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 | Marketing Strategies: Are You Afraid to be Successful?
by Maya Bailey Ph.D. - Contributing Writer, 3/9/2010In my 13 years of coaching entrepreneurs to be successful, I have uncovered that many people have a deep-seated fear of success. When I probe for the reasons behind this fear of success, the pattern... More |
 | California Tax Law Unsettled On Home Sellers' Short Sales
by Jim Wasserman - Sacramento Bee, 3/8/2010Sacramento-area accountants say rising numbers of taxpayers who did short sales or received loan modifications in 2009 now fear they'll be walloped anew by a cash-starved state government intent on... More |
 | Homes' Foundations Could Be Affected By Subsidence
by Chris Largent - Staff Writer, 3/5/2010Have you ever been sitting at home and heard a creaking sound and wondered where is that was coming from? Have you ever wondered what was going on to make that creaking sound? Well, a homeowner in... More |
 | Marketing Strategies: Are You Sharpening Your Saw?
by Maya Bailey Ph.D. - Contributing Writer, 3/4/2010According to Dr. Steven Covey, "sharpening your saw" means; "Increasing your personal production capacity by daily self care and self-maintenance." Why is this important? In my 13+ years of coaching success... More |
 | The National Flood Insurance Program Closed Temporarily
by Chris Largent - Staff Writer, 3/3/2010This past weekend Sunset Beach in Orange County was inundated by a large amount of water from two different sources. One from the sky delivered by torrential downpours from a very strong cell that moved... More |
 | Government Refinance Program Extended One More Year
by Chris Largent - Staff Writer, 3/2/2010The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported yesterday that the Obama administration's little-used program called Home Affordable Refinance Program was scheduled to end on June 10th of this year... More |
 | Expanded Homebuyer Tax Credit Making Little Impact
by Chris Largent, 3/1/2010Last November, the federal government extended the new home buyers tax credit of up to $8,000 which did help boost home sales last summer and fall and in an effort to provide an added boost to the housing... More |
 | Marketing Strategies - 7 Tips to Motivate Your Sphere of Influence to Refer to You
by Maya Bailey Ph.D. - Contributing Writer, 2/26/2010As a business coach for entrepreneurs, I often hear my clients say to me, "I just can't pick up the phone and call my sphere of influence." "Why not?" I... More |
 | Galt, Auburn In Top 10 Cities For Home Price Rise
by Mark Glover - Sacramento Bee, 2/25/2010Galt and Auburn were among the top 10 California cities seeing the greatest percentage increase in median home prices in January 2010 compared with the same period a year ago, according to data released... More |
 | Fewer Homeowners Are Falling Behind On Their Mortgages
by Chris Largent - Staff Writer, 2/24/2010The number of homeowners falling behind on their mortgages is declining and for the first time in almost three years the end of the foreclosure crisis is finally in sight. Some analysts feel that the housing market... More |
 | Seventh Straight Month Of Home Price Gains
by Chris Largent - Staff Writer, 2/23/2010The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller released today their 20-city home price index which rose 0.3 percent from November to December, to a seasonally adjusted reading of 145.87 which was the seventh... More |
 | Homeowners Getting More Help Modifying Mortgages
by Jim Wasserman - Sacramento Bee, 2/22/2010Mortgage lenders with large portfolios of distressed Sacramento loans say they're getting significantly better at rewriting them, and federal numbers released Wednesday suggest more homeowners are... More |
 | President Obama's New $1.5 Billion Program For Struggling Homeowners
by Chris Largent - Staff Writer, 2/19/2010While on a campaign stop for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, President Barack Obama is expected to announce today a new $1.5 billion initiative to help support homeowners in the five states hit... More |
 | 30-Year Mortgage Rates Drop Yet Again
by Chris Largent - Staff Writer, 2/18/2010For the second straight week rates for 30-year home loans dipped slightly lower, but still remains above the record low recorded last year. Freddie Mac reported this... More |
 | Marketing Strategies: Do You Have What it Takes to Succeed?
by Maya Bailey Ph.D. - Contributing Writer, 2/17/2010If you're like most entrepreneurs that I coach you have asked yourself this question, "Do I have what it takes to succeed?" either on a conscious level of subconscious level. Chances are you do have everything... More |
 | Citigroup Gives Distressed Homeowners A Temporary Reprieve
by Chris Largent, 2/16/2010Citigroup Inc. announced last week that it plans on letting homeowners who are on the verge of foreclosure stay in their homes for six months provided that they turn over the deed to their property back to... More |
 | Investors Plunking Down Cash For Homes
by Jim Wasserman - Sacramento Bee, 2/15/2010Investors paying cash for houses accounted for one in four home sales during the past year in Sacramento County and West Sacramento, becoming dominating players in a distressed market and squeezing out... More |
 | Sacramento Buyers Claim Surprise At Tiny California Tax Credit
by Jim Wasserman - Sacramento Bee, 2/11/2010This question comes from a summer 2009 home buyer in Lincoln who just got his taxes done and says he's getting nowhere near a $3,333 state tax credit. In fact his tax 2010 credit will be something along... More |
 | Real Estate Marketing Strategies: How to Attract Your Ideal Client
by Maya Bailey Ph.D. - Contributing Writer, 2/10/2010Wouldn't it be nice to know that you had the power to attract only those clients that you really love to work with? Imagine the joy and satisfaction you'd feel getting up in the morning knowing that your day would be... More |
 | Anti-Flipping Rule Revised By The FHA
by Chris Largent - Staff Writer, 2/9/2010The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) recently revised its "anti-flipping" rule. The reason for the original ban was a reaction to illegal quick flips of homes that would in turn artificially inflated the homes value... More |
