Bob the listing agent and his staff have found us here, so I told him I'd try to help him rustle up a few more bidders for the next auction coming up Thursday. Tomorrow is the deadline to get in your $500,000 deposit to qualify to bid! From the U-T: The auction date...
Month: November 2011
BofA Cooperative Short Sale
Bank of America has rolled out their 'Cooperative Short Sale' process, where they pre-approve the homeowner first, and then suggest a list price to the listing agent: http://realestateagent.bankofamerica.com/content/documents/Cooperative.pdf They appraise the property...
More Squatting To Come
From dsnews.com: The Occupy Oakland group is starting a new wave of occupations. They intend to occupy vacant properties. The Occupy Oakland group announced on Twitter earlier this week that its general assembly “just passed a proposal to encourage the occupation of...
Vista Rock House = $399,000
For those with vision who want to build the ultimate trophy property, this is a deal - now $399,000!
BayColl Stumbler
Reason For No More Tax Credits
From the latimes.com: Remember the federal tax credit programs offering $7,500 and later $8,000 to first-time home buyers? The credits were designed to deliver a jolt to the reeling housing industry, and they did: More than 4 million people applied for and have...
Is ‘Green’ A Priority?
We don't know exactly how the survey was worded, but it looks like people would need to see their utility costs going up before spending money on improvements. From the latimes.com: Homeowners need to complete an average of four energy efficiency upgrades, such as...
Gimmickry
Hat tip to JS for sending this in, from nbcsandiego.com: The slow housing market has inspired one San Diego restaurant owner to market her Mission Hills property the best way she knows how – with free food. Terryl Gavre's Mission Hills estate has been on the market...
Strict Autograph Policy
Thanks to AL for alerting us to this special event! AUTOGRAPH POLICY: Line for autographs will be limited to 300 guests regardless of time of arrival. Place in line does not guarantee an autograph. Autographs will be available as time permits. Only one (1) autographed...
Zoo-Like
This looks like a hot buy on paper, but needs a closer look. While it is a manageable project, it looks scary at first glance. P.S. There's a typo on price, it's $745,000: