Krista Lombardi's (lombardihomes) Blog

    It’s year 5 of a housing crisis in which more than 3 million Americans have lost their homes to foreclosure, with more still at risk. It’s a strange time to have glimmers of optimism in this crisis. Over the next few weeks, initiatives are coming out that are aimed at   reforming the foreclo...

Brigita has a very funny video post that you should watch. It really puts a smile on your face. Have agreat and successful weekend everyone.  Came across this video and thought I would share it with everyone to end everyone's week on a positive note.   The passenger in the back seat is not your u...

Hooray for Hawaii going Green. I was very happy to see that Waikki had incorporated electric vehicle charging stations. Hopefully the rest of the county will do the same.It's Aloha Friday Again:  Waikiki gets electric vehicle charging stations According to "Bloomberg Business Week" online, "Two e...

    Every day we are faced with a multitude of choices. In my opinion, one of the greatest freedoms human beings enjoy is the freedom to choose our thoughts. We can choose to focus upon and think about what's right in our world, or we can choose to focus on what's not. One of the great inspiratio...

Good Morning everyone. Ive decided to Re Blog a post from Joni. She was nice enough to honor our Veterans by bringing attention to The Hearts Veterans Complex.“Vietnam Veterans Memorial Walkway” Fundraiser at the HEARTS Veterans Museum Complex on Highway 75 North Huntsville, TX 77320   Show of yo...

Here are some very good points on how NOT to fail your clients. I've never heard of an agent charging an administrative fee to their client.Real estate agents are a funny breed of "professionals". If you've ever dealt with an agent, you've no doubt seen/heard the slew of catch-phrases designed to...

    The government on Friday sued 17 financial firms, including the largest U.S. banks, for selling Fannie Mae  Freddie Mac billions of dollars worth of mortgage-backed securities that turned toxic when the housing market collapsed. Wow, what can you say?  The banks got us in a housing crisis.  W...

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Susan has brought up a good idea about building an in-law suite to your home for parents or older kinds that may need to return on a temp basis. I like this idea and thought it was worth sharing again.As our parent's age, it's harder and harder with both husband and wife working to check in physi...

Good Morning, Rebecca has a nice post today about unclaimed property. Be sure to check out the link and see if you might have some as well.Unclaimed Property.  You may have cash waiting on you and not even know it.  I did.  I put my two weeks’ notice in at a job I was working and apparently forgo...