Whether you’re a first-time buyer or an old pro at the real estate game, buying a home can be a daunting process. It’s an emotional time filled with difficult choices — and each decision you make has money riding on it. Finding the right home to meet your family’s needs is hard enough. Just comb
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01/30/2011
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE JAN. 29, 2011, EDITION OF THE RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE. Distressed properties are piling up by the millions, threatening to delay the nation’s economic recovery and the next upswing in the real estate market. But combined with historically low interest
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01/29/2011
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE APPEARED JAN. 23, 2011, IN THE RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE Homeowners having difficulties making their house payments face a confusing and treacherous path. But committed to finding the right direction and guided by skilled advisers, they can emerge from their misfortune wit
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01/24/2011
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE JAN. 15, 2011, RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE After months of criticism that government had created another ineffective program, the Treasury Department has eased the guidelines of the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives program. Though the rule changes don
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01/16/2011
U.S. lenders took back more than 1 million homes from distressed homeowners in 2010, according to a report released today by online foreclosure marketer RealtyTrac. And nearly 4 million foreclosure filings were recorded against nearly 3 million properties during the same period, despite the "fore
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01/13/2011
THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN SUNDAY'S RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE HOMESELLER SECTION The New Year often brings fresh, unblemished optimism. This year, it also carries a sack full of new California real estate laws aimed at protecting the consumer. The new laws that took effect last week target short
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01/09/2011
10528 White Oak RIVERSIDE, CA Affordable Home with Payment Lower Than Rent 3BR/1+1BA Condo $70,000 Year Built 1973 Sq Footage 1,128 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 1 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking Unspecified Lot Size 1,306 sqft HOA/Maint $220 per month DescriptionTownhouse-style condo with 2car garage,
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12/12/2010
8129 E. Star Pine Road ORANGE, CA Beautiful, Immaculate, Remodeled Santiago Canyon Home 4BR/2+1BA Single Family House $580,000 Year Built 1989 Sq Footage 2,177 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking Unspecified Lot Size 3,920 sqft HOA/Maint $105 per month DescriptionBeautiful ho
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12/07/2010
1220 Nicola Dr. RIVERSIDE, CA Fantastic Canyon Crest Pool Estate 4BR/4BA Single Family House $429,900 Year Built 2002 Sq Footage 2,797 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 4 full, 0 partial Floors 2 Parking Unspecified Lot Size 35,719 sqft HOA/Maint $0 per month DescriptionFantastic home in immaculate condition
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12/07/2010
My Mom always made a big deal about the holidays. There were family dinners and gatherings at Grandma's house and afternoons on the Toutle River. And we were expected to be there, as close to "on time" as my Mom could manage while raising two boys alone. We kids didn't make other plans. It never
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11/25/2010