Popular Real Estate Blogs: February 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

Brunswick County North Carolina USGS Topographic Maps on CD

This USGS Topo CD will change the way you view your county! This easy to use USGS topo CD is a great way to print your own maps of anyplace in your County. These are the highest detailed USGS maps available. A scale of 1:24,000 allows considerable detail to be shown; 2.64 inches = 1 mile. All maps have been joined together into one digital file without the text in the borders. Land Owners, Farmers, & Ranchers - quickly create accurate maps of your property. Hunters, Fishermen, Sportsmen, & Outdoor enthusiasts - no need to carry multiple USGS maps into the backcountry. Print just your area, even if it falls on the corner of the original paper map. Our digital maps do not have corners or edges. Real Estate, Developers, Planners & Property Management - a topo map shows the area around a property and can greatly enhance marketing material, reports, presentations or make a fascinating display in the office. Teachers, Professors, and Education Professionals (K-12 & College) - USGS topographic maps are a interesting addition to any classroom, it will bring your lessons to life fascinating everyone involved. Engineers, Planners, and Environmental Professionals - visualize and evaluate site locations prior to your visit. Get more out of a site visit with the USGS Topo Map you print out. This will save you time and money! Geographic Information System (GIS) professionals - the USGS DRGs are mosaiced into one MrSID image file in UTM NAD83 Meters coordinate system. Everything is there for use in you favorite GIS software - All ESRI products, (ArcView, ArcInfo, ArcMap, etc.), Erdas, MapInfo, any other GIS software that reads MrSID format.

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Accolades: Media mogul and Jersey native Martha...

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Mastering Real Estate Math Video [VHS]

Remastered reissue of 1994's "Diary". Available on CD and deluxe double LP.

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Bits Bucket for January 26, 2011

This is triggered by eco’s comment.

My first graduate degree was from U of R, at the time a powerhouse of innovation in optics and medicine. At the time, Rochester was vibrant with advances in neuroscience (visual pathways - first, second and third order effects on neuronal responses to wavelength, frequency and configuration - cortical plasticity [for which a competing team won the Nobel prize in Medicine in 1984]), and math physics [this all rests on the vagaries of the electromagnetic spectrum, after all] - intellectual ferment and a great synergy with the big gorillas in town (Bausch & Lomb, Kodak and Xerox). There was a tremendous amount of excitement and cross fertilization.

It was a wonderful place to be for several years out of college. Amidst a deep recession, I was glad to guarantee a roof and meals by virtue of a grad school research fellowship, until I figured out where I fit in the world. I did work my butt off, so I feel it was an even exchange even though I did not sell out to The Man. E.g., I was NOT caught up in the aspirational rock star academic’s dream world.

Over the course of four years it became - for me - a claustrophobic company town. As I became more aware, over time, I could feel the environment closing in. I could see myself sitting at one desk for thirty years. Or, if heaven forbid I shot my mouth off, getting canned and being blackballed by all of the other companies in the company town. The Personnel guys all knew one another. They could do that back then. Yet at the same time, Rochester was vibrant, with a tremendous amount of culture, as well as emerging artists, for its size. The Eastman fortune was splendidly reflected in a world class music school, museums, and venerable old houses on (where else) East Avenue. The winters were grim - but when the lilacs bloomed in the spring, the entire town was fragrant. But then, the closest town with the same feel was Toronto, and that was in a different COUNTRY, for heaven’s sake. The walls closed in.

Fujitsu film was indeed the first nail in the coffin. I was damned lucky to get out to the wider world, into a career track jobbe in CT, with at least some proximity to NYC or Boston. I still remember driving down, steeling my jaw, and telling myself there was no going back. Worst case, CT was a staging area. I subsequently read about Kodak, then B&L, then Xerox eroding to shadows of their former selves, and felt relieved at having escaped the executioner.

I guess that gravity of that first escape marks you for life. You become sensitized to the smell of desperation. I started smelling it in CT five years after I got there. After the recession of the 90s, from which CT never recovered, I became frantic to leave. It was Rochester all over again, but this time with bigger stakes. I had children I was bound and determined to educate into critical thinking. It took me TEN YEARS to get the heck out - just as during the aftermath of my first personal diaspora, people who missed the signals and were left behind are trapped.

The third escape was to Northern Virginia. I targeted it strictly by the numbers, but the analysis worked for me. I was able to find a jobbe that is NOT a McJobbe in a little over two months of feverish searching and networking. It has its moments - it’s not exactly liveable or walkable - but it DOES have the air of purpose and energy that I remember Rochester had all those years ago. That energy, I have come to realize, represents the understanding that “Here, there is enough to go around, you can make a living, you can have enough left over at the end of the day to say a few pleasant words whilst on the line at the grocery store”. An economic surplus.

I don’t know where the heck I’d go next if I sense the same air that drove me out of Rochester and CT. Don’t think it’s likely - what optics and medicine used to be in Rochester, advances in systems design and program deployment are here, and that’s not even counting the energy and purposeful air that the military brings to an area. Plus, a critical mass of colleges and universities. There is a hot core.

But ya know what? Those instances of being trapped on the Titanic and bailing furiously to get off have left a permanent mark. I live as an ascetic. I am ready to leave on a month’s notice. My bed is an air mattress (highly recommended, BTW, as healthy alternative to Simmons). So is my couch. I have bought nothing that would impede starting up the flywheel in the event I’ve gotta roll.

My open switch is to buy them 40 acres. Just in case.

