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Archive for July 14, 2011

Oct 1–Another Interesting Day For Real Estate

lisasheppard | July 14, 2011
One of the ways the federal government tried to œrescue housing was to raise the Conforming Loan Limits “ which is the maximum loan that can be sold to FannieMae, FreddieMac and GinnieMae (for FHA loans).By raising loan limits, liquidity w...

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The Only Thing “Lousy” Was The Advise!

lisasheppard | July 13, 2011
We read an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal on Monday titled A Home Is a Lousy Investment. It was written by Mr. Bridges, a professor of clinical finance and business economics at the University of Southern California™s Marshall...

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2nd ANNUAL VINTANA GARAGE SALE EXTRAVAGANZA

lisasheppard | July 11, 2011
HI Everyone...the date for the 2nd ANNUAL VINTANA GARAGE SALE EXTRAVAGANZA has been officially set for Sept 10th and 11th, 2011.   Please mark your calendars!   Last year was a total success, we had over 30 families participate!   Mark your ...

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Let’s Get Chicken Little

lisasheppard | July 7, 2011
You all know the story¦young chicken, fearful of the worst, runs around declaring that œthe sky is falling, the sky is falling.In today™s real estate market, there are many people (professionals and amateurs alike) with opinions that make...

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Top 5 Real Estate Headlines In The First Half Of 2011

lisasheppard | July 5, 2011
We have reached the midway point of the year. Today, we want to look back over the first six months and give you what we believe were the five items which have had the biggest impact on the real estate industry so far this year. The Government ...

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