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Out of the Ashes… LENDER’S VIEWPOINT by CA Broker, Forest Tardibuono Out of the Ashes… I have empirical evidence of the real estate market recovery. Statistics I monitor that have seen a dramatic turn recently. It has me more excited about the recovery than housing sales. My Past Borrowers are buying houses, and they…
Read moreThe Winning House Bid – You Get the Deal
The Winning Bid It looks like the various predictions that 2012 will be the best year in Real Estate since 2006, are coming true. The statistics bear this out for sure, but a more telling phenomena is the dreaded bidding war. That is a listing that receives multiple offers. These happen with frequency in…
Read moreProven Realtor Social Networking & Marketing Sites
Lenders Viewpoint By Forest & Lynn Tardibuono Proven Realtor Social Networking & Marketing Sites After our Daughter ‘n Law (who is our Marketing Director) attended the local Sonoma County Tech Expo with seminars from experienced representatives of Trulia, Zillow and C.A.R., we all decided a list of the staple social networking, marketing and advertising sites…
Read moreMake The Market Work For You Instead Of Desperately Working For It!
Getting the message out to Realtors and your clients about the current market good news, such as “You can sell your house for free with a short sale” and “equity sales are up 59%!” will only make you more money. Like Mike Kelly of Keller Williams Realty stated, “By creating a bigger pie we…
Read moreSure Advice for Real Estate Success
LENDER’S VIEWPOINT By; Broker Forest Tardibuono Sure Advice for Real Estate Success As Rick Laws mentions in his 2nd quarter real estate report, the Bay Area experienced over 30% increase in homes sold compared with last year. A 30% increase! The big question is: “How does a Buying Agent get their Buyers to write the…
Read more6 Ways Your Home Can Help You Retire
Once upon a time (i.e., 2006) in a magical place called the Bay Area, the real estate market got so heated that it became commonplace to hear coffee shop patrons trading stories about their little old million-dollar houses. It became equally commonplace for this excess of home equity to create a false sense of financial…
Read moreDid You Know About This TIP to Capture Home Buyers?
Did You Know About This TIP For House Hunters? Real Estate market has exploded and house hunting is hot! To help in selling a home/getting a listing sold faster, here are some very basic advertising actions that are cost effective or have no cost at all and require little time: ●Craigslist; ●Zillow/Postlets; ●MountainBytes.com (biggest email…
Read moreA Realtor’s Viewpoint – On Lending
A Realtor’s Viewpoint – On Lending By: Lynn Tardibuono As a real estate agent you need to know the products out there for the buyer. I mean loan products. Everyone and anyone could buy a home during the heyday! Now it’s very limited. There are really only a few loans: #1 – The government regulated…
Read moreGuy In The White Hat Comes To Homebuyers’ Rescue!
Ever since we opened our doors in Sonoma County in 1988, we’ve given extra care to round up people who have been “Turned Down Elsewhere?” – because of credit, income, the property or a combinations of these. We are the local Hard Money Lender who can help rescue your deal…and get your Buyer into…
Read moreLender’s Viewpoint: Consumer Confidence
Consumer Confidence: Courage and Happiness By Forest Tardibuono Who would have thunk that as a real estate and mortgage Broker, I would ever need to and actually have to write about courage, happiness and the like. Lack of consumer confidence is all over the various media. It has been stated by numerous sources that…
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