Tag Archives: short sales

$ 8,000 Tax Credit, did you take advantage of it?

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Mirjam

Who doesn’t want to take advantage of Tax Credits? Remember the Federal Tax Credit programs offering $7,500 and later $8,000 to first time home buyers? A lot of Home Buyers did take advantage of it. There are some hick-ups with … Continue reading →

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Short Sale = not Bank Owned

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Mirjam

In general when you see overviews of Distressed Sales, REO/bank owned sales are put together with Short Sales. This might give the false impression that a Short Sale is a bank owned sale. However, a SHORT SALE IS NOT OWNED … Continue reading →

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Foreclosures, is it that bad in Sonoma County?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Mirjam

Following the news headlines might give you the impression that every home that is being sold right now is in foreclosure… As this might be the case in certain areas, this is not the case in Sonoma County. To give … Continue reading →

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Banks not supporting Energy Independence Program

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Mirjam

As Kermit in Sesame street sang: ‘It’s not easy being green’ Sonoma County in general has been promoting lowering our dependence on fossil fuels for a while now. Not only in big things but also in small things like using … Continue reading →

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