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New Housing Difficult for Young Home Buyers - Dec 7, 2006
   Since we are in such a buyers market many people think it would be easy for anyone to buy a home right now in Oakland d...

Refinance Now - Dec 6, 2006
   With mortgage rates hanging around the lowest point that they have been since the beginning of this year and foreclosur...

Housing Slump Slowing in Oakland? - Dec 5, 2006
   The housing market that was booming in 2004 and 2005 has now been cooling off for 15 months. Many home builders now sa...

Another Reason to Buy Soon - Dec 1, 2006
   The past few months have given the potential home buyer in Oakland plenty of reasons to buy a home. From sellers lower...

Home Prices Continue To Fall at a Record Pace - Nov 29, 2006
   Home prices across the country continue to fall and October saw the biggest drop on record. The dropping prices will s...

Home Sales Offer New Incentives - Nov 28, 2006
   If you are a potential home buyer in Oakland, you may still be put-off by the dramatic inflation that many properties s...

New Housing Starts Sputter - Nov 27, 2006
   New Housing starts have recently hit a six year low last month in Oakland. This continuing trend is clear evidence tha...

Home Value Correction Coming - Sep 21, 2006
   Even though we have been in a buyers market for some time now and there has been a cooling-off in home prices, more hom...

Getting Rid Of Html Email - Sep 20, 2006
   These days, most businesses in the world utilize email for a great number of reasons. Likewise, realtors employ busine...

Default Mortgages and Stagnant Home Projects - Sep 18, 2006
   With mortgage rates continuing to climb and housing markets losing value more and more people are losing their homes. ...

Buyers Looking For Energy Efficiency - Sep 14, 2006
   Since 2006 has seen energy costs increase drastically in Oakland, it comes as no surprise that new home buyers are look...

Hiring an Agent - Sep 11, 2006
   Realtors are licensed professionals who have training and knowledge on all facets of a real estate transaction. Many p...

The Waiting Game - Sep 7, 2006
   Potential buyers in the real estate market are waiting for sellers to concede, and lower prices. Sellers in the Oaklan...

Can't Sell? Try Renting - Sep 5, 2006
   Now that the real estate market in Oakland has cooled down to arctic proportions, the time might be right to examine yo...

Can You Forget About Creative Mortgages? - Sep 1, 2006
   Hopefully you can forget about all these creative mortgages, such as option ARM's and interest only's. If you can't, ...

Housing Bust in Oakland Imminent? - Sep 1, 2006
   Mortgage rates continued to fall for the sixth straight week which is off-setting the earlier gains the rates have rece...

Stupid Upgrades - Aug 31, 2006
   Many home owners in and around the Oakland and Berkely areas often think that all upgrades and/or renovations to a home...

Garages are Hot in Oakland - Aug 29, 2006
   When you think of specialized requirements a potential buyer might want certain things like a great room are mentioned,...

Solar Energy Picking Up Steam? - Aug 29, 2006
   An increasing number of Americans are becoming interested in having a solar power option when they buy a new home. Sol...

Buying Foreclosures? - Aug 28, 2006
   Foreclosure typically has a bad wrap unless you're involved in real estate investing, then it can be a gold mine. Buyi...

Get Pre-approved Before Finding A New Home - Aug 25, 2006
   Before you ever start looking for your new home in Oakland you should always get pre-approved first. Some people get p...

Are Condo Hotels a Good Idea? - Aug 25, 2006
   There is a recent trend toward building in markets with tourist potential. Companies have begun building what are call...

Online Mortgages Coming to Oakland? - Aug 24, 2006
   Just as realtors have been doing an ever-increasing amount of their work electronically, mortgage lenders are also loo...

Buyers Market Bonanza In Oakland - Aug 24, 2006
   With the real estate market sluggish as a stream of molasses everywhere including Berkely, sellers have now been offeri...

The Top Affordable Markets - Aug 23, 2006
   Now that we're experiencing a buyers market there are still some areas that are much more affordable than others. The ...

 
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