California Real Estate

This is Part 1 of 7 of the article series, So You Want to Be a Market Leader     In luxury real estate marketing and in business in general, market leadership is measured in sales volume and market share. It is also measured with an equally important indicator, “top-of-mind status” because mindsh...

   WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to guard against being misled by unscrupulous individuals trying to persuade them to file false claims for tax credits or rebates.      The IRS has noted an increase in tax-return-related scams, frequently involving unsuspect...

According to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA) the continuing decline in homeownership rates is merely returning the country to more normal levels. The RIHA report "Homeownership Boom and Bust 2000 to 2009: Where will the...

To really take your listing presentation to the highest level, you need to follow these guidelines and steps for the next sixty days. The longer you wait, the longer it will take for you to reach the Champion Agent level. These steps will make you a Champion in a short timeframe. 1. Practice your...

An estimated 38,975 new and resale houses and condos were sold statewide last month. That was up 9.7 percent from 35,536 sales in May, and down 11.3 percent from 43,964 sales in June 2010. California sales for the month of June have varied from a low of 35,202 in 2008 to a high of 76,669 in 2004,...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Getting a mortgage can be tough these days -- even people with near-perfect credit have been rejected for loans. But for some lucky borrowers, things aren't as bad as the doom-and-gloom crowd says. At a recent press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said len...

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHA are facing an upcoming cutback in mortgage limits, but banks say they're planning to expand their jumbo loan business in high-cost housing markets. How big a deal is the upcoming cutback in mortgage limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Adm...

"Real estate investors will outnumber traditional borrowers 3 to 1 during the next two years, a new survey says, helping clear millions of repossessed properties from banks' books and pave the way for a recovery." Certainly it won't be move-up buyers. People who already own homes are not likely t...

Real Estate eBroker Inc. supporting a great cause and our local communities.          FINE magazine and the San Diego Polo Club are geared up to host the highly anticipated USPA Rossmore Cup; a yearly National Polo event where some of the best players in the game come together to compete in an ex...

Is your real estate career falling into a dangerous trap? Follow these tips and learn from those who have already made some costly mistakes so you don’t have to! 1. Lead with revenue, not expenses. Don't spend before you earn. Hold your expenses accountable for producing promised results. 2. Be y...