While there are some things you can do to make your property sell, like clean it, de-clutter, stage it and plant some bright flowers in the front yard — oh, and price it competitively — it’s tough when you keep seeing stories like these around. I try not to write a lot about the national [...]
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I hurt my knee and my househunting has been curtailed. It was amazing how many houses had stairs both to the house itself and a second floor, making me realize how few homes were really made for those with mobility issues. I really love those Victorians with staircases, but when injured they are simply a [...]
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The California Reinvestment Coalition announced today that it and more than 100 other state consumer groups have asked Bank of America, Citibank, Countrywide, Merrill Lynch, Washington Mutual and Wells Fargo to declare a six-month foreclosure moratorium and help find financial solutions for the millions affected by the subprime fallout. A copy of the letter sent [...]
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I was happy to see my story today didn’t have the title, “Prefabulous!”. As I looked over the Marmol Radzinger Prefab Web site, I found that title listed no less than six times. Valley Home Development, owned by Steve and Nikki Vallejos in Fairfield, didn’t have quite so much press, but you may see the [...]
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Today, we had a story about the State of the Economy conference at Saint Mary’s College. Howard Roth, chief economist of the state’s Department of Finance said that the housing downturn would continue. Consumers will have to continue to spend at a brisk clip to buoy the economy, Roth said. That is because business investment [...]
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I am trying to buy a house in the East Bay. Easy, you say? And with so much inventory to choose from? What I want is a little more complicated. I want a place to live in for the next 30 years or so. I want to raise children in that house. I want to [...]
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