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Friday, August 10, 2012 - Written by the San Francisco Real Estate ProfessionalsSan Diego just had another quake earlier this week and just thought we'd do a re-post of a blog we posted earlier this Spring. Whether you have lived in the San Francisco Bay Peninsula are for years or days, you know ...
08/10/2012
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August 9th, 2012 – written by the San Francisco Real Estate Professionals The LA Times recently reported it takes 3 years to show the difference between living in a rental and a purchased home. In other words, you see the benefit of owning your home rather than renting within three years of purch...
08/09/2012
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July 31, 2012 – written by the San Francisco Real Estate Professionals What goes down, must go up, right? With California property taxes at least. Remember Proposition 8 (not the gay marriage ban), but the ruling allowing county assessors to reduce property assessments temporarily when home value...
07/30/2012
"California’s housing market continued to show signs of improvement in June, as home sales experienced solid gains annually and home prices reached their highest level since August 2010, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said last week."Home prices in the San Francisco Bay Peninsul...
07/25/2012
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July 23, 2013, written by SF Real Estate Professionals. “Jumbo” mortgages became all but extinct after the 2009 Housing bust. Anyone looking for a nonconfirming loan which exceeded $625,500 had to look high and low to find one, but now “Most lenders — large and small, even credit unions now ...
07/23/2012
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July 13, 2012 – written by the San Francisco Real Estate Professionals As of July 1, 2012, there are a new line of policies for earthquake coverage called “Choice” giving homeowners more premium options and coverage. With the new Choice policies, which debuted July 1, homeowners can cover: -- Dwe...
07/13/2012
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How safe is it to Pin? July 10, 2012 – written by San Francisco Real Estate Professionals Pinterest has been a pretty hot topic lately. And it’s gaining momentum each day with new pinners and pins. However, as with anything on the internet, there are particular cautions with using it. ...
07/11/2012
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Friday July 6, 2012 - written by the San Francisco Real Estate ProfessionalsHave you seen the latest money-saving applications for your smartphone? RedLaser RedLaser is designed to allow you to compare prices to make sure you are getting the best deal, works on all mobile phone platforms and is...
07/06/2012
July 3, 2012 I don’t know about you, but I’m always plugging in my smart phone. Just when I’m wanting to make an important call – and the dreaded red bar shows up. And for-get-it if I have forgotten to plug my smart phone in at night. If my phone was as smart as they say it was, it would figure i...
07/03/2012
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June 28, 2012 – written by the San Francisco Real Estate Professionals May was a great month for California, particularly in our San Francisco area. Job growth is very healthy and our economy is growing faster here than any other area of California. Whoo hoo!! Sorry, just had to put that in – but...
06/28/2012