Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Look up for Simi Valley Home Owners The government is doing everything it can to keep stability in the housing markets. 75 million was set aside to try and help 3-4 million homeowners with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac backed loans get help with refinancing. This assistance was designed to help […]
Simi Valley Home Owner Tip – Power Lines & Tree Trimming
Simi Valley Home Owner Tip – Power Lines & Tree Trimming Who is responsible for trimming the trees near power lines? What should you worry about? The service lines that come from the pole to your home will be maintained by Southern California Edison; however bushes, plants and trees that interfere with those lines are the responsibility of the […]
Simi Valley Real Estate Home Sales Market Update March 2009 YTD
Simi Valley Real Estate Home Sales Market Update March 31 2009 YTD The Charts in the video are posted below the table for further study. One disclaimer is that the MLS data adds the homes that are contingent in a backup status with the Active Listings. This is not a true picture for the real […]
Video Technology helps sell Simi Valley Real Estate
Video Technology helps sell Simi Valley Real Estate (April 2, 2009 Pasadena California) Simi Valley local real estate agent Ted Mackel with Keller Wiliams Realty presented on full motion video home tours and video blogging in real estate at the Los Angeles Real Estate Barcamp. Attended by approximately 300 real estate agents, mortgage brokers and […]
1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credits Explained for Simi Valley Home Buyers
1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credits Explained for Simi Valley Home Buyers The Details are out!!! 1. There are income limitations for the purchasers, $75,000 for an individual or $150,000 for a couple. Partial credits may be available if you exceed the maximum income limits. 2. The Tax credit is for 10% of the home’s value, […]
Simi Valley Included In The Top 10 Most Improved Selling Zip Codes
Simi Valley Included In The Top 10 Most Improved Selling Zip Codes A recent Businessweek article includes Simi Valley’s 93065 zip code as the 6th most improved area for real estate sales. This is welcome news but when taken in context, the same period the year before was terrible. Anything would have been an improvement […]
Simi Valley Dog Park Now Open
Simi Valley Dog Park Now Open (Map Below) I made it up to the Simi Valley Dog Park last Monday Evening with my pooch “Bentley”. I was quite surprised. I love the location. This section of Simi Valley in the Santa Susana Mountains is breathtaking and has the best views of the surrounding hills, canyons and valley…better […]
A Fistful of Dollars – Part II (attn: Simi Valley – Loan Modification)
As you know, the Federal Government announced a wide variety of very important changes for homeowners last Wednesday, March 4. Simi Valley home owners can start working on your own loan modification right now but you will have to wait a little longer for the 105% refinances. In the interest of keeping this email as […]
Simi Valley School Teachers Get Pink Slips
Simi Valley School Teachers Get Pink Slips Yesterday was Pink Slip Friday and many teachers were let go so the state bureaucracy could line it’s pockets with education money and send teachers to the unemployment lines. The Teachers would not take this laying down and a massive protest was organized for the corner of Sycamore […]
Top 3 REO-Forclosure Purchasing Pitfalls (Simi Valley Real Estate)
Top 3 REO-Forclosure Purchasing Pitfalls (Simi Valley Real Estate) I am going to focus several blog posts on REO purchases. The Simi Valley Real Estate market is experiencing more than half of it’s sales with distressed homes; a good portion of these being REO or otherwise known as foreclosures. 1. Getting caught up in the […]