Claremont Drought Conditions Opens Doors to Unique Curb Appeal
This Claremont home owner has established a vegetable garden in their front yard that produces tomatoes, berries, squash and assorted vegetables. The beauty of this, is their usage of water drip systems rather than traditional sprinklers.
Foreclosure vs Short Sale…walking away is not to your advantage
A foreclosure has so many negative ramifications, the better solution to a foreclosure is a Short Sale. You will want to find an agent that has experience with Short Sales, they are not easy and do take a trained real estate agent.
Drought Conditions and Selling Homes in California
California Real Estate is some of the hottest in the country, however, so is the weather. Tie the hot weather with little rain over the past few years, you have the formula for dry, unattractive lawns and poor curb appeal. Sellers, if you are wanting to sell your...
Breaking News: 7.9 Million Homeowners Are Underwater
On the flip…there’s still 930,000 homeowners that are over 100% underwater…that’s twice what they owe….gulp!
Shadow Inventory Will Prevent Housing Recovery for Another 3 to 4 years…More Short Sales
Kim and I have been shouting this from the roof for the last 3 years...and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Michael Fratontoni, VP of Research and Econ...agrees. We, in the hard hit state of California, have seen a massive decline in offers on homes on market....
Homeownership…American Dream…Tides ARE Changing…Short Sales & Foreclosures = Happy Renters
I'm compelled to write a blog about the life of a "Renter" from my personal experience...especially after the conversations I've had over the past several months with homeowners that are mentally challenged about moving from homeownership to being a renter. After...
Newport Beach's John McMonigle Files Bankruptcy
As a Real Estate Agent, I was shocked...but not surprised to read this information. A long time Top Producer in the Luxury Real Estate industry is John McMonigle, McMonigle Group Inc, has filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. A victim of the real estate market or simply...
"Survivors", Jeff Probst Buys Gene Autry Estate for $5Million
Giddy Up! BUYER: Jeff Probst SELLER: Estate of Gene Autry LOCATION: Studio City, CA PRICE: $5,000,000 SIZE: 7,983 square feet, 5 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms
Paint Your Home…Get Your Mortgage Paid…Well Almost…
I came across this article yesterday...Need Help With your Mortgage...Get your House to "Work" for you! Imagine, getting your mortgage paid just for using your home as a billboard...crazy! This article comes to us from our friends at The Truth About...
Bank Can't Find Investor…Can't Foreclose…Gives Man House
It's starting!!!! Banks not able to find the "securitized investor" can't legally foreclose on the homeowner...that simple. This story by Roger Bull with The Florida Time Union, tells a story of a man...who basically made no payments on his home...his lender goes out...
Gas Prices Are Outrages! Money Saving Tips To Stretch The Gallon…
In terms of the economy and its effect on our daily lives, there is no hotter topic than the outrageous prices we are seeing at the pumps. The maddening part is as consumers, we have zero control over these inflated costs. To make matters worse, there's always that...
Wolf…Sheep…or Both? Banks are Seeking to Settle Mis Managed Foreclosures
The older we get, the wiser... A few years ago, I would have said "hey, the banks are doing a good thing here"...now, I look at anything that comes from the banks as nothing more than ulterior motives...in other words...the banks are hiding something. If you...
Unbridled Optimism Reflected In this Monty Python Video…
John Krasinski Selling "Bachelor Pad" Short?
One of my favorite characters on todays sitcom line up is "Jim Halpert" from "The Office"; Brilliantly played by John Krasinski. Seems Mr. Krasinski is selling his home "short" of what he paid back in 2006 @ $1,050,010. The current market price is $945,000. Zillows...