Rents are up and Mortgage Rates Are at Low

Rents are up and Mortgage Rates Are at Low

You probably have heard that the mortgage rates are at a great time low.  Well they are, so what does that have to do with you?

With all the great programs out there and the low home prices this is a great time to get into the home of your dreams. You may find that your loan payments maybe lower or around the same as if you were renting.

Why pay someone to live in a place when you could just as well own it on your own?  Rents are at an all time high and seem to keep going up. So why not own a home instead? Believe me this is the perfect time to get into a home of your own!

Need more info, just drop me a line. I’d be more than happy to go over what it would take to get in a home of your dreams. You’re not obligated to anything but a few moments of your time.

Don Forrester
Hosking Associates Real Estate Company
Associate Broker / DRE# 01346246
3011 Citrus Circle Suite 105
Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598
Cell: 925-381-6804
Web site: dforrester.com
Email: dondebforrester@aol.com
Fax; 925-320-7278

What’s happening this weekend in the Bay Area! April 30th to May 1st

  Got a lot going on this weekend in the Bay Area. With great weather go out and enjoy your weekend, here’s what’s happening. Clayton is having their 16^th annual Art & Wine Festival, Martinez is having their down town Wine stroll Sat from 2PM to 5:30Pm, and if you feel like be adventurous how about Moraga’s 5^th annual Triathlon! If nothing here meets your fancy go make your own happenings!!!
 

Clayton’s 16th Annual Art & Wine Festival is this weekend. Sat from 10:00AM to 7:00Pm and Sun. 10:00AM to 5:00PM Rain or Shine (looks like this will be a perfect weekend). The festival will be held along Clayton’s historic Main Street, with 125 art and crafts exhibits and a variety of wines and premium brewed beers from California. Radio station KKVD with be there on Sat, and non-stop LIVE entertainment throughout the day.

The City of Martinez will hold a Downtown Wine Stroll Saturday 2:00-5:30 PM. Enjoy wine tasting at local business as you stroll down tree-lined streets. Tickets can be purchase 15$ in advance or $25 at the event. What you’ll get is a glass, wine glass charm, wine
tasting passport and a map of participating businesses & wine tasting. If
anything just take a stroll down town it will be a beautiful day for it! Click
here for more information.

Moraga is holding its 5th Annual Moraga Triathlon on Saturday, April 30, 2011. A great
event for friends or family to join in relay teams, or you can participate by yourself in this
fun filled fitness event! So if you think you or your group can swim .25 miles,
ride 14 miles and run 3.1 miles through the beautiful hillsides of Moraga,
California then come on and enjoy this great event! Not to exclude the
youngsters, new for 2011, Youth Divisions: 5-7 year olds and 8-11 year olds! For
more details of all divisions, as well as both individual and relay teams then register online. Hurry, space is limited!

 

Don Forrester
Hosking Associates Real Estate Company
Associate Broker / DRE# 01346246
3011 Citrus Circle Suite 105
Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598
Cell: 925-381-6804
Web site: dforrester.com
Email: dondebforrester@aol.com
Fax;925-320-7278

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2011 Energy Tax Credits: What You Need to Know to Collect

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  2011 Energy Tax Credits: What You Need to Know to Collect

  Washington is giving you less green for going green, as the feds reel back the 2011 energy tax credits from a lavish $1,500 to a paltry $500. Read

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Foreclosure sales weigh down home prices in 23 markets

Monday, February 21st, 2011, 2:36 pm

Home prices in 23 U.S. metropolitan areas fell 2.2% in December, the largest one-month drop for fiscal 2010, and a sign that foreclosed properties continue to weigh down home values across the nation, the FNC Residential Price Index revealed Monday.
Mortgage technology firm FNC publishes the index to track home price levels across the nation.
According to the latest report, home values fell for the seventh straight month in December. Between January of 2010 and December, home prices dropped more than 3.4%, according to the report.
Of the 30 metropolitan areas surveyed, all but seven experienced price declines in December.
The biggest losers were Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando and Phoenix — all of which experienced double-digit declines in the last month of 2010.
The big gainers were San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco, which experienced price jumps of at least 5% on a year-over-year basis in 2010.
Significant home price declines are reflective of a burgeoning foreclosure market where distressed properties represented 26.8% of total home sales in the fourth quarter of 2010. But FNC says there's a silver lining when considering the fact that more foreclosure sales are expected this year.
"There is an upside: this trend will reduce the surplus of distressed properties and eventually bring the supply to levels in line with weak housing demand, paving ways for a more sustainable housing recovery later," FNC said.
Write to Kerri Panchuk.

via housingwire.com

MBA: Loans in Foreclosure Tie All-Time Record, fewer Short-term Delinquencies

MBA: Loans in Foreclosure Tie All-Time Record, fewer Short-term Delinquencies

Indymac Boys Get Sweetheart Deal

All about Mortgages!

On this week's Real Estate Today, it's really all about the one thing almost all of us need to make, owning a home possible - and that's a mortgage! On this week’s show award winning broadcaster Gill Gross will talk about all things mortgage. Click to listen
Enjoy!
Don Forrester

To Build or Not to Build

        

       Who Should have the last say on your home improvement...... So your thinking about doing some outside improvements to your home and you get city approval, but wait the battle has just begun ...........

Discretionary review: SF should raise standard

Keep - your home as healthy as can be...

On this week's Real Estate Today, it can sure be tough in the dead of winter to get enough fresh air, and that's one reason a lot of us end up with colds and the flu this time of year. But there are plenty of things you can do to make - and keep - your home as healthy as can be... To listen click here

Enjoy
Don

Get your taxes in order!

On this week's Real Estate Today, it's time to start pulling out those receipts and getting your taxes in order - not just for 2010, but to get them ready for 2011 as well... to listen click here....

Don

Must-Have Electrical Tools

Doing some home repairs? Here are some electrical tools that will save you money on simple repairs and should be in every home owner’s toolbox. Read more…..

Don

Get Organized!

This week's Real Estate Today is all about getting organized!  Real Estate Today is sharing techniques and strategies designed to keep your desk clear and your head straight. Click here to listen

  Enjoy!

Don Forrester

10 Reasons to Buy a Home

On the 100 show of "Real Estate Show Today" talk show host  Gil Gross is marking the occasion by celebrating the past 99 weeks of sharing the American dream with you. Other topics include the Top News for this Week, Local Market Conditions and much more. Click here to listen.
  
Enjoy!

Don Forrester

Create a Home Inventory for Insurance

Create a home inventory before disaster strikes to make filing an insurance claim a smoother process. Read more......