rate on August 17, the worst of the credit crunch may have passed, but lending standards have continued to tighten and additional product offerings have been removed. Since August 17, investors have spen...

Short Pay Income Tax "Does a Seller need to pay income tax on the difference between what they owe and what the Seller sellsThe property for?" PLEASE consult your CPA or Tax Attorney. "Not disclosing it to the seller or the wrong answer could cause you a Law suite."  Here is an explanation of the...

PALMDALE SCHOOLS   Schools Type Grade Enrollment  Highland High School 39055 25th St. West , Palmdale , CA 93551 (661) 538-0304 District: Antelope Valley Union High School District public 9-12 3840  Palmdale High School 2137 East Avenue R, Palmdale , CA 93550 (661) 273-3181 District: Antelope Val...

MARKET COMMENTThe Fourth of July holiday-shortened week provided few fireworks, at least in the credit markets, thanks to economic numbers that materialized pretty much as expected. Early in the week, the National Association of Realtors reported yet more bad housing news, with Americans signing ...

TURN YOUR LISTING INTO YOUR OFFICE! If any of you agents are like me, then you work out of home most of the time. Working from home is fine but to me is no different than working out of an office because you can get distracted at either place. But working out your listing especially if it's vacan...

When Your Home's Value is Less Than the MortgageFor a variety of reasons, it is possible that the total debt on your home may be more than what the home is worth. Most of the time, this isn't a problem because time is the solution. Depending on how much you owe, just wait it out and the value of ...

HOW  EXCHANGES WORKIn a 1031 exchange - also called a property flip - investors have 45 days to identify three potential replacement properties and a 180-day period that runs simultaneously to the closing. Exchangers must reinvest all proceeds, and a third-party intermediary - also known as an ac...

The Living Trust       When a couple holds property or stock in joint tenancy and the first spouse dies, the surviving spouse is required to pay a Capital Gains Tax upon sale.  This tax is based upon one-half of the increase in value of the property since the time of its purchase.      With a LIV...