murrieta: What Kind of Agent Do You Have After the Sale?
- 02/24/09 10:34 AM
Getting a deal to closing isn't always an easy task.Today with short sales and REOs - bank owned properties - it isn't like the good old days. Everything doesn't fall into beautifully into place. There aren't eager sellers to pretty up the homes, plant colorful flowers out front and make sure the place smells delicious. In Southern California-Temecula/Murrieta - we are just thrilled that the banks are paying to turn on the water and pay for yard service! The people that are trying to short sale their homes have neither the money or the inclination to stage their homes. It is so … (5 comments)
murrieta: Is The Glass Getting Half Full?
- 02/23/09 08:40 AM
Is the glass half full or half empty? We have all known people that are eternal pessimist that will never see anything but the half empty glass---even in the best of times in the Real Estate market. You know the type, the sellers that weren't happy with "just" a two hundred thousand profit, in the good old days, because "I'm not giving away this home---do you think I'm that stupid?" They conveniently forgot that they pulled out a hundred thousand for personal use and now they were still going to get $200,000 on top of that! Now our homes here in Temecula … (1 comments)
murrieta: What came First - the Chicken or the Egg?
- 10/29/08 08:27 PM
Wow! This has been a wild time here in Southern California. We have seen real estate hit magnificent highs and plummet to about half of their top values. We have more than our share of "bank owned" homes in our market---in fact, they make up most of our market right now. Here in Temecula/Murrieta - one hour north of San Diego - we are a town - city - with a middle to upper-middle population. When I talk to people, I have realized that these aren't the "dead beats" that were caught in "sub-prime" loans. There are basically two stories here. First there are … (1 comments)
murrieta: Four Great Things About Temecula Valley
- 07/04/07 02:09 PM
Alex on Neatorama threw out an open invitation for bloggers to write about their home towns. "Lastly, an open invitation to anyone who want to write 4 Neat Things About My Hometown (format up to you) - let me know, and I'll link to your blog. If it's particularly funny or interesting, I'll put it on the front page so here goes! 1.Temecula Wineries --- We have great, beautiful wineries. South Coast, Falkners, Miramonte, Leonesse Cellars, Finsinger, Ponte, Weins Family Cellars, Bella Vista Cilurzo, Mount Palomar, Hart, Callaway, Keyways, Maurice Carrie, La Cereza, Long Shadow Ranch and Winery, Thornton's (a champagne winery), Stuart Cellars, Churon, … (5 comments)
murrieta: Temecula, CA is Beautiful This Time of Year!
- 06/01/07 09:19 PM
I love the beautiful flowers this time of the year in Temecula, California. All of the winery's are covered with luscious golds, brilliant scarlets, and blinding whites---not to mention all hues of purples. The wonderful thing about Southern California, and Temecula/Murrieta in general is that there are different types of flowers blooming year round. All of the yards, wineries, road mediums, and even shopping centers overflow with color. If you get a chance to see Temecula, do come, it is a beautiful place. … (0 comments)
Getting a deal to closing isn't always an easy task.Today with short sales and REOs - bank owned properties - it isn't like the good old days. Everything doesn't fall into beautifully into place. There aren't eager sellers to pretty up the homes, plant colorful flowers out front and make sure the place smells delicious.;)
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