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October 2009 - Posts

• Help from Fannie and Freddie for foreclosed homes

  Without the loan, or cash in the bank, it doesn't matter how good the prices are, you won't be in the market for a home unless you have established how much of a home you can buy. The government has lowered interest rates, and has been introducting Read More... Posted Friday, October 16, 2009 1:03 PM by Elisa Uribe | 0 Comments Filed under: Freddie Mac and Freddie Mae Home Path Program

• REO Buyer Can Select Escrow and Title Effective October 11, 2009

  It's not uncommon to meet a buyer who is looking for a bank owned property to purchase. There are many layers to buying a home. One of them involves chosing a title company to work with. When you write an offer on a property, it's your choice Read More... Posted Friday, October 16, 2009 12:36 PM by Elisa Uribe | 0 Comments Filed under: REO, Title insurance on Bank Owned Properties, Buyer's Choice Act

• The City of Oakland Rolls Back Evening Meter Parking Effective October 7, 2009

  City of Oakland Rolls Back Evening Meter Hours, Steps Up Enforcement of Disabled Placards to Help Offset Revenue Loss This hot news just in from the Office of the City Administrator. Once again, we can enjoy the wonderful restaurants Oakland has to offer Read More... Posted Thursday, October 8, 2009 4:23 PM by Elisa Uribe | 0 Comments Filed under: parking enforecement, city of Oakland parking

• Free Neighborhood Plant Exchange Saturday, October 17 , 12 noon – 4 pm.

  This is such a wonderful event, I just had to add the flyer to my blog. We had a great turn-out for the Plant Exchange in March. Three hundred people attended and more than 1,500 plants, large and small, found new homes. The next Exchange will be on Saturday, Read More... Posted Monday, October 5, 2009 10:03 PM by Elisa Uribe | 0 Comments Filed under: plant exchange

• Celebrate Oktoberfest in the Dimond district of Oakland

  Saturday October 10th from 11- 6 p.m. enjoy German and local craft beers, Kid's Rootbier Garten, Gourmet German Food, Entertainment and Raffle, Sausal Creek Eco Fair, and new this year, Homebrew Competition at the Oktoberfest in the Dimond district, Read More... Posted Monday, October 5, 2009 9:51 PM by Elisa Uribe | 0 Comments Filed under: Oktoberfest in Oakland, Dimond District, 2010, Oktoberfest Oct 10

• International Walk to School Day is October 7th

  On October 7th, schools around the world will celebrate International Walk to School Day. Are you planning to walk to your kids to school on the 7th? If your school is too far to walk, what about parking at least ten blocks away? Walking improves your Read More... Posted Monday, October 5, 2009 9:45 PM by Elisa Uribe | 0 Comments

• NO NEW 21-DAY TURNAROUND REQUIREMENT FOR SHORT SALE APPROVALS

  NO NEW 21-DAY TURNAROUND REQUIREMENT FOR SHORT SALE APPROVALS Recently enacted Senate Bill 306 does not require lenders to review short sale requests from sellers and their agents within 21 days. The new California law, which addresses certain escrow Read More... Posted Monday, October 5, 2009 9:17 PM by Elisa Uribe | 0 Comments

• Oakland, America's Next Great Dining Town

  Bye-bye, Berkeley. So long, San Francisco. A wave of new restaurants suggests that Oakland is now the Bay Area's dining destination I ran across this great article written by Carolyn Jung that I just had to share. It was in the East Bay Express online Read More... Posted Thursday, October 1, 2009 7:32 AM by Elisa Uribe | 0 Comments Filed under: east bay express, Oakland Restaurants, East Bay Restuarants

• Loan Modification Attorneys are Under Investigation

  The State Bar of California has recently launched numerous investigations against attorneys for misconduct related to loan modifications. In a rare move, the State Bar has released the names of 16 attorneys under investigation, by opting to waive investigation Read More... Posted Thursday, October 1, 2009 6:55 AM by Elisa Uribe | 0 Comments Filed under: loan modifications