When I started selling Real Estate in 1989 – it was a down market in Washington, DC. My broker at the time told me it would take 6 months to make my first sale – I took 3. Over the years, I’ve had a great time working with buyers and sellers. I consider it a privilege and an honor to be able to help people with one of the most important and personal decisions of their lives. I’ve worked as […]

I would love to be your Real Estate advocate in Santa Cruz! Once you select the “Contact” button you’ll have access to my website for my bio, testimonials, and lots of information about the Santa Cruz area. I moved to Santa Cruz with my husband in 2000 after living many places in the country and absolutely fell in love with the area. It’s large enough and close enough to enjoy what a major metro area can provide, and yet our […]

Some cities are posting big drops in population, due to unemployment, crime, or even Mother Nature. CNNMoney recently highlighted Census Bureau data that shows the U.S. cities that are seeing the most rapid declines in residents. The five fastest shrinking cities in the U.S. are: Pine Bluff, Ark.  1-year population change: -1.5% Change from 2000 to 2010: -6.6% Joplin, Mo. 1-year population change: -1.3% Change from 2000 to 2010: 12.3% Flint, Mich. 1-year population change: -0.9% Change from 2000 to […]

The housing market is making key progress in home prices and sales, but officials warn that the overall recovery remains “fragile” in the Obama administration’s Housing Scorecard for March. “Despite the positive news, we have important work ahead since there are so many families and individuals still struggling,” says Kurt Usowski, HUD deputy assistant secretary for economic affairs. In 2012, home owner equity grew by more than $1.64 trillion. Rising home values have lifted 1.7 million home owners above water […]

Foreclosures are being listed at far less than what they likely eventually will sell for — a marketing strategy that generates high interest and multiple bids, some say. As such, buyers of foreclosures need to be prepared to move quickly and come up with a lot more money. For example, Liz Sidorowicz, a real estate professional with RE/MAX Signature, says she helped her client submit an offer for a foreclosure in Mount Prospect, Ill., for $421,000. The home was listed […]

Hello, I am a lesbian realtor in the Hampton Roads Area and would love to help you with the purchase or sale of your home! Did you know that NOW is the perfect time to enlist the help of a licensed realtor? The word on the street is that the housing market is tough right now… its true. So I have to ask you: When will there ever be a better time to have a trained professional work on your […]

The journey of purchasing or selling a home is not always a smooth one, so I think of myself as an advocate for my clients. The first step in this process is to listen; a skill that I believe is the key to success ~ I will always be honest with you and available for you. As a member of the GLBT community, I understand that for us the stress of buying a home can be multiplied by our experience […]

With tighter inventories of homes for sale, buyers are finding increased competition through bidding wars. But the bidding may not be between only one or two other buyers — more bidding wars are popping up where dozens or even hundreds of other buyers are all competing for the same property. “The only question is not whether a new listing will get multiple bids but how many it will get,” Kris Vogt, who manages Coldwell Banker offices in the Sacramento area, […]

The Obama administration is making a push for home loans to be more available to those with weaker credit, adding that the housing recovery is leaving too many potential home buyers behind — particularly young professionals — who can’t qualify for financing. The administration says easing up mortgage standards would also help provide a boost to the economic recovery. However, critics say it could prompt the return of risky lending that was blamed for igniting the housing crash. The administration […]

After seven months of gains, this month’s list of improving housing markets remained mostly unchanged in April, holding at 273 metros, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index. The list reflects metros from all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia. The index identifies metros that have shown improvement in housing permits, employment, and home prices for at least six consecutive months. While six markets dropped from this month’s list, five new metros […]