Northern California Real Estate Category
Short Sales: How they affect sellers.
Distressed Properties, Foreclosures, Northern California Real Estate, Redding Real Estate, Shasta County Real Estate, Short Sale, Sites & Sounds of Redding, Uncategorized
T
he good, the bad, and the ugly about short sales and the seller in California.
The reason that most home owners attempt to do a short sale on their property is to avoid the stigma of a foreclosure. Home owners want to salvage their credit and they think that a short sale is the answer. There is a lot of different advice and opinions floating around about the best thing to do if you are facing foreclosure. Just Google foreclosure or short sale and see what you get! Before you decide if a short sale is for you or not, you need to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. Read the rest of this entry »
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Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended and Expanded
First Time Home Buyers, Northern California Real Estate, Redding Real Estate, Shasta County Real Estate
First time home buyers and now ‘move up buyers’ have until April 1, 2010 to purchase a house and take advantage of the IRS tax credit.
Have you been wondering where all the government stimulus money is going? Well since President Obama signed the bill extending the first time home buyers’ tax credit and expanding it to include move up buyers some of it could be going in your pocket!
The time is right to enjoy the benefits of home ownership. Mortgage interest rates on a 30 year fixed rate loan are still below 5% , the affordability of homes in Redding is excellent, there are 1423 residential properties on the market right now in the Shasta County MLS. To top things off if you are a first time buyer you may qualify for a tax credit of up to $8000 and $6500 for what the government terms as move up buyers.
You could be in a new home for Christmas this year–what are you waiting for?
Call or email me today–no obligation–get the facts and let me help you find your dream home!
Lauri Gibson
530-227-1223
Sphere: Related ContentSeller Tips for Maximizing Profits in a Down Market
Northern California Real Estate, Redding Real Estate, Shasta County Real Estate, Staging
Top 12 improvements to do before you sell your home.
If you are getting ready to sell your house in the current downward housing market there are some inexpensive ways to maximize your profits. Staging and de-cluttering top the list according to HomeGain.com. Here’s the list according to a survey of Realtors nation wide by Home Sale Maximizer. Read the rest of this entry »
Sphere: Related ContentSurge in Reported Mortgage Fraud in California.
Northern California Real Estate, Redding Real Estate, Shasta County Real Estate
California made another list, this time for states with the most reported mortgage fraud.
Not a good list to make, but I thought you needed to be aware of this issue. According to a Forbes.com article there has been a significant rise in reports of mortgage fraud in the U.S. California made the list of the top 20 states reporting suspicious activity. Read the rest of this entry »
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Northern California Real Estate, Redding Real Estate, Shasta County Real Estate, Unique Properties
There’s no time like the present
Ok all of you 20 & 30 somethings that have never owned a home–what are you waiting for? The Redding housing market never did sky rocket as much as some of the So Cal areas, but none the less it priced most first time buyers out of the market. During the peak of the real estate market here in Redding you couldn’t touch a livable home for under $200,000. That’s not the case anymore. Here’s just one example of what you can find if you are keeping your eye on the local market. Click here.
Intrest rates are amazing , there is a first time home buyer tax credit from the IRS–up to $8000, as of today there are 354 houses for sale between $125,000 & $200,000 in Shasta County. I repeat–What are you waiting for??
Visit my web site and search for yourself, NorCalVoice, or send me an email and I will set up a search for you lgibson@repgmac.com
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