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Mother-Daughter real estate team adopt IDX solution to sync ...

EUGENE, OR - January 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) — Geri and Karen Sexton have enabled the premier IDX, Inc. software on their website, giving them an IDX solution that automatically extracts raw California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) listings and displays the information directly onto their search page. The innovative IDX Broker software helps to simplify the online real estate market for both home seekers and real estate agents and brokers, like the Sextons. Their website now hosts one of the most dynamic property search features available online, making their website a great place to begin the online property search process.

Beach front homes and properties in the city are all possible to search for on the website the Sextons host. Potential buyers can scan the CARETS listings to find the home best suited to their needs and budgets. Additional tools, supplied by IDX and supported by the Sextons, allow home seekers to connect with sellers and listing agents once they find a property they like to gather more information or schedule showings of a home. The mortgage calculator and virtual tour options also give potential buyers other tools to personalize their search and educate them about the home buying process. Never before have so many tools been available to home seekers throughout the online home search, nor have these tools been so accessible.

The Sextons have their own new level of accessibility, this time to the amazing and thorough online administrative page they receive with their IDX solution. Here, they can create RSS feeds and dynamic XML codes to syndicate their properties around the online real estate market, including social media sites and larger real estate search engines. With the immense tools these Realtors receive as benefits of adopting IDX Broker software, it is no wonder that their online business solution is so helpful and successful for matching buyers with properties.

About Geri & Karen Sexton

“In her nearly two-decade career as a real estate agent, Geri Sexton has become known not only for the many accolades and awards she has received for her business but for her community involvement and dedication to her clients. This year Geri made the First Team Hall of Fame, given to agents who have successfully closed transactions in excess of $6 million in the past year. After years of rental and commercial property management, Karen joined her mother at her successful real estate business in 2005. Raised in Anaheim Hills, she saw firsthand her mother’s passion for the community and the real estate industry and was enticed to follow in her footsteps. Along with her mother, she is available 24/7 to her clients and is willing to commute to nearby counties at her client’s request.”

About IDX, Inc.

Based in Eugene, Oregon, IDX Inc. is nationally known as a leading provider of real estate search applications. IDX, Inc. actively manages over $1 trillion worth of active listings data from over 400 individual Multiple Listings Services (MLS). IDX, Inc. provides integrated IDX software, customizable listing search utilities and lead management tools for real estate based websites ( IDX Broker ). In addition to the primary web-based software, IDX also provides an integrated WordPress widget for use in WordPress based blogs and websites ( IDX Broker Wordpress Plugin ) as well as a dedicated mobile application available for the iPhone and iPad ( myAgent IDX ). The entire suite of real estate software available from IDX is easy to manage and maintain and helps real estate professionals display real estate data from their multiple listing service (MLS) regardless of their technical ability. For more information on all the services provided by IDX, Inc. please visit www.idxbroker.com .

Tagged as: CARETS Coastal California real estate search made easy with Stephen Guzzetti and his custom IDX solution
EUGENE, OR - November 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Los Gatos, California real estate agent Stephen Guzzetti has adopted the innovative IDX Broker software from IDX, Inc., giving his professional website a leg-up on the competition. Through his search page, home seekers can now quickly experience a thorough and effective online property search, from the convenience of the website Guzzetti...

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St. Joseph Statue - Home Sale Aid: 3 1/2"

The current slow real estate market has some home sellers turning to a higher power for help. In Good Faith, some local real estate agents are crying "location, location, St. Joseph!"

St. Joseph, the husband of Mary and earthly Father of Jesus Christ, is honored as the patron saint of married couples, families, carpenters and workingmen. March 19, his feast day, is especially celebrated by people of Italian and Polish descent.

Over the years, the tradition arose of St. Joseph having a special power in real estate transactions. European nuns buried a medal with his likeness on property they hoped to aquire for convents. Gradually the medals were replaced with statues and the focus changed from buying to selling.

The statue is buried upside down in the front yard with the feet pointing to heaven. It may face towards the home (or towards the street if you want your neighbor's home to sell!) The location of the statue can vary: by the "For Sale" sign, in a flower pot (popular for condo owners), etc.. It also doesn't hurt to say a little prayer in St Josephs' name as you bury the statue!

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Try Google Maps Real Estate Now Before It's Gone Forever ...

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When Curbed NY alerted us to the termination of real estate listings on Google Maps, we stared for a while at maps.google.com until we found, to the right of the search box, a teeny, tiny, drop-down box in which the words "real estate" appear. In a move similar to bringing out a plate of cookies and then whisking them away before anyone has a chance to try any, Google has announced that this real estate feature will be dropped by Feb. 10, citing "low usage" and the existence of better listings sites. With it will disappear many, many hours of potential procrastination.
· Google Drops Search Tool That No One Used [Curbed NY]
· Google closing door on real estate in Google Maps [CNET]

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Mischa Barton Re-Lists Beverly Hills Manse: Mischa Barton may have had a...

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Existing Home Sales Report: December 2010

Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report for December showing a continued increase in sales coming in the wake of the now obviously phony baloney government tax gimmick sponsored surge in home sales activity seen earlier in 2010 and 2009.

Single family home sales increased 11.8% since November but remained 2.5% below the level seen last year while prices declined 0.2% since November and fell 0.18% below the level seen in December 2009.

Further, inventory remains high climbing 9.4% above the level seen in December 2009 which, combined with the relatively slow pace of sales, resulted in a monthly supply of 7.8.

The following charts (click for full-screen dynamic version) shows national existing single family home sales, median home prices, inventory and months of supply since 2005.

