Many of you readers have closed sales recently. You drive yourself to work daily. As does Mary Wykes. One difference, she is 100 years of age. Hang in there everyone. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/local-realtor-100-years-old-still-closing-deals/3915962
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What Are Wayne Bell and Tricia Parkhurst Doing?
The two Department of Real Estate veterans have formed a new company to assist real estate professionals like you. According to their website (www.reaaca.com), their mission is to provide value-added guidance and support for real estate consumers and licensed professionals. To help you understand how valuable their expertise is, I have included extensive bios for […]

MUST-READ ARTICLES SERIES: Housing Market Predictions 2024
We hope this post finds you well. As part of our commitment to keeping you informed and inspired, we are excited to share a selection of these must-read articles. Simply click on the links to start reading. Housing market predictions 2024: What homebuyers should know… https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/housing-market-predictions-2024

Assembly Bill 1771 The Real Estate Flipper Bill (So Called)
The official name of this bill is “The California Housing Speculation Act”. It is designed to place an extra tax on anyone who buys a property and sells it quickly. The bill was introduced in February and is moving slowly through the hallways. Christopher Ward of San Diego wrote the bill and it is an […]

The NAR Realtor Magazine
Get Your News Hot Off The Press The NAR Realtor magazine has been providing informative and timely articles for decades. The recent 2022 Spring Issue is no exception. One article is 190 Tips, Facts and Ideas. It is excellent and there is material for everyone. On page 12 there is a section on 9 Steps to […]

Judge Blocks Oregon’s Housing Love-Letter Ban
An Oregon State Law effective January 1, 2022 has been blocked by a Federal Judge. The state legislature believed that letters written by prospective buyers to sellers telling why they should be picked as the buyer when there are many offers. Advocates state that the letters lead to housing discrimination and the judge said that […]

The Controversial Proposition 19
Taking a Stance Some people love it. Some people hate it. Some people do not care a bit about it, and some people do not even know what in the world all the talk is about, and then it hits them and they fall into either category one or two. It involves property tax assessment […]

Jeff Lazerson
Mortgage Grader Jeff Lazerson is a friend, a student of Duane Gomer Education, a very active Mortgage Originator, and a columnist in our local Orange County Register plus 10 other newspapers in Southern California. He is an outstanding writer both from style and content. Periodically, I believe that his columns should be read by any […]

New Loan Limits For 2022
2022 Conforming Loan Limits The Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Conforming Loan Limits for California have a new high of $970,800 for one-units in ten counties. The other 48 counties vary from $647,200 to $897,000 for Napa. Two-unit maximum is $1,243,050, three-unit is $1,502,475 and four-unit is $1,867,275. The highest limit for 2021 was $822,375 […]

Do You Have A Real Estate Article Handy?
YOUR Topic Here For you aspiring writers who have some great ideas. I would like to publish one article from our readers in a future email. It would be placed in our emails to real estate licenses, MLOs and notaries, our two Facebook Pages, and on our blog. It should be about a current real […]