Earth Day Fun

Did you know that Saturday, April 23rd is Earth Day? Here are some fun ideas to celebrate Earth Day around the Bay Area: (more…)......

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Realtors: California Home Sales Rise in January Good news!  Sales of New Homes in U.S. Rise More Than Forecast From Burlingame Patch: Sustainability Plan Connects Housing and Transit.  At SummerHill we're committed to sustainability, did you know that our newest community will be all solar?  That's right, every home at The Enclave at W...

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Builder Online shares the 10 Green Building Trends for 2011.  Sharing and comparing energy usage is one, will you share your energy usage on Facebook? SFGate reports that Redevelopment plans threatened by CA budget cuts Brown's forecast for California: A long slog to full recovery  Read more.  Do you agree? (more…)......

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The LA Times reports:  When will housing come back in California? Five experts offer their views. Foreclosures in the state are still high. Sales of new homes are at historic lows. And millions of homeowners are underwater on their mortgages. So what's the outlook for 2011 and beyond? - Well if this story is any indicator, the outlook ahead is still to b...

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Housing prices may be the best they have been in five years - and perhaps in our lifetime. California houses prices are up substantially as a whole and - as of August - the San Francisco Bay Area is about 33% off the March 2009 bottom. Even so, the idea that a house offers ever-increasing value is a myth. Housing prices can go up and down like any other price. Regar...

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California has already received an estimated 15,010 applications and reservations for the  2010 California New Home Tax Credit!  With 70% of the estimated total requested credit already reaching over $97 million, the credit will soon be history. The good news is that they've only issued certificates and reservations for  just over $3.5 m...

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California has already received an estimated 7,750 applications and reservations for the  California New Home Tax Credit!  They're estimating that 70% of the estimated total requested credit is already reaching over $50 million.  Unfortunately, they haven't finished updating their computer system, so these are all estimates for now.  Time i...

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Sunday is Mother's Day! It is a great time to do something special to celebrate the mom in your life. At a meeting yesterday, someone shared with me that they were going to make their wife a delicious breakfast with grilled asparagus, which got me thinking about how to celebrate mom with a fresh, delicious breakfast from the Farmer's Market. I've been going w...

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Have you had a chance to review the new California tax credit?  This new tax credit is a little more complicated than the last one, so we're pleased to share easy to understand information about the California Tax Credit. View information on tax credit here. Plus here's a recap on this week's top stories about economic recovery and real es...

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Did you know that California is giving away free money? And it's not just on insulation, windows or HVAC equipment. Beginning April 22, 2010 you can receive CA rebates for items such as refrigerators, and washers that are Energy Star approved. The trick is to hold out on your appliance purchase until after April 22nd of this year to get the refund. Think how much you...

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