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What's New at Wright Realtors - July 2012

Jul 30, 2011

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I confess that I live in the luxury of being a partner marriage with the children grown moved out of the house. My husband is able to fend for himself. Although I can’t pull that off too often, given my husband’s enthusiasm for garden vegetables. In the spring, he planted peppers, corn, cantaloupes, several kinds of beans, watermelons, plus a dozen varieties of tomatoes. Jul 29, 2011

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In a previously prepared statement praising Gov. Jerry Brown for taking pen to SB 458 bill by signing it into California law, (CAR) representatives stated that in the past the holder of a first mortgage could receive an agreed-to short sale payoff as full payment on the first loan although a secondary lien holder might still go after the home seller for the total amount due on a second lien. Jul 27, 2011

There are several good reason homeowners feel this way. Homeownership gives people a wide array of benefits, including several that are on the outside your pocketbook. The number one benefit is stability. In a 2010 study labeled "Social Benefits of Stable Housing," by National Association of Realtors (NAR) states that stable housing and homeownership go hand-in-hand. while homeowners move way less often than renters, and are thus embedded into the community and neighborhood for a much longer time. Jul 26, 2011

Those real estate experts are right on. The Joint Center for Housing Studies finds that the three chief reasons that drive single women to buying a home today are: relocation for family or job; more space; and just to have their own home (called nesting). This new trend toward female home buyers is instigating builders to include some additional features slanted toward attracting more single women. Builders of new homes have begun featuring gourmet kitchens, additional security features, and low maintenance yards . Jul 25, 2011

This is just not the case. You certainly can find the occasionally free item or still yet a moneymaking purchase (after utilizng coupons. Store rewards can also be obtained, which allows you to actually wind up getting more money than the actual price of the item returned receiving store credit or cash.) but this is not representative of your every shopping excursion.

The TV show called Extreme Couponing has left people with a belief that only 50% or as little as 25 percent saving is not good enough, and that you must to achieve 98 percent savings each time you shop. That expectation is just not reasonable. So not meeting an expectation leads you to disappointment or lose interest, and pretty soon you have stopped saving any money period, because you quit couponing. Jul 24, 2011

“When we see the devastation of families losing their homes in natural disasters, we’re reminded of just how much home ownership matters,” said National Association of Realtors® 2012 First Vice President Steve Brown, who met with Realtors® and families affected by the tornadoes.

1. Furniture and Floor coverings: Furniture created from medium compacted fiberboard may encompass formaldehyde-based resin. While, many fashionable choices of floor coverings emit formaldehyde. At prominent levels, formaldehyde may cause irritation of the eyes and create breathing problems. Look for furniture and flooring goods with a formaldehyde-free label. Previously owned, wood furniture is also a a safe bet as any harmful chemicals have previously evaporated.

2. Chemical Cleaners: A customary way possible toxic chemicals get in is from using chemical-based cleaners. The ingredients of these cleaners do not even have a requirement that they be placed on the label. Many of their ingredients can contaminate the inside air of our homes and potentially create all kinds of health problems like allergies, asthma, and reproductive issues. An alternative is to buy or make your own non-toxic cleaners using white vinegar, baking soda, citrus juice, Borax, and oxygenated bleach. Jul 20, 2011wired carbon monoxide detector. Jul 18, 2011

In reality work has already started behind the scenes which has been going on for several months. This new bureaucracy has been creating staff and getting their systems up to speed and projected be ready to open their doors by the July 22 date. Also they have been performing some initial Dodd-Frank tasks like combining the TILA Truth in Lending (TIL) statement and the RESPA Good Faith Estimate (GFE) into a single disclosure. This development, has been somewhat of a new surprise and appears as a promise as to how CFPB will deal with its many future regulatory undertakings. Jul 9,

The next spring, The deck was treated using a semitransparent stain, which allowed the grain of the wood to show through but resembled paint. A few months down the road, the paint started peeling. Large flakes started coming off the wood. I got a hold of the painter, who returned the following spring and repainted the deck and didn't charge me anything.  Jul 5, 2011

Lelia Chapman, a VP of field sales at American Home Shield,, one of the older and larger home warranty providers in the nation, says that a trusted home warranty plan can help in providing an important degree of confidence for a home buyer and assist in distancing a seller’s property from other competition. Jun 30, 2011