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Pacific Heights

Ever a had neighbor from hell? You know, the one who never cleans, makes too much noise at night with his jigsaw, and breeds cockroaches and pumps them into your apartment? Never have? Well, pump up your paranoia with this outlandish if mildly enjoyable thriller starring Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine as San Francisco yuppies-cum-landlords who rent out an apartment in their Pacific Heights house to mild-mannered Michael Keaton in order to make the mortgage payment. What seems like a happy arrangement all around turns hellish when: (a) Keaton refuses to pay the rent; (b) firmly entrenches himself in the apartment thanks to some legal maneuvering; and (c) starts playing with the cockroaches. Ostensibly, Keaton wants to drive Griffith and Modine to bankruptcy and then pick up their fab Victorian house for cheap, but as is the way of all thrillers, he's got a sadistic and homicidal bent to back up his real-estate envy. Director John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy) manipulates the thrills somewhat effectively, if not gratuitously, especially with Griffith's damsel-in-distress character, turning on the tension in the don't-go-to-the-attic/garage/basement set pieces. Part of the problem of the film lies in its schizophrenic tone: one moment it's a what's-in-the-dark? thriller, at other times a nifty cat-and-mouse game of psychological wills between Keaton and his landlords. Both sides of the movie are effective in their own right, and Keaton is a great psycho, but Schlesinger doesn't quite bring it together, despite a considerably amped-up climax. Still, if the sight of a beautiful house being slowly destroyed is your idea of the ultimate horror, you'll be chilled to the bone. Look for Griffith's mother, Tippi Hedren of The Birds fame, in a small role. --Mark Englehart

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Monopoly

Turn real estate into real entertainment as Monopoly, the biggest deal in classic board games comes to PlayStation 3 in Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition. Celebrating over 70 years of family fun, this new rendition of the legendary property trading game is sure to delight Next Generation players as it blends familiar turn-based board game style play with the energizing, interactive action modern gamers crave.

Classic Monopoly board play in 'Monopoly Here and Now: the World Edition' for PS3

10 classic & themed boards.
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Mini-game play in 'Monopoly Here and Now: the World Edition' for PS3

4-player mini-games galore.
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The Get Rich Quick game mode from 'Monopoly Here and Now: the World Edition' for PS3

Fast play in 'Get Rich Quick'.
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Gameplay
As with all versions of Monopoly, gameplay in Here & Now: the World Edition is driven by turn-based rolling of the dice and the player's ability to secure and maintain control of real estate investments. In the PS3 version players use their controller to roll the dice, with their piece moved around the board and rents deducted from their account automatically. Once this is done they have the choice to either visit the accounts screen, where all player owned properties and available cash are listed, or to allow the next player to roll. A new twist in gameplay involves the mini-games scattered throughout the board. These occur at different points in the game--for example, at the beginning of the game to determine who will roll first. They are quick detours from the main action and are generally designed to challenge players according to their standing in the game, thus making it tougher for first place players to pull away from their competition.

A New Game With New Boards
Although the game environment of Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition is firmly rooted in the original game through its inclusion of a classically laid out board, with all the properties and playing pieces you remember, it also offers up new directions of play through its wealth of new board options. The game contains 10 playable boards. Each is individually themed, with properties reflecting that theme. Just a few of these themes included are, jungle, arctic, future, cheese, and deco. In addition, other available boards are designed after world capitals. As players access these boards they receive stamps on a virtual passport that when filled will unlock even more boards as they circle the globe becoming international real estate tycoons.

Key Game Features:

Get Rich Quick - In this all-new, super-fast version, trade properties and compete in exciting mini-games designed to encourage fast monetary turnarounds, to see who makes the top of the rich list.
Group Play - Up to four players can simultaneously join in on the "rags to riches" fun.
Monopoly Past, Present & Future - The most extensive collection of Monopoly boards all in one package - from the newest Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition to classic Monopoly.
Now Boarding - Fill up your passport as you play to unlock new and never-before-seen Monopoly boards.

30 Minute Games with 'Get Rich Quick'
A big part of the fun of the original Monopoly board game was the experience of going head-to-head against fellow players in games that could last for hours, depending on the roll of the dice and how much money and real estate assets were available. But not everyone wants to, or has the time to play a drawn out game like this. This is where Monopoly Here and Now: the World Edition's 'Get Rich Quick' game mode comes in. Designed to be accessible to players of any age and more importantly to provide all the rags to riches excitement cherished from previous versions of Monopoly, condensed into shorter space of time, a full game in Get Rich Quick mode can take as little as 30 minutes depending on your configuration. This speed of play is achieved through the availability of varying levels of play and strategy built into the mode. At the outset of the game players agree to play at either the developer, industrialist, or tycoon levels. Big payoffs and fast turnarounds are the norm here, with the developer level offering the quickest play due to the leveling events incorporated within it. Through these, large leads can often quickly disappear, keeping the game competitive regardless of player's skill levels and initial bankroll. The result is quick, compelling and addictive family gameplay that is sure to make its mark on generations of would-be real estate tycoons for years to come.

