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Not all buyers are worth a counter offer!
July 1, 2010 by Gordon Corsie · Leave a Comment
You know sometimes a buyer can write an offer that is so low that it upsets the hell out of a seller, really makes the listing agent mad also.
I know when this is likely when an agents just.. ‘emails in” an offer, without phone followup or confirmation the offer was received.
Worse, the offer usually is [...]
How Far Underwater Do Borrowers Sink Before Walking Away? – Developments – WSJ
June 29, 2010 by Gordon Corsie · Leave a Comment
How Far Underwater Do Borrowers Sink Before Walking Away? – Developments – WSJ.
CA 1st time homebuyer tax credit is running out!
June 24, 2010 by Gordon Corsie · Leave a Comment
Time is running out to qualify for the California first time home buyer tax credit.
Homes are a safe bet, here’s why!
May 18, 2010 by Gordon Corsie · Leave a Comment
On my way home bringing my oldest daughter home from Tucson, a 12 hour drive, I figured out the future of real estate here in Pleasanton and Livermore.
We avoided traffic in Tucson, skipped thru Phoenix and even came thru LA albeit mid morning without a hitch. Some traffic but no major slowdowns. It was not [...]
Improving your curb appeal
April 27, 2010 by Gordon Corsie · Leave a Comment
Landscaping design ideas from Outer Visions Landsaping.
NO MORE STATE TAX ON FORGIVEN DEBT
April 13, 2010 by Gordon Corsie · Leave a Comment
Distressed homeowners no longer have to pay California state income tax on debt forgiven in a short sale, foreclosure, or loan modification. Enacted into law yesterday, Senate Bill 401 generally aligns California’s tax treatment of mortgage debt relief income with federal law. For debt forgiven on a loan secured by a [...]
Governer signs tax credit bill into law, extends buyers credit!
March 25, 2010 by Gordon Corsie · Leave a Comment
AB 183 will provide $200 million for home buyer tax credits, allocating $100 million for qualified first-time home buyers of existing homes and $100 million for purchasers of new, or previously unoccupied, homes. The eligible taxpayer who purchases a qualified personal residence on and after May 1, 2010, and on or before Dec. 31, 2010, [...]

