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Lure Restaurant invites for a spring dinner and opportunity to taste wine from the Halter Ranch Vineyard.  Check ythe menu and make reservation!  Lure Restaurant Presents:   Halter Ranch Wine Pairing Dinner   Sunday, April 27, 2008 6:00 p.m.   Enjoy a sumptuous five-course meal crafted by Chef Ma...

Hi,My son is a sophomore at NYU.  For the 2nd year he is staying in the dorm. In the fall he and his friends would like to  rent in Greenwich Village or its proximity.  They (4 of them together) are thinking about sharing a 4 bedroom apartment.  They think  that  they will be able to do it for $3...

In my post Credit consequences of the Short Sale we came to a joint conclusion that the FICO score penalty for short sale is 150 points and for foreclosure 300 points.  I have just received an email from myFICO stating that there is no difference in the penalty for short sale and foreclosure: "Ho...

At the end of August I posted a question regarding Credit consequences of the Short Sale and received many wonderful replies.  Since then I closed several short sales myself. Every time it was a frustrating experience. Based on this experience I came up with a mini-process for short sale and I gi...

I would like to share you December 2007 sales data for San Mateo County (courtesy of Ann Palermo from Old Republic Title). While the volume of sold houses is only 50% of the volume year ago, you might be surprised to find out that in most of the San Mateo County sale prices in December 2007 were...

   Times are tough, so San Mateo California Association of Realtors (SAMCAR) decided to help its agents by inviting Certified Feng Shui & International Energy Clearing Consultant, Ms. Terumi Leinow as its guest speaker to talk about Feng Shui at its weekly Central Tour meeting on Tuesday, Decembe...

Wow, I have just realized that I was absent from Active Rain almost for 6 weeks!.  We launched our online negotiating trial site. It is very involving and very exciting. We gained a lot of experience.  We posted 7 listings and we sold 4, one of them on-line. A key gain?  A tremendous marketing be...

I was planning to write about this topic for quite some time but never got a chance. And here it comes! The news today is that Rep. Barney Frank is pushing to strengthen lending rules.  I will not bore you with specifics and will not argue for or against with one exception. One of the provisions...

I couldn't resist, but to follow up on my previous attempt to lure you to Lure Restaurant in San Mateo, CA.  Here is the reason - their new Fall menu. If I was you, I would start thinking how to come to the Bay Area on the way to or from the Expo!Dear Valued Guests,   Despite the unseasonably war...

I promised to investigate the “NAR and Blogging” issue and give my perspective on this growing controversy.  As a lot has already being said, I will not repeat it.  You can find a lot of information in the following posts: NAR Looking at Blogs and NAR looking at Blogs Part2  by Monika McGillicud...