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Hopes and Dreams for 715 Commercial - Real Estate Sold - Curbed SF

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We're happy to report that 715 Commercial, aka Our Most Hideous of 2010, recently sold for $640,000. It was asking $679,000 for a "single-family home with four bedrooms and one bathroom" when we checked in back in September of 2010. The listing agent's right, this is an "incredible investment opportunity." Mostly because not a pinch of the interior is salvageable. No word yet on what's planned for the stack of bricks, but we sincerely hope that the pigeon infestation is the first problem the lucky buyer tackles. Invite us to the property warming party, won't you? We promise to bring along a Home Depot gift certificate.
· Hell Hath No Fury Like a Building Scorned [Curbed SF]
· Our Most Hideous of 2010 [Curbed SF]
· 715 Commercial [Redfin]

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Internet information | Inside Real Estate News

The Internet has helped, not hurt, real estate agents, Lane Hornung believes.

Lane Hornung has been watching the statistics regarding home buyers using the Internet for a decade.

“I remember when the Internet didn’t even register,” said Hornung, president and co-founder of 8z Real Estate.

Now, Web-based searching for a home is on everyone’s radar screen – 89 percent of buyers use the Internet, according to the National Association of Realtors.

But there has been a largely unnoticed trend.

For the first time, Hornung notes, more people found their home through the Internet than from a real estate agent, according to the most recent NAR report.

Sure, it is close.

Internet No. 1

When the NAR asked buyers where they first learned about the home that they purchased, the No. 1 answer was the Internet, at 38 percent. Real estate agents came in at No. 2, at 37 percent, the Realtor-trade group said last November in its 2010 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers report.

In 2001, real estate agents were the No. 1 method of finding a home by a wide margin. Some 48 percent of the buyers found the homes they eventually bought from a real estate agent, and only 8 percent from the Internet, a distant number two. In 2009, the Internet and real estate agents tied for first place, at 36 percent each. In 2008, the No. 1 source was the real estate agent at 34 percent, compared with 32 percent for the Internet.

Consumers still need real estate brokers

Despite the growing popularity of Web-surfing to find a home, Hornung contends the real estate agent is more important than ever.

“There was this common misperception that within five or 10 years, the Internet would replace the real estate agent,” Hornung said.

Instead, the Internet has proved to be a great source for home buyers, but they have so much “noise” - that is, information overload – that the real estate agent is needed more than ever to guide them through mountains of possibilities.

Indeed, Google “Denver home sales” or “Denver real estate,” and you are likely to end up with results for 3.7 to 39 million possibilities at any given time.

“The Internet is a great complement to a knowledgeable real estate agent,” Hornung said. “The under-stated story out there is what a great time it is to be a consumer. There truly is an unprecedented amount of information available. I would say that the Web has not only made for better consumers, but I truly believe it has made real estate agents better as well. The baseline level of market knowledge of the Internet-empowered consumer has pushed real estate agents to raise the bar on their own market knowledge. Especially now that the bubble-market is over, consumers want to hear the advice of a knowledgeable real estate professional.”

He noted that buyers, after doing their “homework” on the Internet, “look to an informed real estate agent with knowledge and experience to interpret the data and provide context to the data. It’s a great combination for the consumer. Online research makes the consumer very well informed. I believe consumers today are the most informed ever. But there are some things you cannot learn online, and that is where the real estate agent comes in.”

For example, a real estate agent may tell a prospective buyer that a house on a certain street isn’t as great of a deal as it appears, because from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. each weekday, headlights will be shining through her windows.

“The Internet is a snapshot of that moment in time,” Hornung said. “A real estate agent who has worked in that market and has sold hundreds of homes in that area can put the house you are considering into a historical context.”

Some agents are so familiar with an area that they farm, if you throw out an address, they can give you specifics about the home such as it needs a kitchen makeover, he said. You’ll never find anything as specific as that on the Web.

WebMD didn’t end need for doctors

“I don’t want to make to dramatic of an analogy, but it is not unlike what you are seeing in the medical field,” Hornung said. “You can go online to WebMD or other sites, and you have really great resources, but you’re still going to want to talk to an expert. I understand that buying a home is not a life-and-death situation. But let’s say you think you have a hernia. You find all of the symptoms online. You’re then going to want to find a doctor who has done hundreds, if not thousands, of hernia repairs.”

And with all of the information available, he said a prospective buyer can save time and make their Web-searching more efficient, by focusing on sites run by reputable real estate companies, real estate agents, Realtor associations or MLSs.

“These Websites have agreements to market the vast majority of the MLS listings and they are required to keep their listing data accurate and up-to-date,” Hornung said.

Lane Hornung is president and co-founder of 8z Real Estate, a sponsor of InsideRealEstateNews. Every month he addresses real estate issues on this blog. Hornung also is co-founder of www.COhomefinder.com.

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Commercial Cataclysm!: Moody’s/REAL Commercial Property Price Index November 2010

The latest release of the Moody’s/REAL Commercial Property Index showed another notable monthly increase of 0.6% since October suggesting that the nation’s commercial property markets are continuing to slump through a tremendous downturn that has seen prices down some 38.54% since the peak set in October 2007.

It's important to note that while the commercial property markets have seen significant downward price movement, the latest data-point marks the third consecutive year-over-year gain.

The Moody’s/REAL CPPI data series is produced by the MIT/CRE but is noted to be “complimentary” to their alternative transaction based index (TBI) as it is published monthly and is formulated from a completely different dataset supplied by Real Capital Analytics, Inc and Real Estate Analytics LLC.

Labels: CRE, economy

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That's Rather Hideous: Joie de Vivre About Toile de Jouy in Curious Chi-Town Condo

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What's that they say about the carpet matching the drapes? Well, there should obviously be some sort of expression for the decorative situation that arises when the window treatments match the wallpaper, which matches the couch. Our cousins over at Curbed Chicago kindly suggest that the buyer of this four-bedroom condo, on the market for $799K, "strip some wallpaper and get some new window treatments." Well, that would clearly offend the current owners, who appear to take a mild, totally modest, and completely normal interest in toile de jouy. Even the quiet rattan armchair falls prey!

