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I appreciate this opportunity to provide a custom sales and marketing plan which reflects the quality and distinction for every client's home I list. Every Client Gets a Personally Customized Service Plan: A Custom Marketing Plan Designed to Create Maximum Exposure The relationship with you is t...
07/12/2010
Specialty Mortgages:   In high-priced housing markets, it can be difficult to afford a home. That's why a growing number of home buyers are forgoing traditional fixed-rate mortgages and standard adjustable-rate mortgages and instead opting for a specialty mortgage that lets them "stretch" their ...
07/12/2010
4th Annual Hot Rods on the Green 2701 Cabrillo DriveAptosPhone: 831.227.3100tlc.org/hotrodsFeaturing hot rods, classic, vintage & race cars & motorcycles. "Sock Hop" Sat night with the Dig Beats. No Admission Charge.Date: July 10, 2010 - July 11, 2010Time: 7/10: 11-9pm; 7/11: 8-2pm   Plein Air A...
07/12/2010
A short sale can be an excellent solution for homeowners who need to sell, and who owe more on their homes than they are worth. In the past, it was rare for a bank or lender to accept a short sale. Today, however, due to overwhelming market changes, banks and lenders have become much more negoti...
07/12/2010
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Keeping up your credit score is important, right? It helps with securing loans and can keep interest rates low. Plus, a good score won't challenge future employment or security clearance. This is why I'm sharing important information for anyone having trouble paying the mortgage. Something you m...
07/08/2010
The Following Guidelines Apply to the Unincorporated portions of Santa Cruz County Check with your local planning/building department for regulations in your area, A building permit is required unless the work is specifically exempted by the Uniform Building Code and Chapter 12 of the County Code...
07/08/2010
GIS or Geographic Information Systems are tools that allow various types of information about places or properties to be displayed graphically on a map. A short list of the different information or "layers" that are commonly shown include zoning districts, electoral precincts, earthquake fault zo...
07/08/2010
The medium price for single-family, re-sale homes rose 4.1% from March and was up 22.8% yearover-year. Although the number of pending sales has been strong the past few months, it looks like a large quantity of those must have been short-sales, because, in a surprise, home sales were down 15.3% ...
07/06/2010
Affordability remained in record high territory in the first quarter of 2010. C.A.R.’s First-time Buyer Housing Affordability Index, which measures the share of all households that can afford the entry-level home, hit 66 percent in California. That meant that nearly two-thirds (66 percent) of Ca...
07/06/2010
FED TAX CREDIT AFTERMATH The aftermath of the Fed tax credit, which expired April 30th, won’t be completely known until the end of June. Although the tax credit expired at the end of April, when buyers needed to be in escrow, buyers have until June 30th to close the sale. The effect of the tax cr...
07/06/2010