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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:16 AM

Going, going...

Well it is almost gone but there is still time to take advantage of the first-time home buyer’s tax credit of $8,000. The federal program is set to expire on November 30 and if you or someone you know wants to take advantage of the available credit
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 1:34 PM

Asbestos: Understand the Risk

I am an never will be one to trumpet my environmental contentiousness as I really detest those individual and companies that use “Going Green” to promote their business. I personally believe we should each do what we can and are comfortable
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Friday, July 31, 2009 11:38 AM

Another Busy Week

It has been a busy week here at MagnumOne Realty. We have been working with a nice combination of buyers and sellers and making good progress on some of our short sales. For me having a few new buyers has been a breath of fresh air and we have been enjoying
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:24 PM

Dry Spell

Here I am again! As much as I have enjoyed maintaining this blog over the past 4 years I have been guilty of “dropping off the grid.” The real estate business has grown in complexity and to get the same results takes more work, time and energy.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009 7:12 AM

Saturday and still talking short sales

This has been another busy week of dealing with short sales and lender negotiators so I am using Saturday to catch up a bit on my blogging. I just published my weekly column over at Rocklin & Roseville Today, “ Getting Short Sales Done in Sacramento
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:04 AM

The Ugly Side of Short Sales

I have recently been writing about the benefits of short sales in my weekly column at Rocklin & Roseville Today which is also carried over at Sacramento Today . The column today was, “Sacramento Short Sales – Good for All.” I really
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:03 AM

Staging on a Budget

If you or someone you know is selling or going to sell your home, check out my column, “ Staging Ideas on a Budget ,” over at Rocklin & Roseville Today. I am tired of showing clients dirty, messy and poor showing homes. The ones that show
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009 8:41 AM

Short Sales as a Financial Tool

With local schools getting out for the summer this and next week we should see an increase in the already busy Sacramento real estate market. Unfortunately much of this will be more short sales as more and more homeowners who owe more on their homes than
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:52 AM

Getting Help to Achieve the American Dream

The first-time home buyer tax credit of up to $8,000 can be a significant help during the remainder of 2009 for buyers who have not owned a home in the previous three years. Check out my column, “ First time home buyer’s tax credit ,”
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Monday, May 11, 2009 11:44 AM

Sacramento Short Sales

We are beginning to see short sale junior lenders flexing their muscle. A year ago you could count on the junior lender to pretty much roll over and take whatever allowance the senior lender allotted to them for their lien release. Now, they are holding
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009 8:03 AM

Worst to best with a flaw

Two years ago when a client told me they wanted me to short sale their home and their lender was Wells Fargo, I would visibly cringe. Dealing with Wells Fargo in those days was a nightmare. They didn’t have sufficient staffing to handle the requests,
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Thursday, April 23, 2009 7:05 AM

Loan Mods and Good to be Back!

It seems like almost daily I am talking to a homeowner about short sales. When they are asking me to help them short sale their house to avoid foreclosure I always ask them if they tried getting a loan modification to stay in the house. The most common
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:40 AM

Kentuckyanna

It is always fun to get away for a few days and even better when you return and appreciate home. Last week we traveled to Elizabethtown, Kentucky to visit Michael’s son Mark and his family. I enjoyed spending time with them and seeing Kentucky.
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009 7:56 AM

More Good News for 1st Time Buyers

Starting tomorrow the California Association of Realtors will start a new program to help first time buyers who are worried about the economy and not being able to make their mortgage payment if they lose their job. The program, C.A.R. Housing Affordability
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009 7:55 AM

If I had only known

These are words we never want to hear ourselves saying, especially as it relates to selling your home. I recently met a former homeowner who now has a very nasty tax issue as a result of not understanding the consequences of debt forgiven by a lender
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