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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Terrific Time to Buy or Sell a Home in Loma Linda,CA Loma Linda, CA Homes Please let me introduce myself. My name is Kristin Hamilton; I am an experienced, local Realtor from Keller Williams Realty in Redlands. I am also involved in many community programs to better this area. I sit on the board of several organizations and I work 24X7 for my real estate clients. Call me at 909-557-6966 to list your home!   I have prepared a 4th Quarter Market Report of Real Estate Homes in Highland, CA. The chart reflects  41 Active Listings, 18 Pending Listings, 11 Sold Listings and 3 Expired Listings. This is a very good time to list your home in the city of Highland, CA.          Call Kristin Hamilton, Keller Williams 909-557-6966 to List your Home! Inland Empire Homeowners, please call me for a Com...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Agent Safety While Holding Open Houses   · When putting out your signs, be aware of your surroundings. Watch for strangers and cars. · Dress Professionally; do not wear provocative clothing. Do not wear expensive jewelry or watches. ·    =  Leave your expensive purses and wallet full of credit cards at home. Bring a small wallet or handbag with a few dollars in cash, your driver’s license and maybe an ATM card. Better to leave this wallet in your car locked in the glove department or in a console. Make sure it is not in plain view! ·  Wear comfortable Clothing and shoes. If you insist on wearing heels, make sure you leave them at the bottom of the steps when you go upstairs. Good to keep a pair of flats in car in case you need to change the later or if your feet start hurting. ·      Pa...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Burlington's Warm Coats & Warm Hearts Coat Drive...Last Day   Burlington Coat Factory stores are located all over the country so please if you have any old coats in your closet, take them to the Burlington store today. Burlington has had this coat drive annually for the past 7 years and has collected over 1.2MM warm coats to give to kids and adults who need a coat to survive the cold weather.    Click here to find a Burlington Coat Factory in your area. This coat drive expires today so get your coats out of the closet and take them to your local store.        Thanks for Reading my Real Estate Blog....           California is a dream come true state no matter what your needs or wants are. We have year round warm weather, beautiful beaches, rustic mountains and desert communities. If you ...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Facebook has 5 Changes to Protect its Users   Facebook’s new search tool will give users the ability to filter through old comments and other information from friends and if you find embarassing posts that were shared on other people's page, you can ask Facebook to remove them.      Search- Facebok is making it easier to search for posts that have been shared with you. That means if you create great content, people can now refer back to it using the upgraded Facebook Search!  Interest targeting helps you make sure your posts reach the right people. With interest targeting, you can target posts to a subset of the people that like your page based on people's likes and interests.   7 Call-to-Action buttons on Pages. Page owners can now select from seven call to action buttons atop their ti...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
10 Worst Toys for 2014...Beware  W.A.T.C.H.’S 2014 NOMINEES FOR “10 WORST TOYS”     Go to website for more details at watch@toysafety.org who is committed to warning the public of dangers of certain toys. These toys may be fun but there should be some parental supervision and/or age determination before purchasing this holiday season. WATCH says these are toys to avoid. watch@toysafety.org AIR STORM FIRETEK BOW $15.00-$24.97Manufacture- ZingRetailer- Walmart, Amazon.comDESIGNED FOR KIDS 8+ “WARNING: Do not aim at eyes or face. Do not aim or shoot at people or animals” “WARNING: Arrows should not be pulled back at more than half strength” “WARNING: Not for play in complete darkness....” and other warnings on packaging HAZARD: POTENTIAL FOR EYE INJURIES! W.A.T.C.H. OUT! This “light-up pow...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Throwback Thursday- Halloween Photos 1989 I remember every October we would plan our costumes and usually end up going to a costume party.    Here is a collage of some of my favorite photos of 1989. I was a flapper and I have no idea what my spouse was...maybe a nerd?   Sebastion, our Cocker Spaniel even got into the festive spirit as he tried to sneak some candy.   One year I was an 'Evil Witch' and another year I dressed as 'Dorthy in the Wizard of Oz'. I bet we all had some great costumes so if you have any older ones, please share them in the comments below.  Happy Halloween!
