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Where To See Santa In Rancho Cucamonga, California


You are probably wondering where to find Santa for your kids this year in Rancho Cucamonga… Well, I have three places you can look for sure!  One is Bass Pro Shops just around the corner from Victoria Gardens Mall and

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Another Haunted House in Etiwanda, California (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)


Scary Haunted House In Etiwanda, CA (Not actual picture) http:www.inlandempirerealestate.kwrealty.com 951-204-1864 Joan Patterson, Realtor, License 01431647 Besides the scary house in “The Woods” part of Alta Loma, California that I wrote about earlier today.  I also wanted to share with

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What is HAFA? Do You Know?


As a home owner, it is always good to know what your options are if you are facing foreclosure.   One in Seven Mortgages are not being paid right now.  That means there is someone that lives close to you

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Predictions for the Housing Market in the Inland Empire for 2012


Zillow, the Seattle based company, has predicted a few things for our area when it comes to the market. I get asked all the time, “Joan Patterson, when do you think the market will stabilize? When do you think we

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Customers are #1 With Me!


Customers are #1 with me! I see so many agents who brag that they are #1 in their office for top sales and yadda yadda yadda…that’s all great and fine, and I have been there as well. But, awards are

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Appraisers and Distressed Properties as Comparables


I have been asked by my sellers of standard sale listings if we should use comparable homes that have sold in their area that are short sales or foreclosures. I tell them that we should use them because their homes

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More Reasons to Avoid FORECLOSURE!


There are many homes in the Inland Empire (cities such as Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana and Rialto for example) that are distressed of some type whether it be a short sale, foreclosure or a bank owned home. When a homeowner has

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Banks Are Foreclosing On Homes Faster These Days


There is still the same factors for your typical foreclosure. This means you still must be at least 3 months behind in your payments in order for the banks to file a Notice of Trustee Sale here in California. However,

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Short Sales More Attractive Than Foreclosures


Wow, I never thought I would say that because it used to be just the opposite as short sales took so long and the banks did not really have much in place to get them done. However, it has become

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