Monthly Archives: May 2008

Better to buy than to rent

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Mirjam

David Leonhardt had an interesting thought in this morning’s NY times. After being a renter for all the good reasons, he finally decided to buy. The article did make sense, however he forgets the rules of inflation. How much was … Continue reading →

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You first home is free!

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Mirjam

George Houghton a CPA in town who is specialized in Real Estate gave a seminar this Friday. His concepts on Real Estate and Real Estate investing in the Bay area are profound and supported by numbers. Please remember, these are … Continue reading →

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Green living in Sonoma County

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Mirjam

Did you see the new homes at Bridge Trail at the North Village ? It’s developed by Hugh Futrell, a great developer who does unusual projects. He also build The Burbank on seventh street in Santa Rosa. Both developments have … Continue reading →

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Using the Web in Home Buying searches

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Denise

Recently I attended the venture capital conference sponsored by the City of Santa Rosa and the Golden State Venture Capital Network (www.goldencapital.net) and interviewed a company with an unique approach to home buying. See the link below on YouTube to … Continue reading →

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Foreclosures …

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Mirjam

With so much said in the news about foreclosures and short sales just some facts. At this moment the bank owned properties are selling well, the lower price range of our market is selling, some bank owned properties were priced … Continue reading →

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Snapshot of our market

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Mirjam

I know the market fluctuates all the time but I have been noticing that a lot of homes have been going into escrow, it has been rising over the last 5 weeks. It started slow but then it picked up. … Continue reading →

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