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Now is the right time to make your move into Commercial Real Estate Start small and help fund a company that can provide you access to excellent opportunities in Commercial Real Estate Opportunity that will be affordable to even the smallest investor Get on board now to build your future and Ame...

Now is the right time to make your move into Commercial Real Estate Start small and help fund a company that can provide you access to excellent opportunities in Commercial Real Estate Opportunity that will be affordable to even the smallest investor Get on board now to build your future and Amer...

$18,000 IN COMBINED HOMEBUYER TAX CREDITS FOR A LIMITED TIME! Californians have a brief window of opportunity to receive up to $18,000 in combined federal and state homebuyer tax credits. To take advantage of both tax credits, a first-time homebuyer must enter into a purchase contract for a princ...

As spring blossoms in Marin the activity increases and so do the prices of the homes.  People are optimistic, as the weather turns better so does our economy locally.   We have had an increase in homes sold from January to February but the important figure is the 53% rise in homes sold compared t...

The federal government will stop buying mortgage backed securities at the end of March. This means that instead of being a buyer which, drove interest rates to where they are today, they are going to become a seller of mortgage backed securities. This will likely mean the end of the low rates we ...

With home prices starting to rise, interest rates as low as they go and the buyer's tax credit there's just one question for prospective homebuyers "Why wait?".

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorizes a tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009.  Here are 21 Questions and Answers about the Homebuyers Tax Credit   Who is el...

Mortgage Rates Are Near Record Lows Now. Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.93 percent for the week ending February 18, 2010, down from last week when it averaged 4.97 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-y...

For Real Estate advice talk to your Realtor, for Taxes talk to your CPA For good legal advice at a very reasonable cost try Pre-Paid Legal Services www.callspencer.com  Define 'modified'! $111 Billion in your Stimulus funds has gone to the Humongous Banks. Recently the $400 Billion cap was lifted...

Did You Know? More than half of all households have a legal situation right now.  -Legal Needs and Civil Justice Survey, published by the American Bar Association                                       You are more than twice as likely to be in court than you are to be hospitalized.               ...