Real Estate Market Trends
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Wednesday 05-22-2013 Daily Market Report
This morning we read;
US markets started quietly this morning ahead of Bernanke’s testimony to the Joint Economic Committee at about 10:00. Markets are completely focused on the Fed’s QEs recently, and when the Fed will begin to unwind its monthly purchases of treasuries and MBSs. The question of when was fueled by the April employment …
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Code of Ethics Violations Running Rampant
Ever since I decided to buy a home for myself, I have noticed more and more the increasingly unethical manner in which agents deal with their listings. Withholding offers, artificially inflating prices and then selling to their own buyers (so they can increase their own commission) at LOWER prices! It makes me wonder how this market is ever going …
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Communication is Key
Communication is a word that we often hear but rarely think about. We know it is important and we know we are supposed to do it on a daily basis (like brushing our teeth) but very few of us actually dedicated time and energy to the act of it. Communication becomes particularly important in business relationships, especially your relationship with your real estate agent. You would think a person that sells and buys real estate for individuals …
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Foreclosure Moratorium: Good or Bad?
Foreclosure Moratorium: Good Thing or Bad Thing? Today, the news reported that foreclosure figures were down for the month of January. The Riverside and San Bernardino areas of California have been some of the hardest hit areas when it comes to struggling homeowners and foreclosures. Record numbers of defaults and foreclosures have been reported. Press Enterprise reported that there were 17,629 foreclosure-related actions in Riverside and San …
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Helpful Tips To Guide You In Buying Your First Home
Buying a home can be very exciting! It’s part of the "dream" we all have for ourselves, the marriage, the family, the pet, the white picket fence – all of these things are dependent on having a home. Having means owning, not renting; to those of us wishing to make the most of our hard-earned money. But making the most of your money is not always easy – it takes a little bit of savvy and a lot of consideration. Consideration means …
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