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Friday, February 25, 2011

Corona Real Estate Market Comparison Report (February 2009 vs ...

We analyze several housing market indicators in order to present an in-depth breakdown of Corona Real Estate Market comparing February 2009 to February 2010.

Summary of Key Points

Corona Real Estate has started showing signs of improvement with median sales price climbing up and sellers receiving asking price for their listings.

Key Statistics, Corona, CA: Median Sales Price (4.53%), Median Days on Market (38.83%), and Number of Units Sold (-26.58%), Sales Price to List Price Ratio (Feb 09 100% – Feb 10 100%).However sellers received full asking price for their listings.

Corona Real Estate

The city of Corona experienced a 4.53% increase in median sales price from last year going up from 6,555 (Feb. 09) to 0,880 (Feb. 2010). Median days on market data for Corona show that houses are selling slower than Feb 09. It took 42 days in Feb 09 for a house to sell and for Feb 10 that number has gone up to 58 days (a 8.83% deterioration). Another important factor to consider is total number of units sold. In the month of Feb 09, 301 units were sold compared to 221 for Feb 10 (-26.58% change). Lastly we are going to take a look at the Sales Price to List Price Ratio for Corona. SP/LP ratio for Feb 09 was 100% compared to 100% for Feb 10.

Let’s take a brief look at neighbors Rancho Cucamonga and Chino Hills. Rancho Cucamonga Real Estate featured a 6.67% decrease in median sales price (3,644 Feb 09 – 8,040 Feb 10) and Chino Hills Real Estate saw a 3.84% increase (1,259 Feb 09 – 8,204 Feb 10). Are houses in Rancho Cucamonga and Chino Hills selling faster or slower this year? Rancho Cucamonga experienced a 7.00% increase (48 to 51 days) in median days on market and Chino Hills saw a 42.16% increase (54 to 77 days). In the units sold category, Rancho Cucamonga sold 2 units more (2.30%) in Feb 2010 than 09 and Chino Hills sold 8 units more (16.67%) in Feb 2010 than Feb 09.

Consult latest research and find Homes in all major cities in California including Corona Real Estate, Rancho Cucamonga Real Estate, Chino Hills Real Estate.

You can also access Corona Real Estate for viewing the latest market inventory

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In addition you will find comprehensive Lending information on FHA, VA, USDA, and Conventional Loans. There are web pages for each major city in California with loan products specific to the city including City Down Payment assistance offered.

HomeSearchFinder.com provides a Proprietary Affordability Mortgage Calculator. It matches your profile against the programs our lenders offer and instantly communicates the PreQual Mortgage amount and the Purchase price you are eligible for.

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Bits Bucket for January 23, 2011

Foreclosure prevention event in Wellington

by Kim Miller

Wellington residents facing foreclosure will be able to meet with representatives from major lenders on Jan. 29 at the Wellington Community Center, 12165 West Forest Hill Blvd.

The event, which is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is free and open to the public.

Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, SunTrust, PNC, Ocwen and Housing Partnership, Inc., will be at the event to provide information and assistance regarding home loan modifications, home loan refinancing and government assistance programs. HUD-certified counselors will also be available to help residents who do not have their mortgage lender represented at the event or are having problems communicating with their lender.

Residents must bring two months of their most current pay stubs and two months of bank statements, recent mortgage statements, recent W-2 forms, a list of household expenses and a hardship letter.

To schedule an appointment with an attending mortgage lender or counselor, call Wellington’s Helping Residents With Needs line at 561-791-4796.

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1. mike Says:
January 13th, 2011 at 11:15 am
Dear JPM Chase…please reduce my mortgage..I was dumb(and greedy)..I paid 600k for a 2600 sq ft house to live in the crime pit of Olympia.I came from NY..thought housing would go up forever..at least that is what Lorri Friedman the realtor said..OH..and i needed that pool and hot tub and entertainment center and new car..so i took out 200k in home equity loans..even though i only make 75k a yr. NOW i spent(stole) that money..cant pay it back..get to keep all my stuff and dont want to pay my mortgage anymore as i now realize this house is worth crap.So let me off..just reduce my obligations..I am OK being a deadbeat..everyone else is doing it..This is South FL

Thanks,

Deadbeat homeowner who spends above his means to keep up with the Joneses..

2. ForeclosureHamlet.org Says:
January 13th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Dear JPM Chase,

Thank you for accepting my payments for the past three months but for some reason you did not post them until after the grace period despite the fact I sent then to arrive by the due date, before the start of the grace period. Now that your system shows me as late for three months with incurring late fees, you have refused my check this month and have served me with foreclosure papers.

I find it frustrating, if not impossible, to find someone at your offices or call centers who can help me get this fixed.

Thanks,
ForeclosureHamlet.org

3. ForeclosureHamlet.org Says:
January 13th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Dear Ally/GMAC,

Thank you for accepting my modification application and sending me a contract for a trial period modification. I have made 18 payments under this trial period, all on time, all for the full monthly amount due.

Today, I received a letter that my modification was canceled and that I owe $12,234.00 (difference between modified payments and original mortgage payment x 18 months + lots of fees) in 3 weeks or else foreclosure proceedings will begin.

