Buyers

May 22, 2008

Wall Street Journal declares that the Housing Crisis is Over

Here we go again... another media proclamation - The Housing Crisis is OVER!

Read all about it HERE

A quick excerpt from the article:

How can this be? For starters, a bottom does not mean that prices are about to return to the heady days of 2005. That probably won't ...

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May 20, 2008

When Opportunity Knocks, Are You Listening?

Or, are you just listening to the white noise?

As I was getting ready to go to work this morning, I overheard a news report that my husband was watching about the real estate market. What struck me as odd was not that it was yet another "chicken little" report ...

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May 6, 2008

Monterey Hills: Top 10 Tips when Buying a Condo

As most of my loyal readers know, I love Monterey Hills. I used to live there. My parents still live on the hill. And, what most of you do not know is that I started my real estate career, sort of, in Monterey Hills. I used to show the Monterey ...

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Posted in Buyers, Monterey Hills
May 3, 2008

Pasadena CA Real Estate Home Sellers Use Buy Down Plans to Close the Deal

In my previous posts, I referred to Buydown Purchase Plans that Pasadena sellers should be aware of and use to help sell their Pasadena home in this changing real estate market.

Heres a primer on what a Buydown Purchase Plan is:

Buydown purchase plans or ˜buydowns are monetary subsidies given ...

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May 2, 2008

Pasadena California Real Estate Market is in Chaos

I am not chicken little, but lets face it, the Pasadena real estate market has been pretty chaotic over the last several months.

We have a lot of different parties to thank for this activity, but mainly, I would say that for the most part, the lenders have given us ...

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Posted in Buyers, Pasadena
May 1, 2008

Pasadena CA Real Estate Property Taxes

How much will I pay in property taxes when I buy my home in Pasadena? How are property taxes calculated on an existing Pasadena home?

I've been getting a lot of property tax questions lately and decided to write a quick post about how consumers are affected when they ...

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Posted in Buyers, Pasadena
April 30, 2008

Pasadena CA Real Estate Buyers and Sellers Understanding Short Sales

Pasadena, CA - there's a lot of talk about Pasadena"short sales" and foreclosures lately. It's in the news. Books are being published about short sales. There are even radio commercials talking about short sales.

I think most people have a pretty good idea what a foreclosure is, but ...

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Posted in Buyers, Sellers
April 24, 2008

Moving into a Pasadena California home? Pasadena Occupancy Inspection is Required.

Do you have a rental property in Pasadena, CA where the tenant moved out and youre getting to ready to lease it again?

Are you in the process of selling your home or condo?

Maybe, you are a Pasadena home buyer or renter getting ready to move into your new ...

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Posted in Buyers, Pasadena, Sellers
April 20, 2008

Pasadena Buyers can save Thousands of $s in property taxes

Are you 55 or older and live and own real estate in Pasadena, CA or Los Angeles County*?

If so, you can save thousands of dollars each year in your home property taxes.

How? Proposition 60/90!

What is it? How does it work?

This proposition was passed to provide ...

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Posted in Buyers
April 19, 2008

Buying a home in Pasadena? Get a sewer inspection!

You found the right home in Pasadena and are so excited!!! All you have to do is just get through the inspections period.

There are three main contngencies that stand between you and your Pasadena home. A contingency is a condition that needs to be met prior to going forward ...

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