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Don't Forget Giveaways at Halloween and Thanksgiving I like to remember my family, close friends, co-workers and clients during the fall season. Plus I like to bake and decorate presents so I just combine the process together and make fall cookies, put them on pretty plates that I have bought during the year. Sometimes I just put them in bags and tie ribbons or fall decorations on the bag.                                 Today, I bakes some cookies and my entire kitchen was covered with cookies on the countertops. I put them on green and orange glass leaf plates.  Thursday, I am delivering many of the bags and tomorrow we are having a potluck so I am taking cookies along with another dish. We all seem to remember the Christmas holidays but 'Autumn' is my favorite time of the year and ma...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Holiday Cards are Important to Remember your Clients All Holidays are Important to Remember   I generally keep a file on all my past clients and hand write and send out cards via 'Snail Mail' as it is nice to receive mail. If I just send it by email, sometimes they get read and other times it is just deleted or gets mixed up in the dreaded 'SPAM' folder and that is not where I want my email to go. Do you?   I can honestly say I have a good relationship with my clients and they are always satisfied when we are closed so a nice reminder of my company and a warm hello for each holiday are important.                               Here is my Halloween cards which I plan to send out today. I try to get generic cards that will appeal to all. Perhaps for Halloween, I buy dog and cat cards inste...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
3 Mile Walk on Cruise Ship to Support Breast Cancer Awareness While on vacation recently, our ship observed the fight for breast cancer survivors so many of the 2,950 guests bought shirts and we did a 3 mile walk on the top deck for 24 laps. It was fun and such a good cause. They had a big pink ribbon at the start of the event and our Captain cut the ribbon and the crew walked first mile with us. Everyone cheered us on and had a good time. While I walked, I thought of many I had lost too soon and one of my dear friends who has been in and out of City of Hope several times but is still with us. ♥                                       In the past 5 years, Celebrity has collected $165,000 and given it all to charity. We must all keep up the good fight until we find the cure. Somehow, I fee...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Things to Do to Improve Your FICO Score Mortgage rates are at record lows, this is the time to refinance or buy a new home so there is no time like the presence to see if you qualify for refinancing or a purchase loan? Mortgage Lenders  now have tighter loan qualification restrictions and your credit score, FICO, is how they determine if you qualify for a loan and at what interest rate will be based on your score. Credit scores are determined by a software algorithm that analyzes your credit and payment history. FICO scores run between 300 and 850, with the highest numbers considered to be the best scores. The 47% of Americans with credit scores of 720 or higher receive the best interest rates. Tips to Improve your Credit Score FICO scores are based on your credit history. Each credit r...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Throwback Thursday- Silly Graduation Picture    On my daughter's graduation day from high school at the Loma Linda Academy, her and her two best friends since 1st grade all got silly glasses and posed for a picture a-f-t-e-r the certificate ceremony. Her father and I were worried that she would do something stupid during the ceremony but we dodged that bullet. Of course many parents did not as about 1/2 of the graduates did pranks during the event. This is one of my favorite pictures as these girls all received terrific grades and had been accepted into a 4 year ceremony so this was their time to let their hair down and be a little silly. Thanks for Reading my Real Estate Blog...... California is a dream come true state no matter what your needs or wants are. We have year round warm wea...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Loma Linda- A Great Place to Retire in Southern California   Loma Linda is such a nice community to live and raise your children in. The city has just added a new shopping center including a Chase Bank, Walmart Grocery Store with Pharmacy, McDonald's, Starbucks, and there are 7 other suites with new businesses moving in soon. The city has homes from moderate priced to high end including 7 condo complexes and 9 newer home tracts built since 1999.    Here are some features of the city: Walking and Bike Trails in the hills of Loma Linda Striped Bike lanes and many bike clubs to join in the area. Loma Linda Lopers is a running and walking club. 5 large hospitals in the city and numerous medical offices. In the Redlands School District (rated high in state and national stats). Anywhere you l...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
3 Things I Am Grateful For- Day 1 Laura Cerrano, our very own Feng Shui Home Stager, asked all the Activerain members who chose to participate, to write a post for 5 days and mention 3 things each day they are grateful for.   1. I had wonderful parents who raised me to with a Christian and moral upbringing, taught me right from wrong and loved me dearly. They also impressed upon me the importance of higher education.  ♥ 2. I have a wonderful daughter who I have always been proud of. She is a moral and ethical adult and was so studious to get through college and get a good job. She loves people and animals and is a well-rounded adult. ♥ 3. I have 3 dogs who I love dearly. CoCo, Tootie, and Gidget all give us love and make our home a happy place. I read once that homes with pets are much ...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
