Jean's Jingles

I changed real estate offices in December and now find myself working more out of my home.  The best thing I ever did was sign up for fax2email. My state association has partnered with Premier Global Services and Realtors receive a discount with this company. It is approx. $7.50 a month for 350 p...

WOW! I cannot believe how people think they can get away with fraud! In Los Angeles, a 40 year old woman scammed black investors in 3 states, California, Nevada and Georgia. She scammed hundreds of these investors for over $18 million dollars. She convinced these investors to to invest in her co...

CALIFORNIA MLS HOLDS FIRST BOARD MEETING, APPOINTS BOARD CHAIRMAN The statewide MLS approved by C.A.R. has been formed and held its first board meeting May 1. Called the California MLS (CALMLS), the entity adopted bylaws and MLS Rules, and approved a Request for Proposal from MLS vendors for the...

Here is the latest update on the California Statewide MLS! CALIFORNIA MLS UPDATE: The new California MLS (CALMLS) had its first board of directors' meeting May 1, 2008 and made significant progress.   Mike Silvas, a well respected broker owner from the Napa area, was elected as the Chairman of t...

  In the city of Alameda, we have a new point of sale! Not only does a seller have to test their sewer line on homes 25 years or older, if it fails must be replaced, the seller now is required to install a gas service shutoff valve prior to close of escrow. There are some other cities in Californ...

I haven't looked into Fuelfrog but I find it to be very interesting! We all know how expensive gasoline is these days so this evening I am going to sign up! I found this on the CRS website. Fuelfrog is a web service for tracking your gas mileage and cost-per-gallon trends which can provide insig...

CRS recently send out this information about remodeling. It is quite interesting! Remodeling activity held steady during the first quarter of 2008 after a 4 percent decline in 2007, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders' Remodeling Market Index (RMI). The index also shows ...

I thought I would pass along the information below that I received from a lender in my area northern CA Well it's about time! We have all waited patiently for weeks for the stimulus package to benefit our industry,and the time is finally upon us...Yesterday, the new Conforming /Jumbo loan limit b...

I just wanted to share this information that was sent to me from Fidelity Title in Alameda, CA Long haul is best way to look at home pricesSF Chronicle, Kathleen PenderThanks to Joan Black for sharing :-) Thursday, May 8, 2008 The three most important things in real estate are duration, duration,...

 I just received this information from Fidelity Title Company in Alameda! I tend to believe it is true as I am experiencing it in my area. I feel the prices will not drop any lower than what they are now! How do you feel about it? Opinion                                                           ...