Thoughts On Real Estate And Other Things I Care About
A Southern California Coastal agent's perspective on real estate and other things that interest me! Based in Laguna Beach, Real Estate is my passion.
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2009
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I ran across an odd situation this week. I was out with some clients looking at property. My buyers have a very specific criteria....only a couple of neighborhoods and size home. They are trying to keep their daughter in the same elementary school. So.....both they and I are monitoring closely wh...
07/30/2009
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Need to know where to go when you get a hankering for Roadrunner Stew? Why to the Road Kill Cafe, of course. Only the finest....albeit flattened....meats are served here. We specialize in Rabbit Pancakes, Deep Fried Flies with Jalapeno Dipping Sauce, and the ever-popular.....Spit Roasted Squirre...
07/29/2009
Open House Success!!! Offers Recieved! I have a listing in a very nice area of our city. Higher priced than the normal townhouse and people will pay more for the community name. But the economy has hit everywhere and there are short sales and bank-owneds in this area too. So our normal priced hom...
07/29/2009
I remember when we could spend time online or in the home department of Macy's shopping for pretty things to give as a closing present. Now? The market has changed so much that home buying is a stressful event. More like giving birth. By the time the close comes, the standard shower mat or person...
07/28/2009
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Creativity has never been more important!! Everyone agrees that making short sales and sometimes regular sales close is becoming more and more difficult. Just last week I had a client with a conventional loan, 30% down get "subject to" conditions on his loan. These included such things as replaci...
07/23/2009
Quick topic for conversation! A client who is going through a bankruptcy called me this morning to let me know that the second trust deed obligation is going to be discharged in the bankruptcy proceeding. She was told my her attorney that the obligation to pay was eliminated, but that the lien wo...
07/22/2009
Regardless of what the "Anti-Realtors" say.....we do care about our clients. We care about the drop in home values for buyers who bought 3 years ago. We care about the plight of equity-sellers who are trying to hold firm on their legitimate price in the face of the REO down the street. We care ab...
07/22/2009
Nothing, I hope! Today is the bridal shower for my son's fiancee. The flowers are on the table, the house is decorated with aqua and red.....even my candy dish has ONLY red M & Ms. I made Red Velvet Cupcakes with aqua icing and have other treats ready to go. The guest list includes all the female...
07/18/2009
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My buyers wrote a full-priced offer (full-priced based on the listing agent's opinion). The comps actually came through about the same. Nice home, large yard. The home was offered as a short sale. My understanding is that the first trust deed lender had agreed to the price and was negotiating wit...
07/17/2009
I posted a request the other day for anyone who might be able to help a client of mine who just bought a house, is the sole-support of his family, and lost his job. A Sales Executive with lots of years experience. Job Wanted.....Please take a moment to read this quick post? It's just a simple dir...
07/16/2009
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