According to an article in the New York Times at the weekend, some lenders have been offering cash incentives to homeowners at risk of foreclosure to fulfill short sales transactions and help the homeowners move on. In Highlights for Bucks, the blog about money at nytimes.com, the article goes on to say that Chase, as [...]
CLOO’ from Hillary Young on Vimeo. Ever consider renting out your loo to passersby? No, neither have we. And the mind boggles at what time of day or night a roving, new “Cloo” app iphone user might appear on the doorstep looking to take advantage of your downstairs loo. Yet this is just one rather [...]
The White House is taking steps to expand and improve on a its lack-luster 2-year-old home refinancing program in order to reach far greater numbers of homeowners in need of lower interest rates. According to the New York Times, in an article on Saturday, September 10th, 2011, President Obama announced this new effort last week, [...]
Veterans, retired members of the military, employees of the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security and active duty personnel are now eligible to apply for up to $5,000 in down payment and closing costs on the purchase of a first home. The national non-profit Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation has presented [...]
West Petaluma Living’s real estate man around town, Timo is getting very comfortable in front of the camera these days. Check out this lovely home for sale at 123 Windsor Drive, in the Victoria neighborhood on the Western edge of town.
1. View slideshow of superb family living at 2486 Sunset Terrace 2. View Slideshow of Magnificent 532 McNear 3. View Slideshow of 1519 Great Heron Drive, Santa Rosa 4. View Slideshow of these two adorable 1 Bedroom Cottages at 608 7th St 5. View Slideshow of lovely and spacious 4.6 acre Tomales Lot 6. View [...]
Who didn’t love the Waltons? Hard working American grandparents, parents and children of the Great Depression, depicted on television around the world from fictional Walton’s Mountain, Virginia, for almost a decade, during the 70s. A recent AARP study of American householders aged 50 or older has revealed that the percentage of multi-generational households in the [...]
Whenever West Petaluma Living’s resident real estate guy holds a Wednesday morning Broker’s Open House at a new listing, chances are that our house scones are first to arrive on the scene. Freshly baked this morning at the dewy crack of dawn, three dozen, fluffy, white chocolate chip (this time) scones went down a treat [...]
Qualified Residential Mortgage is new rule currently being considered by federal regulators and one that could be extremely costly to potential homeowners. Should this proposal pass, it would require homebuyers to put down at least 20% in down payment on a home purchase in order to qualify for affordable rates. According to the National Association of [...]
What better time of day or season of the year to take a twilight tour of some of the finest homes and estates on the market right here in West Petaluma? Enjoy panoramic views, spectacular showcase houses, gourmet kitchens, sumptuous master suites, outdoor dining areas and some of the most manicured, private yards in the [...]