Monthly Archives: August 2007

Sell Your Home – Set the Stage!

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Mirjam

If you’re planning to sell your home, you should hear your REALTOR® suggest staging, which helps to set the scene in your home, making it more appealing to buyers through renovation or redecoration. It can help make your abode more … Continue reading →

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Oldest Church Building in Calistoga for Sale

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Mirjam

This week I had the honor to put a very interesting building on the market. It’s the oldest church building in Calistoga. Calistoga has an interesting and rich history and is a beautiful town to visit. You won’t be the … Continue reading →

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The Real Human Loss

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Denise

When we read about  the latest news sometimes we forget the real toll that the mortgage debacle is impact…Pls see from Reuters (www.reuters.com) Financial job cuts soar on housing woes Tuesday August 21, 3:34 pm ET By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK … Continue reading →

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Getting tired of all the financial whoes?

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Mirjam

The fed did cut it’s rates and that is great news, but it’s more interesting in the sense that it addresses  investor fears. I really do appreciate Pat’s level headed comments on what is going on in his article “Why … Continue reading →

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All Real Estate is local

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Mirjam

 Last week I was on a Cruise with Holland America in Alaska and on our hike in Ketchikan we came by a very interesting little ‘fixer’. Looking at the amount of moss on the roof it really brought home the … Continue reading →

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Is there any humor left in this market?

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Denise

For those of you in the lending market, let’s hope that today is the start of a  better week than last week….to set us in the mood. I received this from the VP to day to set the stage for … Continue reading →

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Today’s Mortgage Markets Predictions

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Denise

Some good news today…. NAMB Releases New Trend Data on 2007 Mortgage Markets Conservative Trend Continues As Market Corrects Washington, DC – July 24, 2007 – The National Association Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) (www.namb.org)  today released new trend data that shows mortgage … Continue reading →

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REAL LIFE IN THE WINE COUNTRY TODAY

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Denise

Fed Interest Rates from two views:  Market Line 08/08/2007 Yesterday the Fed told us the biggest danger to the U.S. economy is still inflation and kept the Fed funds rate at 5.25%. Regarding the housing and mortgage markets the Fed … Continue reading →

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Chinese Restaurent–Gary Chu’s still the best!

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Denise

http://www.garychus.com Be your own judge….but for me Gary Chu’s in downtown Santa Rosa is still the best Chinese in the area. See the website for more information.

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Understanding the Changing Lending Market

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Denise

It isn’t easy to keep track of a moving train, but I hope to assist you, the reader, with some information that crosses my desk about this ever changing market. Today we find several articles from Investors Daily, the NY … Continue reading →

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