Replacement Windows
Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with that expensive double-pane energy efficient kind, and today, I got a call from the contractor who installed them. He was complaining that the work had been completed a whole year ago and I still hadn’t paid for them. Hellloooo,………..just because I’m blonde doesn’t mean [...]
Judge OKs $26B Foreclosure Settlement
From Daily Real Estate News | Monday, April 09, 2012 A federal judge granted final approval to a landmark $26 billion settlement over foreclosure processing errors, clearing the way for the nation’s five largest lenders to begin unraveling aid to home owners. The settlement includes guidelines for banks in compensating home owners who may have [...]
Optimism or Pessimism. Which will you choose?
Optimism vs. Pessimism – It’s not a fair fight! Where do you stand with the positive news we are hearing? Research shows that people with an optimistic life-view tend to outperform pessimists in all respects. We are currently hearing about an improved real estate market – a market that on one hand has shown a [...]
Congress Restores FHA Loan Limits – Now it’s in our president’s hands
Daily Real Estate News | Friday, November 18, 2011 The U.S. House and Senate yesterday restored FHA loan limits to the level they were at before they were allowed to expire at the end of September. As a result, the limits will rise to 125 percent of the area median home price from 115 percent, [...]
Foreclosures Reach 7-Month High
Daily Real Estate News | Friday, November 11, 2011 Lenders are picking up the pace of foreclosures again, as the foreclosure rate posted its highest level in seven months, RealtyTrac reported Thursday. A total of 230,678 foreclosure filings were issued in October, a 7 percent increase over September. However, last month’s filings–which include default notices, [...]
This Time We Are Sounding the Alarm
Occasionally, Steve Harney, our founder and lead content creator, asks us permission to share his personal feelings on a current real estate issue. Today is one of those times. – The KCM Crew One of the things I often hear from people I meet is that real estate and mortgage professionals should have seen the [...]
Visualizing Obama’s Budget Cuts
A student explains 100 Million Dollar Budget Cut. I promise you’ll end up smarter in just a minute and thirty-eight seconds. Recently Mr. Obama announced that over the next 90-days he is going to work to cut 100-Million dollars of spending out of the Federal Budget. A college student explains how it all works. Visualizing [...]
Top 10 beach home in escrow after 1 week
April 26th, 2011, 4:00 am · 1 Comment · posted by KELLI HART, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER The folks at Realtor.com compiled a list of the top 10 most popular homes for sale with online shoppers from their website in our South Coast cities (reflecting last week). These are the homes that Orange County buyers are looking at [...]
Builder gets triple the price for Lake Forest lots
April 17th, 2011, 12:01 am · 42 Comments · posted by eritchie Trumark Homes is cashing in on its Lake Forest bet a bit early. Trumark Homes, given the green light in October to build 68 homes on three cul-de-sacs in Lake Forest, said it just sold the development site to KB Home for an undisclosed price. [...]
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