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Doug Reynolds It's a Buyer's Market for Real Estate Investors...

Turn on any financial news program and at some point you’ll hear the experts extolling the virtues of diversification. Real estate, even through the market downturn, has long been considered a conservative, long-term strategy to growing wealth.

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Added by Doug Reynolds on March 10, 2010 at 1:14pm — No Comments

Doug Reynolds Selling Short might get another advantage

When a homeowner sells their property "short," that amount of money that was forgiven by the lender is considered income and typically taxed. Well, currently the Federal Government is not taxing that money to the short seller but the state of California is. On Monday, Legislation to prevent the state from taxing forgiven mortgage debt cleared the state Assembly. The legislation could potentially offer tax relief to thousands of Californians who sold their home through short sale in 2009. The

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Added by Doug Reynolds on March 9, 2010 at 11:26am — No Comments

Doug Reynolds Sacramento 95826 Sales Data - February 2010 (College Greens/Glenbrook, Rosemont)

Here is the sales data information for closed sales in February 2010

All of the 95826:

19 Sold Single Family Homes.

Average Square footage: 1,352

Average Listing Price: $ $184,788

Average Sales Price: $ 183,884

Median Days on Market: 16 days

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Added by Doug Reynolds on March 4, 2010 at 12:10pm — No Comments

Doug Reynolds "Giving Day" - Prudential Ca Realty - March 6, 2010

Over the past few months i have been helping plan and coordinate a charity event that Prudential California Realty is doing on March 6th. All 40 of our offices across Northern California and Nevada are choosing a charity/fund raiser event to participate in. My office selected with assisting Bancroft Elementary School. We will be helping with their Educational Natural Habitat/Preserve area. We will be working at the school from 10am-4pm on Saturday. We are inviting anyone and everyone from the

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Added by Doug Reynolds on March 3, 2010 at 6:26pm — No Comments

Doug Reynolds "Money Matters," a website providing money advice

The FTC has created a website to provide the public with good money saving advice. Always worth a review to make sure you are keeping things in order and also a good source of information if you are struggling financially.

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Added by Doug Reynolds on March 3, 2010 at 4:09pm — No Comments

Doug Reynolds Horse before the Cart: Getting Pre approved first is important

When beginning the house hunt, some buyers go in blindly, not knowing how much house they can afford. Without this knowledge, buyers may find themselves viewing houses that aren’t within their budget. To prevent buyers from spending time viewing homes they may not be able to afford, real estate experts advise home buyers get pre-approved by lenders before house hunting. Also, with the current speed of homes selling quickly in Sacramento, a buyer could easily miss out on a great property becau

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Added by Doug Reynolds on March 2, 2010 at 4:28pm — No Comments

Doug Reynolds Home Buyer Tax Credit - New IRS Guidelines

IRS issues new guidelines on obtaining home buyer tax credits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued new guidelines and clarified documentation that taxpayers must submit to successfully obtain the federal tax credit for home buyers.

MAKING SENSE OF THE STORY FOR CONSUMERS

  • The federal tax credit for home buyers was extended and expanded late last year. Qualified first-time buyers may be eligible to receive a tax credit of u
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Added by Doug Reynolds on February 26, 2010 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Doug Reynolds Housing Remains Affordable...

RISMEDIA — Nationwide housing affordability, bolstered by favorable interest rates and low house prices, closed out the year near its highest level since the series was first compiled 18 years ago, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).

The HOI showed that 70.8% of all new and existing homes sold in the final quarter of 2009 were affordable to families earning the national median income of $64,000, slightly higher than the pr

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Added by Doug Reynolds on February 24, 2010 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Clovis Real Estate Harlan Ranch

Harlan Ranch in Clovis, CA

Harlan Ranch Clovis CA

Map of Harlan

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Added by Clovis Real Estate on February 23, 2010 at 8:56am — No Comments

Doug Reynolds Cash is King in Sacramento Real Estate

Investors plunking down cash for homes

article by Jim Wasserman of the Sacramento Bee, 2-15-10

Investors paying cash for houses accounted for one in four home sales during the past year in Sacramento County and West Sacramento, becoming dominating players in a distressed market and squeezing out scores of first-time buyers, 2009 statistics now show.

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Added by Doug Reynolds on February 22, 2010 at 4:58pm — No Comments

Clovis Real Estate Quail Lake

Quail Lake in Clovis, CA

Quail Lakes

Ariel View of Quail Lake

Histor

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Added by Clovis Real Estate on February 22, 2010 at 7:19am — No Comments

Clovis Real Estate Quail Lake Real Estate Agent

Quail Lake Realtor

If you're thinking about selling or buying a Quail Lake home, you'll want an experienced Realtor who specializes in Quail Lake. We're Quail Lake Realtors who Quail Lake Realtorhave written

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Added by Clovis Real Estate on February 21, 2010 at 9:44am — No Comments

Doug Reynolds Feb/Mar 2010 Sacramento Real Estate Market Video Update

Doug Reynolds, a Sacramento Realtor, provides a detailed analysis of the local market. This month focusing on how January experienced a typical "winter slump," Short Sales leading the market in 2010 and 2011, the tax credit and where he thinks the market is headed. More information can be found at his website, www.BuyWithDoug.com, as well as his blog and Facebook page. Continue

Added by Doug Reynolds on February 18, 2010 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Clovis Real Estate Clovis CA Home Values

Clovis CA Home Values - FREE!

Whats my clovis home Home Worth


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Added by Clovis Real Estate on February 18, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Clovis Real Estate Clovis Homes: Buy Now or Be Sorry Later

Clovis Homes - Should You Buy Now or Wait?

Should you buy a Clovis home now or wait a few more months to see what the market does? We get asked this question a lot. Every Clovis home buyer is different so won't give a one-size fits all answer. But here's why we think if you don't buy a Clovis home soon, you may be sorry later.

Clovis Homes - #1 Reason to Buy ASAP

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Added by Clovis Real Estate on February 17, 2010 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Doug Reynolds Sacramento County Housing Statistics for January 2010

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January shows decreased activity, median price remains higher than year ago

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Added by Doug Reynolds on February 17, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Doug Reynolds Cash for Appliances

In reference to an earlier blog post about this program, the state has finally released all of the information. Here's a quick summary: California's Rebate Program The California Appliance Rebate program will begin April 22, 2010. The Energy Commission has submitted its proposed Appliance Rebate Program design to the U.S. Department of Energy on October 14, 2009, and it was accepted by the DOE. Three residential appliance categories were selected to be eligible to receive rebat… Continue

Added by Doug Reynolds on February 16, 2010 at 2:56pm — No Comments

Clovis Real Estate Clovis Homes Undervalued?

CNN Money Clovis Real Estate

Clovis Home Values

In 2006, CNNMoney.com published a

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Added by Clovis Real Estate on February 13, 2010 at 9:04am — No Comments

Doug Reynolds Loans for Green Homes

energy starFrom the New York Times, By Bob Tedeschi, February 3, 2010

BORROWERS looking to make energy upgrades in their homes that will lower utility bills, along with their environmental impact, may soon find additional options available to them.

Fannie Mae, the government-backed company that sets lending standa

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Added by Doug Reynolds on February 12, 2010 at 1:48pm — No Comments

Clovis Real Estate 4 Reasons to Sell Your Clovis Home Now

Selling a Home in Clovis

Selling a Clovis home in this down Clovis real estate market can seem like a challenge. But here are 4 reasons that actually make this a good time to sell your Clovis home:

  1. Sell low and buy low. Because all Clovis property values are down, the loss on the the h
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Added by Clovis Real Estate on February 12, 2010 at 9:11am — No Comments

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