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Mortgage Update

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Linda Lunsman of Princeton Capital, a real estate mortgage lender, provides the following information: 
“JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OUT…THEY PULL ME BACK IN.” Al Pacino in the 1990 film, The Godfather III And if Bonds and home loan rates thought they were out of the days of volatility…they got pulled right back in, as last […]

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Tags: Credit Information · Helpful Sites · Real Estate Finance

San Mateo and San Francisco Counties are doing just fine !

March 9th, 2008 · No Comments

USA Today published a fascinating study of local economies throught the nation.
Most states are doing just fine !
Here’s the map:

Most of California is at risk or already in recession.
Only Bakersfield, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, and San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City are in expansion.
Very interesting !
Is it only a matter of time before San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City join the […]

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Tags: Investment Real Estate · Helpful Sites · Real Estate · Inspiration

Been away but I am back now !

March 9th, 2008 · No Comments

I have been on the road the past two weeks and haven’t had time to post.
I was in Seattle for a few days the end of February at a Brian Buffini conference.
Brian is a very motivational speaker. His company, Buffini and Company, coaches small business owners like real estate agents, lenders and financial planners how […]

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Tags: Cool web things · Helpful Sites · Vacation Property · Inspiration

What do you think about agents taking listings off market and then putting them back on as new listings?

January 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments

The FrontSteps a San Francisco Real Estate Blog reports the ABC Nightline may do a story on the the practice of some seller agents taking a listing that has not sold off the market and then putting the property back on the market so it shows like it is a new listing.
Many believe this practice […]

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Tags: Pending Legislation · New listings · Helpful Sites · Real Estate

Looking to live somewhere that is walking friendly?

July 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Hello everyone:
just came across a really cool site….
www.walkscore.com
just type in an address and the site will calculate a “walkscore” on a scale from 0 to 100 which indicates how walking convenient any location is….
the site will show you where all the nearby stores, bars, restaurants, and transportation are located.
check it out - let me know what you […]

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Tags: Helpful Sites · Real Estate