Pam Adkisson's Blog

Much thanks and congratulations to Brooks Wise and his staff for a great Grand Opening at Mission Bank in Santa Maria this evening! Open since December here, Mission Bank has many local, familiar faces on staff to serve the Santa Maria Valley.  Among the many kudos, congrats to Greg Beebe, Gil Pa...

With the announcement that Facebook and MySpace has replaced email as the premier communication choice online, I have to congratulate and appreciate ActiveRain, on having elements of BOTH those sites, and to say, as a three year ActiveRainer, not a day goes by when I don't discover something new ...

To all Real Estate Industry professionals!!  URGENT!  Anything that we can do to convince our lenders and asset managers to conduct their title and escrow business locally is greatly appreciated and needed. We have great, LOCAL, title and escrow professionals who really need us. Of course I reali...

On May 19th, 2009, we will be seeing some Ballot Propositions coming to the people of Santa Barbara County. Here is are the Propositions: Proposition 1A - State finance. Proposition 1B - Education finance. Proposition 1C - California State Lottery. Proposition 1D - Budget Act of 2008. California ...

Be aware of Property Tax Reassessment mailings, who charge of fee for taking care of property tax reassessment.  I have received one of these and they look very official, and I'm a bit of a skeptic. Although there are companies or individuals who are legitimate, charging a fee for their time and ...

Be aware of Property Tax Reassessment mailings, who charge of fee for taking care of property tax reassessment.  I have received one of these and they look very official, and I'm a bit of a skeptic. Although there are companies or individuals who are legitimate, charging a fee for their time and ...

Homebuyers can benefit from an $8,000 exemption due to the Federal Economic Stimulus plan.  In California, we are hearing of a $10,000 tax credit, if a homebuyer purchases new construction- a potential tax credit combination of $18,000.00!! New Home Builders offer very competitive incentives to r...

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To Santa Maria Real Estate Professionals: You are invited to attend the March educational segment of Santa Maria's Most Referred and Preferred RE Professionals and The Integrity Group-Professional Mortgage Lenders. Wednesday, March 4, 2009,. 2:00pm, at Prudential California Realty's Community Roo...

Hi all!  My Monthly Real Estate Newsletter-March 2009-is loaded with current real estate issues and information for you: Here is the link:  http://realtytimes.com/c/pamadkisson Enjoy the newsletter and information with my compliments! Pam Adkisson - Era Polly Real Estate