How cool is this? Sign up for a guided walking tour of Sacramento, courtesy of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership.To make a reservation or pre-pay, call 916-442-8575, or email dsp@downtownsac.org. You may also show up at any tour's starting point at the specified time to begin tour and pay the g
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05/27/2009
Dodged a bullet this week on one of my short sales.For those of you who have not noticed, it seems like everyone and their mother is refinancing right now to take advantage of the low interest rates. Great. This has pushed loan processing, underwriting, document drawing, and funding timeframes ou
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05/26/2009
While working on my short sales today, I made my way through the automated system for Aurora Loan Servicing, when the prompt informed me that my expected wait time was - one hour, nineteen minutes, and fourty-four seconds. No joke. Obviously I had my work cut out for me. I am particularly proud
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05/21/2009
I am not ashamed to admit that yesterday I did a little "happy dance" when I learned from Placer Title that one of my transactions went on record (closed escrow). To set the stage...I was the listing agent for a really nice property in South Land Park Terrace...this was one of my few non-short sa
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05/20/2009
It's been a while since I wrote a long blog post, so I figured today while I spend some time as the "agent on duty" I would write a novel...or at least maybe the first chapter of a novel. Ok, make that the prologue to a novel. Whatever...So if any of you follow me on Twitter, you already know tha
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05/18/2009
In light of the fact I am completely annoyed that the Giants' bullpen somehow managed to blow their 3 run lead this evening, rather than watch the rest of the game, I have decided to write a blog instead. I had a really long day and was hoping to relax in front of the tube and watch the Giants wi
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05/15/2009
Hmm...what's going on here? The median real estate price point in Sacramento County has been pretty even for the last four months in a row.Supply and demand is a pretty basic economic principle...if you look at the number of homes on the market versus the number of homes that closed escrow in Apr
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05/13/2009
I attended a presentation given by a representative of Fannie Mae last week at the Sacramento Association of Realtors "Real Estate Finance Forum" and learned some great information about an FHA program that many folks are unaware even exists!The FHA Streamline Refinanace is pretty slick...if you
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05/11/2009
Light and bright 3 bedroom, 2 bath Rosemont home is ready for a new owner. You will absolutely love the fresh interior paint, open layout, cozy fireplace, big backyard with newer fencing and landscaping, newer composition roof, and central heating & air. Don't wait! Subject to lender approval of
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05/07/2009
3 bedroom, 1 bathroom fixer located on a quiet Fair Oaks street. You will love the large lot (.23 acres per assessor) with two storage sheds. Updated bathroom with newer tub/shower enclosure and tile flooring, updated kitchen with newer cabinets, tile flooring and stainless appliances. Sorry - no
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05/06/2009
