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Fred Martin Team- Century 21 Alpha •25 Years of experience in the Real Estate Business •Managed over One Billion Dollars of Commercial & Residential Sales •Past owner of Century 21 Bonus Realty •REO Broker representing many of the nation’s largest banks & financial institutions •Head of the Fred ...

Proposed Elimination of the Mortgage Interest deduction The home loan mortgage deduction is the last major tax deduction left for a most middle income tax payers. If it was eliminated only the very wealthy would be able to shelter their income. Be that as it may be this move would eliminate a maj...

Home prices in the United States found their floor during the early part of 2010 and are expected to begin trending upward next year, according to a panel of elite economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) for its October 2010 Outlook."The housing recovery is i...

Flickr image courtesy of respres. Bank of America said it's extended its review of foreclosure documents to all 50 states, and will stop all foreclosure sales until the review is completed.   What effect do you think this action will have pro or con on the national real estste market/ Please shar...

WE need to get more aggressive on our national home retention efforts and programs H.R. 6218, Home Act | Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity may be part of the answer If governmental policy on foreclosure prevention does not change, 11.5 million borrowers are in danger of losing their homes, ...

Just a short note to complement you on the introduction of HR 6218  http://cardoza.house.gov/uploads/The%20HOME%20ACT.pdf http://www.dsnews.com/articles/new-bill-calls-for-refinancing-of-30-million-gse-mortgages-2010-09-28 http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100926/BIZ/9260305...

Urgent Legislative Alert The House version of the FHA Reform Act (H.R. 5072)now  Contains a Very Dangerous open ended Draconian  "Strategic Default" Provision The "Strategic Default" Provision inserted in this bill has potentially very dangerous implications due to its current complete lack of an...

Urgent Legislative Alert The House version of the FHA Reform Act (H.R. 5072)now  Contains a Very Dangerous open ended Draconian  "Strategic Default" Provision The "Strategic Default" Provision inserted in this bill has potentially very dangerous implications due to its current complete lack of an...

Congress Abandons Critical Housing Programs - Again Realtors have been urging Congress to pass a comprehensive National Flood Insurance Program reform bill all year. We conducted a Call for Action in April, testified at Congressional hearings and urged action during our midyear hill visits. Yet o...

Foreclosures are increasing in the higher end markets in Northern California and prices are coming down in that market segment Not the perfect time to be purchasing a high end property Our lower priced inventory seems to have bottomed out  is currently increasing in price much of it being purchas...