13 homes will be featured on the CCRIM Caravan tour tomorrow 9/7/10.

30 Mayo Ln Walnut Creek
2 Erin Ct Pleasant Hill
616 Alpine Ct Martinez
3249 Claudia Dr Concord
4336 Leewood Pl Concord
7002 Molluk Way Clayton
267 Mountaire Pkwy Clayton
937 Oak St Clayton
4515 Melody Dr Concord
840 Ryan Ct Concord
1755 Klier Dr Concord
1408 Kinross Ct Walnut Creek
815 Regency Ct Walnut Creek

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Today there are 363 single family homes in Contra Costa County on the MLS.  This number is on the rise compared to 12/09/09’s number of 314.  The new listings in the last week total 69 single family homes.  Click here for a list of the new bank owned properties in Contra Costa County.

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As a local Realtor, I have the information that is needed for you to file the application for reassessment in Contra Costa County.
You may call or email me, Jill Cruey, 925-207-8992, jill@crueyhomes.com
For more information, check out my blog post from July by clicking here.

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California State Revenue and Taxation Code, Section 51 authorizes the Assessor to temporarily lower the assessed value of any real property when it is greater than the market value as of January 1, lien date.  To obtain evidence that the market value of your property as of January 1, 2009 is less than the assessed […]

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There is an interesting article in SFGate, the online San Francisco Chronicle, regarding shadow foreclosure inventory. In a recent study, RealtyTrac compared its database of bank-repossessed homes to MLS listings of for-sale homes in four states, including California. It found a significant disparity - only 30 percent of the foreclosures were listed for sale in […]

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This past year, the real estate landscape is incredibly different. For the first time in 50 years, the Bay Area real estate market can actually be less expensive to buy than rent. In addition, the government is paying you to own by giving first-time home buyers up to an $8,000 tax credit if you buy before […]

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Yesterday’s big event for the California Association of Realtors (CAR) was held at the Lesher Civic Center in Walnut Creek.  Gov Hutchinson, Assistant General Counsel, Legal Department spoke about the new changes in the tax law relating to real estate.  One of the changes is in the capital gains tax law pertains to people who […]

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I recently started using the Money Merge Account System which will effectively pay down my mortgage in a fraction of the time. This is an amazing interest reducing stand-alone software program which helps manage your income and expenses to pay down your home mortgage. This is not a new concept, but it is relatively new […]

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