What Do You Think of the New Facebook Messenger App I had been getting a message from Facebook for several weeks to download the 'Messenger App' so this weekend I finally did it.  I immediately disliked it but put up with it for over a week. It is loud and dings when a message comes in. Plus it had the picture of the person sending the message up at the top of my phone. F-i-n-a-l-l-y I figured out how to remove the circle by dragging it down to the bottom and it disappears but the messenger logo stays up at the top left all the time. This morning I read where many Facebook users were removing it and that is exactlywhat I did. I had never removed an app before so I had to 'GOOGLE' how to. One complaint has been that they feel that Facebook's Messenger is more invasive as they can go on y...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Loma Linda Condos & Animal Photography  by Kristin Hamilton Keller Williams Realty        Loma Linda Animal Photography   Thanks for Reading my Real Estate Blog....   Kristin Hamilton- CalBRE #01492138 Keller Williams Realty–Women's Council of Realtors®   If you are looking for a professional real estate agent, I am just a phone call away. My past clients have been very satisfied with my service. Call Kristin Hamilton to get a Professional, Honest and Ethical, and Extremely Knowledgeable.   Inland Empire: Riverside, Moreno Valley, Redlands, Grand Terrace, Loma Linda, Yucaipa, Highland, San Bernardino, Big Bear, Arrowhead, Colton, Rialto, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Ontario, Montcair, Devore, Yucaipa, Chapman Heights, Beaumont, Banning, Calimesa and Cherry Valley.   Kristin Hamilt...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Shell Angel from Hawaii..A Gift From My Friend   Today I met with one of my BFF's and she brought me a birthday gift. She had just gotten back from Hawaii and I had a feeling I was getting something from there.     She brought me this shell angel from Maui. Now, I really love it but it was especially 'Special' since today was my mother's birthday and unfortunately she died in 2007. So now when I put this angel on my tree, it will remind me of my mother as well as my friend who gave it to me.   Thanks for Reading my Real Estate Blog........  
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Bloomberg Says FICO Scores Soon May Be Re-Calculated and Rise   It was announced yesterday that consumers credit reports may soon be going up as some of the blemishes on their credit reports are going to be removed therefore making the FICO scores go up approximately 25 points.   It was calculated in 2012, that 1 in 4 consumers had a medical bill that had not been paid in full or not at all due to lack of medical insurance and having to go to the emergency clinics for treatment. The emergency clinic rates are usually the highest rates for patients waiting to be seen.   Also many consumers have had late payments but have been paid off for a considerable amount of time therefore these may be removed as well.    This will be great relief for many people who have been plagued with older deb...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Nature Photos in the San Bernardino~Riverside Counties                      California is a dream come true state no matter what your needs or wants are. We have year round warm weather, beautiful beaches, rustic mountains and desert communities. If you are looking for a home in southern California, please contact me. I am a local California Realtor, live in the Inland Empire community and aware of the local market. I am here to help you find a home or to sell the home you currently own. California has great opportunities to view Nature and Bird Watching. Whatever your needs are, you will find it here in California! From the Inland Empire you are 45 minutes to the beaches, mountains or desert. Housing is affordable in the Inland Empire area!   Thanks for Reading my Real Estate Blog........
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Buyers..Figure Out if You Are Ready to Get Your Loan The single most important part of buying a house is figuring out how much you can realistically afford to pay.   Take a good look at your budget, debts, credit reports, and credit score. Once you have a good picture of your financial status, start saving as much money as you can for a down payment, closing costs and other extra expenses that come along with buying a house. Extra expenses could include paying for a home inspection (around $300 - $500 depending on where you live) or hiring a moving company after the sale is final.       If you have a lot of debt, errors on your credit report, or a low credit score -- getting ready financially could take six to 12 months or more! If your credit score falls below 620, lenders may see you ...
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By Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning
(Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)
Open Houses Can Be Creative and Successful We all have followed the suggestions given to us at seminars, our brokerages, or from other agents to have a successful open house.    Our purpose for an open house is to get as many potential buyers to stop by and view your home. Things like farming the area, making flyers, having giveaways, signs and balloons, making cookies, serving refreshments and flowers/candles but there are other ideas to let you stand out from the others. Make sure there is a Lender at your open house event and that she/he has the tools to prequalify the buyers. HOA- If you are trying to advertise in an HOA that prohibits soliciting flyers, then maybe you need to think of another idea. Saddle up your dog with a jacket with your name or logo on it. Or pull your pet in a...
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