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2012
Pending home sales in California decline The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported this week that contracts signed for previously owned homes in California took a dip in June. The decline in pending sales can be attributed to a lack of housing inventory. C.A.R.’s Pending Home Sale...
07/31/2012
Yountville Art Walk, Napa Valley for more info on Yountville, go to my website & blog Napa Valley Address Yountville recently has gone on an art binge. About two years ago, the Town starting installing art throughout from many well known local artists plus by a few with an international followin...
07/30/2012
New Lead-Safe Law for remodeling a home built prior to 1978 As home sales increase and contractors see improving business conditions ahead, remodeling activity in the U.S. is expected to grow by the end of this year and into 2013, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) ...
07/29/2012
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Napa Valley Open Houses Sunday July 29, 2012 Sorry, but this week's Napa Valley Sunday Open House will not happen. My web people are moving me to another host company and my site will be down Saturday and Sunday. The link below will still work but is best used after Friday when all the open house...
07/27/2012
Napa Porchfest 2012, Napa Valley For more Napa Valley events and happenings, visit my website & blog Napa Valley Address It's time for Porchfest 2012, the city of Napa's community music festival. This is one of Napa Valley's best local's events held on the front porches in and around downtown Nap...
07/27/2012
This week's Yountville Weekly Update is happening today for my web guys are moving my site to a new host company this weekend and my website & blog will be down during the move . Check back in a week from Saturday when this update will appear during it usual time. Thanks and cheers cvc Yountville...
07/26/2012
Yountville and Surrounding Napa Valley Areas Upcoming Events This is weekly feature post I will now do every Thursday to tell you about upcoming events in Yountville and around the Napa Valley. This way readers have a little more time to plan to attend one of these events. Please visit and enjoy ...
07/25/2012
7 simple things a home seller can do to sell sooner and for more Even though we all have probably heard these suggestions before on what a seller needs to do when selling their home, they are too important not to repeat over and over again. If I get just one seller to read this and take this advi...
07/25/2012
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After what seemed to be countless mini extensions of the Flood Insurance program, Congress finally did something right and sent a 5 year extension to the President who signed it on May 31, 2012. It seemed like ever other month one of the insurance people who attend my MLS Thursday breakfast meet...
07/24/2012
Governor signs California Homeowner Bill of Rights into law California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law today the Homeowner Bill of Rights to help struggling Californians keep their homes. This law aims to avoid foreclosure where possible to help stabilize California's housing market and prev...
07/24/2012
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