Please help work this out with me.
ForeclosureHamlet.org

4. ForeclosureHamlet.org Says:
January 13th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Dear Citimortgage,

Thank you for adding a $750/month forced place insurance policy on my monthly mortgage payment six months ago. I have been working with your customer service representatives trying to explain, and often faxed proof, that I have adequate insurance on the property and am paying the premium in full monthly in addition to my original mortgage payment amount.

Why did you return my check this month and serve me with foreclosure papers? I was just trying to get the second insurance policy you force-placed onto my account resolved because I don’t need it, don’t want it, never agreed to it, and won’t pay for it.

Thanks!
ForeclosureHamlet.org

5. ForeclosureHamlet.org Says:
January 13th, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Dear US Bank,

Why did you serve me with foreclosure papers last month? I have a mortgage with Chase and am in their hardship program due to my child’s serious medical issues and the impact on our family’s finances.

US Bank, who are you in regards to the mortgage I have with Chase?

Thanks,
ForeclosureHamlet.org

6. mike Says:
January 13th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Dear JPM Chase,
Dont worry i have a list of excuses to use just in case i dont want to pay my mortgage anymore.I realize we all have to plan for the worst(except me!) in case of illness,financial difficulty or plain old stupdity(ME)..but dont u worry….we all know if my house was still going up in value..i would not be whining like a baby..blaming everyone else but myself. I understand how “mean” you are by not modifying that 200k home equity loan that i spent on adding a pool,jewelry for the wife, and a new car(thanks for the BMW)..but as u know..i want u to modify my mortgage(eliminate my debt!) but the great part is i still get to KEEP all my stuff.
So Dont WORRY…cause i have more excuses to come..wont be paying anytime soon while driving my BMW to CityPlace for sushi..OH tell my neighbor who pays his bills..”good luck Sucker!”

Thanks,
A HAPPY DEADBEAT

7. ForeclosureHamlet.org Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Dear Bailed-Out Bank,

Hope you are enjoying the funds we citizens of America bestowed upon you in your time of dire need. Guess what goes around doesn’t come around in this instance despite the fact that Congress added trickle down provisions that you are ignoring with impunity.

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8. Lsmith Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Mike or Happy Deadbeat,
I am under the impression you must be bank executive! anyone who is on the side of the banks and are being condensending towards the suffereing homeowner must work for the bank. I think before you assume people struggling are deadbeats you might want to look at the crimes the bank has imposssed on the nation and not to mention how we bailed them out on top of it all! You should be asshamed!

9. mike Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Dear Those who want sympathy,
Yes i know i bought that 600k house in Olympia making 65k a year..BUT my Realtor said Dont worry..it will keep going up and u can always sell it! I know i could not afford a conventional Mortgage..but how great is that OPTION ARM! i got to pay 2% a yr while living like a KING! YES..i know it was great when i also took out a 200k Home Equity loan to fund my lifestyle that i could not afford with my REAL income..
I understand all the excuses..i did sign a contract for a loan..but who cares! I did spend all that 200k Home equity loan on stuff..but who cares..i get to keep it all too!! So please just wipe away my debts..i can fax u a list of excuses to use..who cares about personal responsibility? I dont! My kids wanted an Iphone and a MAC..thanks to that Home Equity loan..i actually did not have to work any more hours to buy it!
So Thanks again JPM Chase for never realizing how many millions of deadbeats in the U.S who could care less about paying back a loan.Some call it stealing(i do)..some call it too bad sucker!
Oh and by the way..good luck in getting me to pay that balance on my credit card..got a list of excuses for that too!!

The Happy Deadbeat

10. ForeclosureHamlet.org Says:
January 15th, 2011 at 11:32 am
Dear Bank of New York Mellon and Chase,

Why did you both file foreclosure lawsuits against me this month? I have one home, one mortgage. I just received my modification application approval when I got served with these two foreclosure lawsuits.

Now which of these three entities say THEY are the one which owns my note and mortgage and each of them fabricated the paperwork to prove it.

ForeclosureHamlet.org

11. cd Says:
January 16th, 2011 at 8:43 am
The group is run by Haitians who teach their own kind how to rip other people off. Its a survivor technique that allows savages to live in 5000+ sqft homes without paying a dime. They’ll teach you how to pretend to be a realtor without ever getting a license. They’ll teach you how to identify abadoned homes in a community and rent them out to fellow savages. And for a special bonus, they’ll teach you how to strip the house bare upon your exit from the mansion when white boy try to evict you.

12. PalmBeachCountyForeclosurePrevention Says:
January 16th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
These programs never seem to work for those in dire need. Beware! You get what you pay for.

13. jacqueline Says:
January 18th, 2011 at 9:45 am
Dear, palm beach post thank you for doing this for us homeowner who are in foreclosures. I fell behine becouse I got in a car accident.Iwas 23month I received that the loan was modified in my opion it was not I was paying 1945.45 and it was hard the send me a payment for 2618.15 that do included ta

14. tim Says:
January 19th, 2011 at 11:16 am
Dear Deadbeat Homeowners…….you want a bank to loan you 300k to buy a house…BUT you dont want to pay IF get sick.lose job,house goes down in price,etc…..your int rate should be at loan shark levels……then just rent!!!!!!!

15. Grandma Dreads Says:
January 19th, 2011 at 1:29 pm
cd - you’re a bonafide idiot to point out just one group of people, and accuse them of being savages. I guess Madoff was a Haitian too? All of the rich people and organizaitons that he ripped off??? Yes, I am of Haitian heritage, my family never ripped off a soul. Also, FYI, we are not nor will we ever become “savages”. Your comments are offensive and will not go unanswered - I don’t care if you are a “white” boy as you stated. SO WHAT.

