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About the Market - Happy New Year!

Scott Short Friday, January 8th, 2010

I want to start out by saying a “Big Thank You” to Jim Hanson for running the Real Estate Finance Forum for the past two years. Jim has created great momentum for the forum and I am thankful.

For those who don’t know me, I am Scott Short with First Priority Financial. I have been a [...]

January 8th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Meeting | Leave a comment

PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE - Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

Charlene Singley Friday, December 11th, 2009

2009 SAR President – Charlene Singley

They say time flies, and boy, does it! This year has gone so very quickly, and quite successfully too, I might add. The credit for any success has to be given to the nearly 200 individuals who volunteered during the year in so many ways.

When I asked how [...]

December 11th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Community Outreach, Education, Events, Government Affairs, Masters Club, Press Release, Recognition | One comment

About the Market - December 2009

Jim Hanson Monday, December 7th, 2009

Jim Hanson – 2009 Real Estate Finance Forum Chair

This is my 24th and final article as the Chair of the Real Estate Finance Forum. What a blessing it has been to serve this Association and you, its Members. I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to all my faithful readers. [...]

December 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Real Estate Finance | Leave a comment

Barbara Hayes, SACTO, addresses Real Estate Finance Forum

Janelle Fallan Friday, November 6th, 2009

Recruiting is busier than ever in “a harbinger of things to come,” Barbara Hayes, executive director of the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization (SACTO) told the Real Estate Finance Forum on November 5.

SACTO’s role is to market the 6-county region to the rest of the world, Ms. Hayes explained. Half its [...]

November 6th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Community Outreach, Meeting, Real Estate Finance | Leave a comment

HVCC Causing Concern and Foreclosures Impacting Renters

Greg Wilson Monday, August 10th, 2009

The mortgage and home valuation arena is in flux still as folks continue to discover the negative impacts of the recently enacted Home Valuation Code of Conduct amid tighter lending guidelines. Some of the unintended consequences of the HVCC are longer turn times for appraisals and suspect valuations from appraisers not familiar with local neighborhoods [...]

August 10th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Real Estate Finance | One comment