This morning President of the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders), Jerry Howard, appeared on the Wall Street Journal Update. Amid all the talk about home sales being down and those with less than stellar credit defaulting on their obligations to pay of send mortgages, Mr. Howard had som
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07/29/2007
I'm writing to you from the Annual Howard Brinton Star Power Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. I met someone here who has a very unique program that you need to know about if you want to be prepared for the Short Sale market. If you've done Short Sales before, or if you talk with anyone who ha
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07/27/2007
Seems like there are new inventions that come along every day that when we hear about them, we say to ourselves, "Why didn't I think of that?" Today there was spot on the Today Show about just such an invention. Something that's so common to our everyday lives. How would you like to get to yo
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07/26/2007
Earlier this month, I posted and article entitled Home Transfer Tax - What Kind Of Tax Is That? The California Association of REALTORS® announced last week that Assembly Bill 1574 Private Transfer Taxes has been withdrawn from committee and delayed until next year. C.A.R. vigorously opposed AB1
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07/25/2007
There's a beautiful stretch of highway that originates in San Juan Capistrano near the Old Mission known as the Ortega Highway. It's actually the most direct route to get to Lake Elsinore and Temecula from South Orange County. Just about a mile or two out this road and you are in the country.
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07/24/2007
My friend, Woo Hoo Sally Cheeseman has challenged each of us in the Group POSITIVE ATTITUDE for the Weary Soul to write about what we would like to be remembered for. I told Sally I'd have to ponder that a bit. Today, I read Jason Sardi's post Leaving Behind While I March Forward... and that'
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07/22/2007
In May I published an article Attention Orange County Home Sellers - Top 10 Reasons Why Your Home Didn't SellHere's a comment I received today on that May article from a home shopper who will soon be relocating to Orange County. It is startling and a real eye opener and offers some great advice
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07/22/2007
One of the most breathtaking beaches in South Orange County is located at Aliso Beach Park. The park is owned and Operated by the County of Orange. The beach is a short, wide sandy beach that is bordered on both sides by outcroppings of rock. The rocky shoreline on this part of the coast is h
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07/22/2007
Orange County officials gave the nod Wednesday, July 18, 2007 for Newport Beach to annex the 64 acre neighborhood known as Santa Ana Heights. This has to be great news for the community that was nearly annexed by Costa Mesa back in 2001. A neighborhood group fought back and thwarted Costa Mesa'
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07/21/2007
The South Orange County Regional Chambers of Commerce is gearing up for their annual Board Retreat. This year's retreat will be held at the offices of our Chairman's Circle Sponsor Cox Communications in Rancho Santa Margarita on Saturday, August 11th. Once again our facilitator will be Steve
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07/21/2007