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The 4Q 2010 Brooklyn Market Overview that I author for Prudential Douglas Elliman was released today.

Other reports we prepare can be found here.

The 4Q 2010 data and a series of charts are updated with the 4Q 2010 data.

Press coverage can be found here.

Since the neighborhood data is too thin to build a reliable trend line, we have grouped neighborhoods by logical regions based on housing stock.

An excerpt

…There were 1,468 sales in the fourth quarter, 29.9% below 2,093 sales in the prior year quarter and 21.9% below 1,879 in the prior quarter. While the decline in number of sales from the prior quarter is a seasonal pattern, the decline is greater than the 8.9% average of the prior five years. A significant portion of the decline in number of sales is attributable to the expiration of the federal homebuyer tax credit, which incentivized more sales activity in the first half of 2010, coming at the expense of less sales activity in the second half of 2010. Listing inventory rose 14% to 6,203 in the fourth quarter, from 5,439 in the prior year quarter and 6.4% below 6,630 in the prior quarter. The drop in sales caused inventory to rise and the monthly absorption rate—the number of months to sell all active inventory at the current pace of sales—to edge higher. The absorption rate was 12.7 months in the fourth quarter, weaker than 7.8 months in the prior year quarter, but below the first quarter 2009 rate of 15.3 months, immediately following the onset of the credit crunch at the end of 2008…

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Ten People Indicted in Wide-Ranging Real Estate Scam | California ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA - January 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) — David Marshall Crisp, 31; Carlyle Lee Cole, 63; Julie Dianne Farmer, 42; Sneha Ramesh Mohammadi, 49; Jayson Peter Costa, 38; Jeriel Salinas, 29; Robinson Dinh Nguyen, 30; Michael Angelo Munoz, 31; Jennifer Anne Crisp, 29; and Caleb Lee Cole, 35, were charged in a 56-count indictment with conspiracy to commit bank, mail and wire fraud, and with individual counts of mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today. Certain of the defendants were also charged with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to launder money. The indictment was returned Jan. 13 by a federal grand jury in Fresno and unsealed today.

David Crisp was arrested last night in San Diego. Carlyle Cole was arrested last night in Ventura County, Calif. Farmer, Mohammadi, Costa, Salinas, Munoz, and Caleb Cole were arrested yesterday in Bakersfield, Calif. Nguyen was arrested yesterday in Monterey, Calif. Jennifer Crisp surrendered to authorities this morning.

David Crisp and Carlyle Cole were the owners of Crisp, Cole & Associates (CCA), also known as Crisp & Cole Real Estate. They also controlled Tower Lending, CCA’s in-house mortgage broker business. Julie Farmer, Sneha Mohmamadi, Jayson Costa, Jeriel Salinas, Robinson Nguyen, and Michael Munoz were employed at CCA and/or at Tower Lending. Jennifer Crisp is the wife of David Crisp and Caleb Cole is the son of Carlyle Cole. Five other persons, including Megan Balod, Leslie Sluga, Kevin Sluga, a CPA who handled accounting matters for CCA, and Jerald Teixeira and Christopher Stovall, both former loan officers for Tower Lending, have previously pleaded guilty in related cases.

The indictment alleges that, from approximately January 2004 to September 2007, the defendants perpetrated a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders by submitting fraudulent loan applications with material misrepresentations, including misrepresentations concerning the borrower’s income, assets, employment status, and intent to use the home as the borrower’s primary residence. The indictment alleges that the defendants perpetrated the scheme in part by flipping homes, which is the selling of a single home on multiple occasions, through a series of fraudulent transactions to co-defendants, straw buyers, and others in order to artificially inflate the prices of the residences. The defendants typically increased the loan amounts and used close to 100 percent financing, in order to extract the inflated equity amounts from the properties on each financing transaction. CCA generally acted as the real estate brokerage on the sales, and Tower Lending acted as the mortgage brokerage on the financing transactions, generating substantial commissions and fees for the defendants on each transaction. The scheme involved more than $20 million in losses to lenders.

This case is the product of an extensive investigation by the FBI with assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development – Office of Inspector General. They were assisted by the Bakersfield Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stanley A. Boone and Kirk E. Sherriff are prosecuting the case.

The maximum statutory penalty for the conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud counts is 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. The maximum penalty for money laundering is 10 years in prison and a fine of $500,000. Any sentence will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.

The charges are only allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This law enforcement action is part of the work being done by President Barack Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. President Obama established the interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. The task force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general, and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement resources. The task force is working to improve efforts across the federal executive branch, and with state and local partners, to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes, ensure just and effective punishment for those who perpetrate financial crimes, combat discrimination in the lending and financial markets, and recover proceeds for victims of financial crimes. One component of the FFETF is the national Securities Fraud Working Group, which is tasked with combating investment fraud schemes. For more information on the task force, visit www.StopFraud.gov.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force met in Los Angeles today for the latest in a series of Mortgage Fraud Summits. The task force—established by President Barack Obama in November 2009 to wage an aggressive, coordinated, and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes—is comprised of representatives...FRESNO COUNTY REAL ESTATE BROKER INDICTED FOR TAX EVASION
FRESNO, CA - November 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today, charging Brian Keith Cortez, 47, of Fresno, with evading the assessment of income taxes....Manteca Mother-Daughter Real Estate Team Arrested in Estimated $5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scam
SACRAMENTO, CA - September 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced today that a criminal complaint was filed this morning charging IRENE SOTIRIADIS, 23, and HELEN SOTIRIADIS, 49, both of Manteca, with conducting a mortgage fraud scheme from March 2006 through November 2007 that caused losses to lenders estimated at approximately $5 million. Arrest warrants...

