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2011
Sengdao VongruksukdiBroker /REALTOR® DRE License #01842392(949) 650-4746 Phone(949) 270-7586 FaxEmail: Sengdao@AmericanStarlight.com Website: www.NewportBeachRegionHomeSales.com CA Broker DRE License #01842392 CFL License # 603 F767Starlight Financial, Inc. dba Starlight RealtyT.E.A.M. Certified ...
04/23/2011
The letter to the editor submitted by Dorothy Templer worries me. Someone being in the business two years (and making) such a statement is not surprising. This business takes time and the first two years, on average, are the most difficult. The National Association of Realtors is actively working...
04/23/2011
It has been a quiet week in the markets, shortened by Good Friday. Oh, Standard & Poor's created a tempest with its threat to the AAA rating of Treasurys, but as the week wore on, more and more people asked, "How would they know?" Stocks regained all losses, but Treasury bond yields stayed low, t...
04/23/2011
State attorneys general have not only lost the collaboration of federal regulators in their effort to craft a universal settlement with servicers to resolve issues exposed by recent robo-signing investigations, but individual counsels are falling from their own ranks. Oklahoma Attorney General Sc...
04/21/2011
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported Wednesday that sales of previously owned homes rose 3.7 percent last month, following the 9.6 drop recorded in February. The results were slightly better than forecast. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had expected home sales to rise b...
04/21/2011
Wells Fargo reported record earnings of $3.8 billion, or 67 cents per share, for the first quarter of 2010. That's up 48 percent from $2.5 billion for the same period last year, and up 10 percent from the $3.4 billion the bank brought in during the fourth quarter of 2010.The California-based lend...
04/21/2011
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Gone are the days when you can simply show up at a listing presentation with data from your MLS that shows comparable homes. Today's savvy sellers require much more information. They expect an in-depth analysis of their local market. They want a customized marketing plan, tailored to their home a...
04/21/2011
One of the best research studies on the future of homeownership I have ever seen. This is great information in that Pew has asked all the most important questions..such as: * Is housing the best long term investment? 81% said YES. * This optimistic attitude despite the fact that 47% of those inte...
04/20/2011
Here is proof that not all government intervention into housing is a bad thing...H.R. 1526 would waive early distribution penalties on certain qualified retirement plans if the funds are used to buy a house that has been in foreclosure for a year or more. H.R. 1526 would allow early distributions...
04/20/2011
Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 4.62 percent, down from 4.72 percent at this same time last week. After peaking at 4.77 percent late on Wednesday, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered near ...
04/20/2011