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  • Mixed Results For Mortgage Rates

    By Chris Largent - Staff Writer
    Mixed Results For Mortgage Rates

    Freddie Mac released today the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) which shows mixed results for both long and short term interest rates this week. Up from last week when it averaged... » more

  • How Much Home Can I Afford?

    By Carla Hill - Realty Times
    How Much Home Can I Afford?

    Home prices skyrocketed in the early 2000's, with things really heating up between 2005 and 2007. According to the New York Times, HUD conducted a survey in 2007, finding that home values had risen 16 percent in... » more

  • Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Are You Afraid to be Successful?

    By Maya Bailey Ph.D. - Contributing Writer
    Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Are You Afraid to be Successful?

    In my 14+ years of coaching real estate agents 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 is... » more

  • Three California Cities Make The Ten Best U.S. Cities for Home Values

    By Chris Largent - Staff Writer
    Three California Cities Make The Ten Best U.S. Cities for Home Values

    A new Forbes list predicts that among the ten cities where home values are expected to rise the most in 2011 includes three Golden State cities: San Jose (No.1), Santa Ana (No.2) and... » more

  • Making Your Home Picture Perfect

    By Phoebe Chongchua - Realty Times
    Making Your Home Picture Perfect

    They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, in real estate, that picture's worth translates to dollars and then, if it's an excellent picture, you can add a few more zeros to that number. That's why getting the... » more

  • Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Create Your 2011 Success Blueprint

    By Maya Bailey Ph.D. - Contributing Writer
    Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Create Your 2011 Success Blueprint

    Many people who want to create success for the New Year don't realize that in order to do that, they need to have a blueprint for success. What does that mean specifically? It takes two things to create a blueprint for... » more

  • What's Driving Buyers To Buy Homes?

    By Phoebe Chongchua - Realty Times
    What's Driving Buyers To Buy Homes?

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that "affordability" is the top reason for home buying in 2010. That makes sense, especially in unstable market conditions. Buyers, as always, are looking for a bargain but... » more

  • Economic Recovery Seems On Track

    By Chris Largent - Staff Writer
    Economic Recovery Seems On Track

    As weekly jobless claims are posting their biggest decline in almost a year and home sales surged as 2010 came to an end, the economic recovery is showing signs that it has staying power. December sales of... » more

  • Can Sellers Sue Agents and Brokerages For Over Disclosing?

    By Mailana Mavromatis, Esq.
    Can Sellers Sue Agents and Brokerages For Over Disclosing?

    On September 9, 2010, a horrific fireball mercilessly claimed 8 lives and devoured 37 homes in San Bruno, California. The cause of the explosion was a ruptured gas pipeline with a seam weld from 1956. » more

  • 5% Drop In Existing-Home Sales In 2010

    By Chris Largent - Staff Writer
    5% Drop In Existing-Home Sales In 2010

    The National Association of Realtors reported today that the sales rate for previously owned homes rose 12.3 percent in December 2010 compared to the previous month, but dropped 2.9 percent compared to... » more

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