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California New $10,000 Tax Credits for New Home and 1st Time Buyers! Starts when Feds END! May 1st

  The “Terminator” will be siging California’s new $10,000 Tax Credit for not only “New” construction BUT for 1st Time Home buyers! The Legislation allocates $200Million with $100Million each for new home construction purchasers(Hopefully adding some incentive to BUILD new homes again!) but also for 1st Time Buyers. This begins May 1st which is the [...]

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Santa Rosa, Ca TOPS!-Money Magzine’s TOP 20 list for HIGHEST Performing Cities–Real Estate Appreciation!

1
Santa Rosa, CA
6.0%

2
Cheyenne, WY
4.7%

3
Kennewick, WA
4.6%

4
Merced, CA
4.4%

5
Bremerton, WA
4.2%

5
Fairbanks, AK
4.2%

7
Corvallis, OR
4.1%

8
Tacoma, WA
3.9%

9
Anchorage, AK
3.8%

10
Bend, OR
3.3%

11
Modesto, CA
3.2%

12
Pueblo, CO
3.0%

13
Bellingham, WA
2.9%

14
Spokane, WA
2.8%

14
Yakima, WA
2.8%

16
Billings, MT
2.7%

17
Napa, CA
2.3%

17
Olympia, WA
2.3%

19
Mount Vernon, WA
2.2%

20
Great Falls, MT
2.0%

Home price forecast (1 year):* 6.0%

Many cities close to the Bay Area saw a huge run-up in home prices during the boom as real estate buyers branched out to less expensive markets. [...]

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Prop. 16 Discussion–Renewable Energy at Risk! Sonoma County Discussion!

Community Gathering:  Renewable Energy & Proposition 16

Wednesday, March 31, 5:30-7:30pm—–

Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue,Santa Rosa

Free—All Are Welcome!!  

Learn about greening our electric supply and the impact of Prop. 16 

Why is it the sole financial Donor to the “Yes” on Prop. 16 is PG&E with 15.5 Million in money put towards the approval of this proposition which [...]

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This Week’s Guest–Exchange Expert Toni Esposti–1031 IRS for your Sonoma County Invesments!

 

This week on the Show we welcome back a regular guest who  always draws a crowd! Her advice on 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges is much sought by Realtors and Investors in the North Bay. Thinking of selling one of your investment properties? Wish to trade up or trade down into single families which you can [...]

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This Week on the Sonoma County’s “Natural Resource”–The Real Estate Hour–Alli’s Back and Talking up a storm!

 

"What? Me Worry!"

Welcome Allison to the show!  Co-host Allison Norman joins Mike this week in discussing up coming events in real estate! Rates on the increase? 1st Timer Credit disappearing April 30, Fed will QUIT buying mortgages! What? Me Worry!!

 

 

 

Topics: The buying experience through  Allison’s eyes—dealing with bank owned houses –The process.

How is [...]

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Free Home Finding Service for Sonoma County Buyers! KellyNorman Team forms Consumer Alliance!

Michael J. Kelly and Allison Norman with Keller Williams Realty and Jamelie  Samonte  with Prospect Mortgage have combined forces in a newly formed strategic relationship with a licensed real estate company, Home Buyers Marketing II, Inc. (HBM II). HBM II provides area homebuyers with an innovative and FREE home finding service called the Home Buyers [...]

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SonomaCounty,California Sales Data–NO Inventory!

Above–”Months Supply of Inventory” for Sonoma County going back two years! Look at the fall! We are down 66% which presents the Buyer of a home here in Sonoma County “Slim Pickens!”  The folowing charts are very interestings and if you are a buyer will Break your heart!! You thought the competition was stiff before! [...]

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The Pretteist Girl sits home alone on Saturday Night-cause all the guys think she has a date! Our Listings in Sonoma County resemble that remark!

This is exactly how Allison and I feel about our current crop of bank owned foreclosed listings–Our REO Assets are sitting on the market! Normally pounced upon, multiple offers, overbidding–NOPE! Now we have Realtor/Agents tell us: “Gee, I thought that would go out way over the asking–My clients can’t afford to overbid!” So here we [...]

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Unemployment up in Sonoma County-NorthBay! Bad equation for Homebuyers and Sellers

January unemployment rate jumps in North Bay–The good news? We are a below the State Average.

Posted By Business Journal Staff Report On March 10, 2010 @ 12:15 pm In Breaking News (Newsletter), Employment, Featured List, Industry News | No Comments

NORTH BAY — The unemployment rate in January jumped about a full percentage [...]

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Tax Time! Did You Move-up? 1st time homebuyer? Tax Tools for our Sonoma County Homeowers!

Time’s Running Out for the First Time Home Buyer Credit   —   Liberty Tax Examines the Tax Breaks for Homeowners

 (Virginia Beach, VA)  Qualified first time home buyers and others who previously owned a home have a May 1st deadline to close on a home in order to take advantage of the first time home [...]

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