Consumer Protection

February 4, 2008

Have A Child, Lose Your Home In Foreclosure!

According to research analyzed by John H. Vogel, a professor of real estate at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, having a child is the […]
February 1, 2008

Churning Home Listings, Days On Market Versus Continuous Days On Market

I recently read a post from The Front Steps blog on resetting the days on market (DOM) data field on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).   Although the post was […]
January 22, 2008

Consumers Affected By Federal Reserve Bank’s Slashing Of Federal Funds Rate by .75%

The Federal Open Market Committee met last night in an unscheduled meeting.  The result of this meeting was a cut in the federal funds rate of 75 […]
January 21, 2008

Why Changing Mortgage Guidelines Affect Every Mortgage Holder

In this brief 5 minute video, Dan Green of The Mortgage Report gives insight into mortgage lending and how mortgage guidelines are changing.  It’s a clear, concise, […]
January 2, 2008

Get Rid Of Your Old Computers, Televisions, Cell Phones And Other Electronics This Weekend!

Is that old black and white T.V. collecting dust?  Do you still have your first cell phone and charger?  Is your old C.P.U. performing better as a doorstop than a […]
December 30, 2007

Customer Service Part One

A few days ago I read an interesting article written by Teresa Boardman of the St. Paul Real Estate Blog about customer service.  Working in a occupation where service […]
December 23, 2007

Mold Is One Of The Most Important And Potentially The Most Expensive Of Real Estate’s Four Letter Words!

We have all heard the real estate horror stories about mold and water intrusion.  Stories describing people forced out of their homes because the amount of mold in the home […]
December 13, 2007

Megan’s Law Disclosure, Now What?

In the news of late there have been prominant news stories featuring Curtis Dean Anderson, who recently died in a Bakersfield hospital and Michael Dodele, who was recently killed […]
December 10, 2007

Its December 10th, Have You Paid The First Installment of Your Santa Clara County Property Taxes?

As Santa Clara County property owners, you should have received your property tax bill for the fiscal year 2007-2008 in September.  The first installment is due November […]