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Neighborly Realty is here to help. The purpose of this blog is to get information out FAST to you. No need to pick up the phone and call, just keep an eye on these pages for the very latest in market news, financial updates, bailout and recovery programs. Several helpful tools are made available to you down the right hand side of our backup blog - www.NeighborlyRealty.blogspot.com Please take a look at that source as well. As your primary Real Estate IP - Information Provider - you will never get a sales pitch. We are here to help.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Hello Neighbors, We had a great guest speaker at this morning's SAR (Sacramento Association of Realtors) Real Estate Finance Forum:  Ken Stieger, Sacamento County Tax Assessor. Yep, the guy who runs the shop for Sacramento County.  His group (about 170 staff) set your property tax values.  We tal...
03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors,We continue to keep an eye on the updates from Washington for you. This came in yesterday from CNBC:New Mortgage Plan: Who Qualifies and How It Works© 2009 CNBC.comFor homeowners looking to make sense of the Obama administration's new mortgage rescue plan, the program can be basic...
03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors, A very brief blurb in the news that caught my eye: http://www.fox40.com/pages/landing_local_headlines/?Sacramento-Housing-Market-May-Be-First-T=1&blockID=230025&feedID=190 What did the article say? Just a few quick paragraphs, reported through the AP: Associated PressMarch 4, 200...
03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors,With sincere thanks to our friend Chris Altobell (916.214.2126) at Farmer's Insurance, here is an update on Flood Insurance policies for Sacramento's Natomas area. If you live locally, it's likely you've heard about this issue already. Levee questions. Developer mismanagement vs....
03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors,I'm still digging for more info on this, so stay tuned. To sum it up very briefly though, it looks like buyers of "new" houses get a credit of $10,000 or 5% of the purchase price - whichever is less. The sale must be made between 3/1/09- 3/1/10 and must be a primary residence. Th...
03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors,We came across an interesting statistic tonight. It's a true indicator of how this industry has shaken out. Those who are still in the business - or who are just jumping in - are clearly here for the long haul.In 2006, the California Department of Real Estate was averaging 5,000 ...
03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors,Many thanks to Patty at HP for sending this video along:http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/11.08/foreclosure.htmlI haven't been to the "Inland Empire" down South to look at real estate yet, but we experience exactly the same things up here in Northern California.What happens t...
03/05/2009
Take a look at this!http://www.recovery.gov/Hello Neighbors,Want to see the nearly 1100 page recovery bill signed into law?Want to see how your $760,000,000,000.00+ is being spent by the federal government?Take a look the Recovery.gov website noted above.In an effort to be more transparent, the ...
03/05/2009
Hello Neighbors,CAR (California Association of Realtors) Legal has been working to identify and consolidate information from those major lenders who are helping home owners with their mortgage problems.You can find all of the information here:http://www.car.org/legal/mortgage-workout-programs/Wh...
03/05/2009
Hello new Neighbors,Neighborly Realty has been asked to present to a company in the Bay Area on the 22nd of January. This company is going through a large relocation effort, and will be moving folks from the Bay Area to the Placer County and Sacramento County Areas.We are honored to be asked, and...
01/16/2009
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Neighborly Realty is here to help. The purpose of this blog is to get information out FAST to you. No need to pick up the phone and call, just keep an eye on these pages for the very latest in market news, financial updates, bailout and recovery programs. Several helpful tools are made available to you down the right hand side of our backup blog - www.NeighborlyRealty.blogspot.com Please take a look at that source as well. As your primary Real Estate IP - Information Provider - you will never get a sales pitch. We are here to help.