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Former police officer Linda Justus, a Sacramento REALTOR®, shared a number of valuable safety tips at the Industry Update on September 26. Linda was an officer in the Bay Area for 12 years, 8 as a canine officer and 1 ½ in undercover narcotics. Linda encourages agents not to take new clients in their cars, but [...] President Barack Obama’s next-door neighbors in Chicago, Bill and Jacky Grimshaw, are trying to sell their house. Matt Garrison of the Matt Garrison Group, which listed the property, would not specify the listing price. He said the sale price will ultimately be determined by “the Obama factor.” The 17-room brick home located in the Hyde Park neighborhood [...] SAR would like to say thanks to all those who attended the 2009 Fall Conference and Expo. We hope you all found the event to be useful and educational – we received lots of questions that we hope to answer in upcoming SAR meetings. Special thanks to those that helped organize the event, to our exhibitors [...] Jim Casey, owner of Jim Casey Seminars and Consulting, is a Minnesota native recently transplanted in California. In addition to a degree in architecture, over 20 years of real estate experience and international speaking engagements, Jim also possesses a desire to work, play and live green. His recent “It’s Easy Being Green” breakout session at [...] The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and this organization have worked hard to keep REALTOR® Safety foremost in everyone’s minds. But what about your clients? They, too, face some dangers in allowing strangers into their homes or visiting other people’s properties. Share this valuable advice with everyone, and you’ll help them learn to protect themselves against crime: Remind [...] SAVING YOU TIME The National Association of REALTORS® is calling upon its 1.2 million members to urge Congress to extend the successful homebuyer tax credit into next year. Since its inception earlier this year, the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit has brought 1.2 million new buyers into the market—350,000 of whom would not have purchased a home without the [...] The first year of the two year legislative cycle ended Friday. As a direct result of C.A.R.’s and members’ legislative efforts, we had several big, last-minute wins before the state legislature adjourned its regular session. The Legislature doesn’t come back until January, when bills that failed to pass this year can be brought up again [...] Consider these tips in preparing or updating the information you use to get business: All of your marketing materials should be polished and professional. Don’t use alluring Tell Congress: Extend and Expand the Homebuyer Tax Credit We have all seen first-hand the positive impact the first-time homebuyer tax credit is having on the real estate market recovery. As the expiration date for this successful program looms, we ALL need to make sure that Congress hears from us about the positive impact this program [...] |
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
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