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Escaping this market mess will take personal responsibility

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What I am about to say may strike you as puffery, drumbeating, or dogma.

Tips for jumping into the investment property market

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Turn on any financial news program and at some point you’ll hear the experts extolling the virtues of diversification.

There’s savings to be had in the utility room

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Recently, Ways to Save told you how to keep  more cash in your wallet while going green in your living room. This week, let’s tackle that utility/laundry room.

Hidden home becomes a gem of the neighborhood

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When Greg and Laurie Calac first drove by 145 Midway Avenue in the Awali Heights neighborhood of Auburn in 2005, the house was so obscured by shrubs that they kept on driving and put it out of thei

Why is it so hard to get a loan modification now?

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Chances are, someone you know is struggling with their mortgage.

Tax credit deadlines are approaching — don’t miss out

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With only three months until the $8,000 first-time homebuyer and the $6,500 existing homeowner buyer federal tax credits expire, time is running out on an opportunity that buyers and sellers may ne

Simple changes in the living room lead to big energy savings

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The most recent Ways to Save covered how you can save money and the environment while in your kitchen.

First-time buyers a driving force in market recovery

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Tax incentives, low prices and pent-up demand contribute

Feds cracking down on mortgage industry in 2010

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Seeking to quash irresponsible behavior, federal regulators have initiated a series of reforms to the lending industry.

Aeolia Drive home evokes memories of a bygone era

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Less than a minute off Lincoln Way on the southern end of Aeolia Drive, snaking its way along the American River Canyon rim, I arrived at the neatly trimmed Craftsman-style home at 137 Aeolia Drive

Looking back and ahead in real estate

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As we jump headlong into 2010, I can’t help but look back on all the real estate industry has been through over the past year.

Why can’t I find a home to buy?

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As 2009 comes to a close, it has brought the longest episode of low interest rates in my 30-year career.

Save money and the environment in the kitchen

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There are so many different ways to save, both economically and ecologically.

Tax credit expansion is great news for homebuyers

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Sacramento area homebuyers and consumers across the country received an early holiday gift this month as Congress not only extended the first-time homebuyer tax credit, but expanded it to include m

Show them the money when receiving down payment gifts

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Recently, I have dealt with a number of challenges involving borrowers who are receiving family help with their down payment.