California Livin' in Placer County

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - McCoy Real Estate and Property Management, Lincoln, CA
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Just a wish that everyone enjoyed their pancakes yesterday, or their tofu omelette... whatever your choice... and that you remembered with smiles all the Daddys in the world.  Without our Dad we wouldn't be in real estate.  Actually we wouldn't be here at all!   Have a great week.    
06/22/2009
Too funny, and way right. The description in the writeup and what they really mean--- * OLD WORLD CHARM - Has some woodwork, needs cleaning. * CONTEMPORARY FEELING - Has no woodwork, needs cleaning. * SECURITY SYSTEM - Neighbor has a dog. * UPDATED KITCHEN - Sink no longer overflows. * CONVENIENT...
06/22/2009
It is surely the time to BUY real estate.  80% of our area's population can now afford to buy a home! Sacramento County's index was 80, up from 65 a year ago. Entry-level price: $145,000.  According to the Sacramento, CA Business Journal, The percentage of households that could afford to buy an e...
06/22/2009
Dogs can remind us what life is meant to be.  I spent a few days over the weekend dog-sitting for my daughter's family, while they are in Lake Tahoe.  As I watched Scoobie and Violet (a very big and a very small dog) doing their lightening speed "laps" in the big backyard, I laughed as I mused th...
06/22/2009
Cautious as a cat... that's how we're watching our market here in California.  This article from Wall Street Journal reports a mixed bag, and I choose to emphasize the positive.  It's been a long time coming.  Keep the faith!  Any sign of recovery can be taken as a sign that the market is bottomi...
06/14/2009
This article comes from our local paper and has some important details and links for the new Foreclosure law.  We all hope it will do more to help our struggling economy, as well as homeowners and professionals alike.   Our Sacramento region needs help, now:     "But foreclosures, while down in r...
06/14/2009
Great advice from our San Mateo education-based real estate consultant and realtor.  Good info, too.The inherent frustration of short sales with uunfathomably lengthy processing times, over-worked, but often unresponsive loss mitigators, surprise under-the-gun conditions, unreasonable performance...
06/14/2009
WE'RE IN A GOOD MARKET FOR DEALS.  GET READY Today, it is more important than ever to acquire information and knowledge first, before making a move.                         Get educated.  In this market, more than ever, agents, buyers and sellers need more education, more insight to the playing f...
06/14/2009
Hats Off to Senators for Pushing for $15,000 Tax Credit for ALL Buyers Few of us know that in January of 2008 a $15,000 tax credit for home buyers was proposed to Congress. When the stimulus package was actually passed, the $15,000 proposal was reduced to an $8000 tax credit for first-time home b...
06/12/2009
 A tiny pearl of positive news.  Smallest annual gain in foreclosures since June 2006.     Per AP news article today, The number of U.S. households in foreclosure is down from April to May.   Foreclosure filings fell 6 percent in May from April, according to RealtyTrac Inc. More than 321,000 hous...
06/11/2009
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