I am hearing from some loan agents that mortgage rates fell slightly this last week. Freddie Mac monthly averages showed a jump in rates in June 2013 to 4.07% followed by a slow rise for the following months including a very slight rise in September to an average rate of 4.49% with 7 pts on […]
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I am always looking for better ways to help my friends search for silicon valley real estate. A start-up company has created a new search tool which lets buyers search by school name or by keywords such as large backyard. What sets this tool apart from most search tools is that the company has people
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The S&P/Case-Shiller San Francisco Home Price Index released Sept 24, 2013 covering sales up to July shows a 2.23% one month rise and a 24.81% twelve month rise. The index value of 176.87 is still well below the peak of about 220 reached in 2006. All 20 cities in the 20-City Composite have shown monthly
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There are believed to be 18,821 zombie properties in California. If a bank notifies an owner that there is going to be a foreclosure sale on their home, the owner may move out but the bank doesn’t follow through with the foreclosure. The home is left without anyone to maintain it or paying property taxes. The
The board of trustees on June 20 approved the design plans for modernizing both Graham and Crittendon middle schools. MVWSD Crittenden Master Plan MVWSD Graham Site Plan The modernization of classrooms is expected to be finished in the summer of 2014, the library at Graham in the fall of 2014, and the new library at
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