From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Section 1: “The 6 Crucial Home Buying Steps That Will Cost You If You Overlook Them.”

Section 1: “The 6 Crucial Home Buying Steps That Will Cost You If You Overlook Them.”

February 26, 2010 Buyers

This is section 1 of The Real Estate Market Watch’s video series “How to Find, Secure, and Close on Property”. Section 1 teaches you how to find property.

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What Changes are we Seeing in the San Ramon Real Estate Market

What Changes are we Seeing in the San Ramon Real Estate Market

February 26, 2010 San Ramon

The residential real estate market in San Ramon has changed dramatically over the past year. We are now seeing some signs that the downward trend for inventory is beginning to reverse with more homes coming on the market.

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What Every Buyer Must Know In Order To Keep Their Sanity, Save their Energy, and Save Money especially If Buying Before April 30th!

What Every Buyer Must Know In Order To Keep Their Sanity, Save their Energy, and Save Money especially If Buying Before April 30th!

February 25, 2010 Buyers

The following information is intended to introduce a new Video Series we have produced to help buyers in this market.  The series is titled “How to Find, Secure, and Close on properties”. The reason we feel that this video is so important is that we are seeing some serious mistakes being made which are costing [...]

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30-year mortgage rates drop to 4.93% What does this mean for Bay Area Real Estate.

30-year mortgage rates drop to 4.93% What does this mean for Bay Area Real Estate.

February 22, 2010 Latest News
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The following Oakland Tribune article reports on a drop in mortgage rates for 30 year fixed rate mortgages to under 5%. This drop is in spite of the recent Federal Reserve Board policy change for trading Mortgage Backed Securities.

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Is it a Good Time to Sell Danville Real Estate?

Is it a Good Time to Sell Danville Real Estate?

February 18, 2010 Danville

In the following video I discuss the current Danville Real Estate market as of Feb. 17, 2010. We have seen the market move from a pure buyers market to a sellers market over the last year.

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The San Ramon Real Estate Market Update 2-15-2010

The San Ramon Real Estate Market Update 2-15-2010

February 15, 2010 San Ramon

We have seen the market stabilize in terms of inventory absorption rate but are still finding many short sale homes.

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Citi to let distressed homeowners stay for 6 mos. What does this mean for East Bay Foreclosures?

Citi to let distressed homeowners stay for 6 mos. What does this mean for East Bay Foreclosures?

February 12, 2010 Latest News
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In a recent San Francisco Chronicle article it was reported that CitiBank will be establishing a pilot program which will allow homeowners to stay in their homes for up to 6 months after they deed the home back to the bank.

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While Inventory of Danville Real Estate Continues to Drop, Sales Increase.

While Inventory of Danville Real Estate Continues to Drop, Sales Increase.

February 11, 2010 Danville
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Since my late blog regarding Danville Real estate performance we have seen the inventory absorption rate drop from 5 weeks to 4 weeks.

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Homebuilders of East Bay Real estate hope boomers beat path to their door again

Homebuilders of East Bay Real estate hope boomers beat path to their door again

February 9, 2010 Latest News
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I am interested in the following San Jose Mercury News Article because it points out a situation that may be more wishful thinking than fact. The article discusses a hope of New Home builders that Baby Boomers will sell their existing homes and will be scaling down.

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FHA revises anti-flipping rule, Will this Help EastBay Buyers and Sellers

FHA revises anti-flipping rule, Will this Help EastBay Buyers and Sellers

February 6, 2010 Latest News
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We have seen many home purchases fall by the way side over the last year as a result of an “Anti-Flipping” rule that the FHA initiated. The attached article from the Los Angeles Times reports the recent FHA change in this rule.

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