RISMEDIA, September 1, 2010—With existing U.S. home sales diving to 15-year lows and millions of homes stagnant on the market, home sellers are suffering increasing anxiety, uncertainty and financial stress. To address these symptoms, motivational author Joan Gale Frank has published Home Seller’s Blues (And How To Beat Them). “This is the first book of [...]

RISMEDIA, August, 18, 2010—(MCT)—With sweeping financial reform legislation enacted, the White House and Congress now must focus on fixing the mess created by the failed housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It’s a complex challenge with high stakes for taxpayers and the struggling real estate market. On Tuesday, key administration officials conferred with [...]

RISMEDIA, July 29, 2010—Reflective of the real estate buyers’ market conditions in many regions in the U.S., satisfaction with real estate companies among home buyers has improved from 2009, while satisfaction among home sellers has declined, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Home Buyer/Seller Study. The study, now in its third year, measures [...]

RISMEDIA, June 18, 2010—Trulia.com, smart real estate search to help you make better decisions, recently announced that 22% of listings currently on the market in the United States as of June 1, 2010 experienced at least one price reduction, which is a slight decrease from 23.6% in June 2009. The total dollar amount slashed from [...]

RISMEDIA, June 17, 2010—According to a recent survey by ZipRealty, there are some fairly distinctive “must-haves” and “deal-breakers” for home buyers in the current market. For sellers trying to compete in this tough housing market, these findings can help emphasize some of the best features in their home to highlight in a listing to appeal [...]

RISMEDIA, June 8, 2010—“Produce the Note” foreclosure defense strategies have given some people hope, albeit false in many cases, in defending their homes against unlawful foreclosures. Note that in 30 states there is no judicial review of the foreclosure documentation and no opportunity to raise the issue of standing unless the homeowner sues the foreclosing [...]

The Redding real estate market has seen its share of  distressed properties. We’re continuing our effort to share some great helpful videos provided by makehomeaffordable.gov that provide help for distressed homeowners.  This is the second video in our series. This video pertains to Avoiding Foreclosure Scams where a party claims that they will work on [...]

The Redding real estate market has seen its share of  distressed properties.  The “Making Home Affordable” program that the US government launched in 2009 is a great resource for homeowners that are experiencing hardships due to current economic conditions.  We’ve seen this a lot in the Redding and surrounding areas and are working to use [...]

RISMEDIA, May 25, 2010—I’ve been studying the ballot for the June 8th, California Primary Elections. We’ve got a Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. Representative, State Senate, State Assembly, County Supervisor, five judges, the sheriff, a school superintendent, and seven ballot initiatives to decide on. The ballot initiatives are pretty easy. If it cost’s money, we don’t [...]

RISMEDIA, May 17, 2010—Redfin has released new data on the San Francisco Bay Area market showing that the median price of a Bay Area single-family home increased 5.5% from March to April. In Marin County, prices for single-family homes jumped 10% in one month, aided by lower interest rates for jumbo loans. Santa Clara County [...]