Buying vs. Renting Video

Is buying a home still smarter than renting? http://on.msn.com/snz

5 Senses of Selling

Sellers - Focus on your five senses in order to make your home appealing to buyers http://bit.ly/na77ue

How to Guides

How to guides for buying a home, selling a home & home ownership are at http://yhoo.it/qN7mr9

Property Tax too High?

Half of all homeowners may be paying too much on their property tax bill.  Learn how to lower your property tax at: http://on.wsj.com/r4kafZ

12 Kinds of Neighborhoods

Find the community type that fits your lifestyle: http://bit.ly/nkazIP

To Buy Or Not To Buy, That Is The Question

Buying a Home Beats Renting - Sacramento ranks 8^th out of America’s 50 biggest cities: http://bit.ly/olCYIo

Tax Tips for Sellers

View ten IRS tax tips for sellers at http://1.usa.gov/rfdulD

Home Staging Videos

Home staging videos, slideshows and articles from HGTV's Front Door can be viewed at: http://bit.ly/rcDfK7

How to Choose a Neighborhood

Learn the 5 steps to choosing the right neighborhood at http://bit.ly/op7wqW

Time to Invest

The significant drop in values the past five years along with today’s low interest rates makes now a great time to invest.  Open the following link to view real estate investment ideas as a landlord or flipper at http://bit.ly/qQu8ew

Home Sales Jump in Sacramento Region

Sacramento County home sales jumped 12.5% in July compared to a year ago as 1,676 properties closed escrow.  Read the article at http://bit.ly/nug4wv

Real Estate Trends

The most recent market data can be viewed at the following links:

• Sacramento County – http://bit.ly/qfpDQ6
• Placer County – http://bit.ly/oXuth6
• El Dorado County – http://bit.ly/oq61oU

Mortgage interest rates have declined to about 4.2%: http://bit.ly/oQ263e

Home Value Report

Receive a free analysis of your home's value at http://bit.ly/nZi7Oe

6 Worst Home Fixes for the Money

Bankrate has an article based upon Remodeling magazines look at home upgrades and renovations.  They have complied a list of projects with the lowest return on the investment.  Full details can be viewed at http://bit.ly/rmyffB

Low Interest Rates

Interest rates have dropped to about 4.35%.  A graph of recent activity can be viewed at http://bit.ly/oQ263e

92% of mortgage experts expect rates to increase in the near future.  Their comments and predictions can be viewed at http://bit.ly/po2dTx