California Livin' in Placer County

  My Mom is an inspiration to me.  I'm hoping to inherit her genes.  Although she says "they won't fit you"!!  Given any opportunity, whether it be Greek Festival, Salsa dancing, or Jazz at Taco Tuesdays in Lincoln, CA,  you will find her out on the dance floor.  Her zest for life, despite obstac...

All Buyers and Agents Take Notice:   This article says it all.  Home prices in some areas have started to creep upward and regardless of whether the "bottom" is in site, interest rates are at an all-time 40 year low so that any increase in rates will squeeze some out of the market.  By the time t...

California Real Estate License Number Mandatory California Senate Bill No. 1461 is effective as of July 1, 2009 and it has real estate agents scrambling to comply. This Bill amends Section 10140.6 of the Business and Professions Code. As of July 1st, it requires a real estate "...licensee to incl...

Excerpts from Forbes.com, June 29, 2009 Here's a portion of the article, providing insight into comparable cities in the US.  Hope you enjoy reading.  And thank your lucky stars that you live where you do... I hope.  I am in a small town (40,000) about 30 miles NE of Sacramento, CA.  And having c...

Any of you who wish to join me on Twitter, please do.  There is a wealth of information there.  And you can set your FaceBook to automatically post tweets onto your wall, or not.  Someone once said that providing information ABOUT information is more powerful than providing the information itself...

Buying May Be a Wise Decision, as Home Prices Rise in California, Again If buyers are sitting on the "maybe" fence, after a review of the following article, perhaps it is time to make a move into a buyer's seat.  The Sacramento Business Journal reported similar news via the California Association...

Great advice in his many blogs.  Inspirational.  Enjoy.  Motivational Power Quote   Harness the Energy of Your Dreams   "A vision is a clearly-articulated results-oriented picture of the future you intend to create. It is a dream with direction." Jessie Stoner Zemel     As I see it. . . . . . . ....

In looking on ActiveRain for entries mentioning the Island of Malta, I am reminded that to be of Maltese ancestry is uncommon.  Very few people know where it is...  These are some pics I took on recent visits to Malta.  It is a favorite vacation destination for the British and Germans because the...

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So many challenges in this market.  This is a great post on staying positive, and has some all-around advice for LIFE in general.  So many real estate professionals today are wondering, "How can I stay positive in today's market?" Like any discriminating real estate professional, you realize the ...