Fed Tax Credit Expiring Tomorrow!

To All First time Homebuyers who are thinking about writing an offer on that Glendale Home For Sale that you saw yesterday...Dont Wait! The Federal First time homebuyer tax credit is expiring tomorrow. This means you will miss out on the $8000 tax credit that Uncle Sam will be granting you if this is your first purchase, under $800k and if you make less than $125,000/year filing seperate or $225,000/year filing jointly with a spouse. Call me if you want to buy Glendale REal Estate and don't have a Realtor to help you expedite the process! Good News is that the State Tax Credit of $10,000 will begin Saturday May 1st, 2010.

Earth Day/Week List of Things to do

This is my favorite page to find out what's going on in my neighborhood this week for Earth Week! Whether you want to hear music, speed date or plant a tree this site will surely have what you are looking for www.EarthDay.org/events/search/distance/91206.

I personally will be headed down to Silver Lake to help with some landscaping at the Parkman Triangle and then venture off to a few showings of Glendale Homes to make my new homebuyer's dreams come true (while getting him the expiring FED tax Credit).

Venice Eco-Fest 2010!

Come and celebrate the Green Revolution going on in Venice on July 10, 2010. There will be entertainment, education, arts & crafts, live music, Eco shop and the best part about it is that its all FREE! Ed Begley Jr will be there as always and you are most likely to run into some other eco-friendly celebrities.

WOW a Tesla sedan Model S for under $50,000

An electric car doesnt have to be slow, small or ugly. Here is the proof. Check out the new Tesla Model S which will be in production in early 2012 and should sell for around $57,400 based on recent reports. This luxury Green Sedan is reinventing the way we feel about alternative fuel automobiles. I will definitely be buying one of these as soon as I part ways with my awesome Toyota Prius. How else would I want to be environmentally responsible and stylish while showing Glendale Real Estate.

Goldman Sachs Fruad scandal keep the volatile rate rollercoaster going

The news that Goldman Sachs played an essential role in what the Securities Exchange commissioner has deemed fraud continues the volatility in the market. The fraud was perpetrated by Goldman Sachs being accused of selling securities they knew would certainly go belly up. This analogy I heard explains it perfectly: Imagine knowing that the building components of a home will cause it to burn down inevitably and then allowing the home to be built and then sold to an unsuspecting homeowner. Meanwhile betting the home will definitely burn down and getting fire insurance to cash out on it as well. Pretty scandalous if you ask me! Anyhow this news has caused continued volatility in the stock market down while helping bonds and in turn helping the mortgage rates to drop a bit for my clients to lock better rates!

No more State Tax on Forgiven Debt!

Distressed Homeowners in California no longer have to pay STATE income taxes on debt forgiven in short sales, forecolsures, or loan modifications on "qualified principal residences". This bill basically aligned CA laws with that of the Federal govt. Great news for the hundreds of thousands distressed homeowners across the Golden State. For more info go to the Mortgage debt forgiveness link http://www.ftb.ca.gov/aboutFTB/newsroom/Mortgage_Debt_Relief_Law.shtml.

Green Home Alert in Sparr Heights...

Please call me to get your family into this ecofriendly charming home located in Sparr Heights on one of the most charming streets. 1211 Oak Circle Drive, Glendale, Ca 91208 is an amazing property with lots of amazing upgrades that make it a comfortable and healthy home to live in. With a spacious 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, the home has a cozy den adjacent to the kitchen and the dining room. Not only does this Green Home use a grey water harvesting system to irrigate the native landscaping in the backyard but it also has solar paneling to reduce the ever increasing electric bills. Imagine having to pay less than what it costs for a dinner for two at Rocky Cola Cafe for your electric bill! This is my favorite feature of the home...the rain water barrel.