ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2012
A real estate agent's definition of Justifiable Homicide * tongue in cheek (sort of) It's justifiable homicide when: The listing agent lies about an offer in hand in an effort to get a buyer to increase their offer price. The pest inspector includes the unattached deck in their pest report. (Hey,...
12/07/2012
Going away for the Holidays? Ask USPS to hold your mail! If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of folks who will be leaving home for a period of time during the holiday season, you might want to take a minute to schedule a vacation hold for your mail. I didn't know this process was so easy ...
12/07/2012
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How do you like me now? In the real estate world, 2012 has become known as The Year of the Incredible Shrinking Inventory. So much so, my buyers are now sorting through their reject piles to reconsider homes they originally were not interested in. I've been getting e-mails from Sonoma County buye...
12/05/2012
Holiday Lighted Boat Parade Petaluma CA - Dec 8 2012 A flotilla of decorated boats will illuminate the Petaluma Turning Basin in Historic Downtown to celebrate the holiday season on Saturday, December 8th, 2012. Individual boaters and local yacht club members join in the Petaluma Lighted Boat...
12/04/2012
ACTIVE Homes for Sale in Rohnert Park CA - 12/3/2012 Rohnert Park, a City of approximately 45,000 residents, currently has only ten active homes on the market. This illustrates why every Rohnert Park home buyer has been tearing their hair out, trying to be the first to see and submit offers o...
12/03/2012
ACTIVE Homes for Sale in Cotati CA - 12/3/2012 Eight ... count 'em ... there are only eight homes currently for sale in Cotati CA. Ever since January of 2012, there has been a buyer frenzy that has wiped out almost all available inventory. Home values have slowly but consistently risen while de...
12/03/2012
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Holiday Lights in Rohnert Park CA I remember when growing up, my Mom would love to take us kids out in the car in search for the house with the best holiday lights. Of course, naming a first place winner is subjective to personal taste, but I've found my all-time favorite in Rohnert Park CA. M...
12/02/2012
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What would you do for a pair of bunny slippers? I received an e-mail today from the California Association of Realtors®. One of their vendors is graciously requesting that I attend a webinar during the month of December. If I agree to spend an hour of my time with them, they will enter my name ...
12/01/2012
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Cynthia Larsen
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