San Jose, California, is on its way to a brighter economic picture, according to the city’s latest Economic Center Report. Job growth rose through 2007 and commercial real estate vacancy has dropped by nearly a third, creating opportunity for those selling and buying in the nation’s 10th largest city.
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According to Realtor Lori Polin, she was totally unaware that what she was involved with consisted of real estate and mortgage fraud. If ignorance of the law was an appropriate defense, she could be off the hook. Unfortunately it’s not. According to a recent story in the St. Petersburg Times entitled “Unsigned letter accuses agent [...]

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A determined California homebuyer named Marty Ummel is suing her real estate agent, Mike Little, for selling her a home for $1.2 million, a figure she now claims was above the market price at the time.
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She’s on the move. It started before she got the highly coveted job of working for “The Donald,” but after that Kendra Todd’s career has most certainly picked up.
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Green Living is a popular movement developing in the wake of growing fears about the changing of our environment.
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Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.68 percent with an average 0.4 point for the week ending January 31, 2008, up from last week when it averaged 5.48 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.34 [...]

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Recently it was my privilege to participate in our local Realtor® association’s strategic planning session. The event was not unique to this area. Around the country, especially during the months of December and January, local Realtor® associations and boards conduct retreats and/or planning sessions in preparation for the coming year. Newly elected and appointed directors [...]

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Forget the Super Bowl. Forget the upcoming elections. There’s one subject that has everybody’s attention riveted on Capitol Hill right now: The Economic Stimulus Package. What’s in it? What’s been left out? When do we start cashing our rebate checks?
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You spend a lot of time reliving memories from the past. Some memories are positive and uplifting and give our days a bounce, enhancing our productivity and results. Other memories are not so bright and bum us out, draining our spirits and motivation and productivity.
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