California Livin' in Placer County

Some more good news.  It's there if we look for it. Keep the faith. DataQuick reports that home sales in San Diego were up in May 2009, making 10 consecutive months of increasing home sales, year over year. Additionally, prices have been stable or slightly up for four consecutive months. The Nati...

Source: RealtyTrac, June 8, 2009 There is big news for housing sales this week.  Jump in pending home sales by 6.7% in April. Housing sales and pending sales contracts are up, dramatically in some markets, and a rebounding real estate sector could soon start stimulating the broader economy. Feder...

Another terrific big blog from Gary in big ole Texas, where everything is big.Famed TV psychologist Dr. Phil has this line that always grabs me with accomplishing what you want to accomplish -- "So, how's that working for you??" Life and achieving goals is all about appropriate "mid course" corre...

Startup Meeting June 24, 2009 for   Real Estate Investment Club of Lincoln, California Join us!    Explore the world of real estate. Be part of a brand new club so that we may learn from each other's combined experience, talents, and knowledge. Opportunities for teaching, learning, and sharing ex...

Call this Department of Justice toll free number. REMEMBER:  Cell Phone Numbers Go Public next month. REMINDER.... all  cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls. ....... YOU WILL  BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS Even if the message is s...

I've always liked the expression when it comes to team effort of   WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. You know, there's no "I" in team or leave no man behind. If you've ever been involved in strong and winning teams throughout your real estate career, other business, sports, or organizations, there is ...

New Law Impacts Foreclosed Property Tenants                                             "Helping Families Save Their Home Act of 2009" (S.896) was signed into law by President Obama on May 20, 2009. The bill includes the "Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act" and amendments to Section 8 of the "...

Thanks, Bob.  Great advice.I have been golfing now for 8 months now.  I have noted that getting better is about following a plan that is quite simple.  The interesting thing is that the same plan works for any other sport and my business endeavors.   I have employed this simple plan over the year...

        The good news is that 88 percent of America's homeowners are current with their mortgage payments.  That leaves a record 12 percent of homeowners behind on their payments or in foreclosure and the housing crisis isn't expected to top out until the end of next year, per the Mortgage Banker...

 The beliefs in self-actualization and positive thinking are part of who I am.  Truths I have personally experienced.  My mother taught me, without her even knowing it.  She once drew a sketch of a house she imagined buying, in Carmel, CA.  It was a distinctively European house with wood cross-tr...