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Dog Friendly
August 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Just ask my dog Shaymus, it’s important to know all the places that dogs are welcome. Here’s a good sampling. Walnut Creek City Dog Park Walnut Creek Dog Owners Group Dog Friendly.com Pets Welcome.com Pet Friendly Travel Dog Friendly Directory Total Escape Pets VR.com America’s Best Pet Friendly Beaches Bow Wow!
School Information
August 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Public School Testing Great Schools Website Star Report Acalanes School District Contra Costa Office of Education Walnut Creek School District Alameda County Office of Education American School Directory East Bay Pre-Schools Mt. Diablo Unified School District Oakland Unified School District San Ramon Unified School District Walnut Creek Intermediate
Washington Mutual’s Putting Money Back into Communities Like Concord
August 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
My old friend and seasoned Loan officer, Sam Wright from Washington Mutual Loan Center informed me about a window of opportunity WA MU’s has for select communities in cities like Concord. Buyers may be eligible to save up to 1% of the loan amount, that’s $1,000 for each $100,000 they borrow. This may be… [Continue Reading]
1st Time Home Buyers and the New Housing Bill
July 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The new housing bill, scheduled to go into law next week, has a tax credit provision for first time homeowners: BREAK FOR FIRST-TIME BUYERS If you are buying a home for the first time, and it is your primary residence, you are eligible for a federal tax credit of $7,500 or 10 percent of the… [Continue Reading]
Bank of America’s a Player!
July 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Bank of America is reporting that quarterly profits did fall, but less than expected. I guess in Lay-person language that’s a very positive sign. The 40% drop in earnings show that the bank has stated a loss for the past 12 months. Bank of America goes on to say the compesating business was investment… [Continue Reading]
Walnut Creek Home Prices and Inventory Show Positive Signs
July 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Walnut Creek median home prices and median inventory reflect strengh in all four quartiles of the real estate markets. This data shows that there are some very positive signs in the Walnut Creek real estate markets. We’re still in for a bumpy ride, but it’s important for us to see that there are positive points… [Continue Reading]
Will FHA Come To The Rescue of HomeOwners in California?
July 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The politicians in Washington are creating a “bail-out” for banks and homeowners that actually has more good features and bad. Homeowners that are not paying their mortgages and banks facing big losses would get government help under a foreclosure rescue that has broad Washington, bipartisan support. The lynch-pin of the plan would let the Federal Housing Administration… [Continue Reading]
Walnut Creek Rancho San Miguel Eichlers on the Market
July 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Rancho San Miguel community in Walnut Creek California is made up of Eichler Built-Mid Century Modern homes, built in the 1950′s. Their design is quite unique and has a tremendous following of people who want to return these homes to their original condition. Many of today’s building materials lend themselves to this style. … [Continue Reading]
Walnut Creek’s Real Estate Inventory/Price Comparison
July 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
If we take the real estate market in Walnut Creek and divide it in fourths; we can analyze which market segment has the most movement and of couse what market segment has the least. This graph shows that the third quartile seems to have decreasing inventory and the first quartile has increasing inventory. Take the same… [Continue Reading]
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