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Bits Bucket for January 20, 2011

Banksters = 90% guilty, FB’s = 10% guilty.

Who’s to Blame for the Mortgage Mess? Banks, Not Homeowners
By ABIGAIL FIELD Posted 6:30 AM 01/20/11

As the foreclosure crisis has escalated over the past several months, one overarching debate has been about who bears the most blame: homeowners or banks?

After everything I’ve learned and written about the foreclosure mess, my verdict is: The banks are responsible for 90% of the problem, troubled homeowners 10%.

Yes, every foreclosure involves a homeowner not paying his mortgage. But every foreclosure also involves a bank that made the loan. And usually another bank, or several more, that profited from securitizing the loan. And still another bank, or several, that profited from servicing the loan. Together, those banks have done three things that created the massive glut of foreclosures choking America’s legal systems and laying waste to its real estate markets:

* They knowingly made millions of loans doomed for foreclosure as soon as the check was written.

* They deliberately and/or incompetently failed to modify many salvageable mortgages.

* They were so careless with their paperwork and processes that they’ve undermined the rule of law, clouded the title to untold numbers of properties and complicated the processing of the massive backlog of foreclosures that hurts the economically crucial real estate market.

Let’s take a closer look at each factor.

What Happened to Underwriting?

Getting a mortgage isn’t supposed to be as easy as getting cash from an ATM. Banks are supposed to make applicants prove they can repay loans before giving them. The process is called underwriting, and it’s one of the most basic in banking.

Yet during the housing bubble, banks largely stopped underwriting in any reasonable way. Indeed, if the banks had been underwriting throughout, the bubble could never have inflated so much.

If you want to get a vivid and entertaining overview of the dynamics that eliminated underwriting, listen to Planet Money’s interviews of people at every stage of the process, from making the home loan through its ultimate securitization.

The mortgages made without underwriting have lots of names: Low-doc loans (the borrower stated her income without proof, but proved the assets she claimed to own, or vice versa), no-doc loans (borrower stated both income and assets without proving either), NINJA loans (no proof of income, job or assets). They’re all known as liar’s loans. According to a recent Forbes article, in 2006 and 2007 liar’s loans accounted for 40% of new mortgages, and more than 50% of new subprime mortgages.

The Banks Knew Mortgage Applications Were Fraudulent

Now here’s the thing: No one forced the banks to make those loans, even if the applicants were lying about their ability to repay.

People shouldn’t be sympathetic to banks that effectively say: “Hey, we knew the applicants were lying and wouldn’t be able to repay the loans. We didn’t care because we didn’t hold onto the loans. We offloaded the risk to investors through the securitization process. But so what? Blame the deadbeat borrowers for the volume of foreclosures today.”

Why is it fair to say the banks knew they were being lied to? Well, beyond the obvious — everybody in the business used the term liar’s loan — the FBI warned about mortgage fraud back in 2004. And take a look at this 2006 fact sheet from the Mortgage Brokers Association for Responsible Lending that analyzed data from 2004 and 2005. By doing a quick check, the group found that 90 out of 100 stated-income loans exaggerated the applicant’s income, and 54 of those loans inflated it by more than 50%.

Or consider this Chase loan officer’s email acknowledging that he had made up an inflated income amount to make a borrower’s debt-to-income ratio “work.”

By 2007, the FBI reported that industry insiders — loan officers, mortgage brokers, real estate agents, appraisers and lawyers — not wannabe homeowners — were involved in some 80% of mortgage fraud. The FBI calls that “fraud for profit” as opposed to “fraud for housing,” which is when a homeowner lies to get a house he can’t afford. As Calculated Risk’s Tanta showed in 2007, that distinction started breaking down as the absence of underwriting by the banks enabled both types of fraudsters to join forces.

Tanta also explained that in addition to being directly complicit in mortgage fraud, lenders engaged in massive cost-cutting efforts that gutted their ability to underwrite loans:

So many of the business practices that help fraud succeed — thinning backoffice staff, hiring untrained temps to replace retiring (and pricey) veterans, speeding up review processes, cutting back on due diligence sampling, accepting more and more copies, faxes, and phone calls instead of original ink-signed documents — threw off so much money that no one wanted to believe that the eventual cost of the fraud would eat it all up, and possibly more.

Beyond the idea that the banks knew, in real time, that they were making loans that couldn’t be repaid, evidence shows that banks went a step further and tried to conceal that information from others.
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Palm Springs Real Estate Market Comparison Report (February 2009 ...

We analyze several housing market indicators in order to present an in-depth breakdown of Palm Springs Real Estate Market comparing February 2009 to February 2010.

Summary of Key Points

Palm Springs Real Estate has not shown any significant movement compared to last year. Units sold remained the same, Median sales price dropped, median days on market went up. The only encouraging factor was sellers received 94% of asking price as compared to 87% last year.

Key Statistics, Palm Springs, CA: Median Sales Price (-32.45%), Median Days on Market (66.75%), and Number of Units Sold (0.00%), Sales Price to List Price Ratio (Feb 09 87% – Feb 10 94%)

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The city of Palm Springs experienced a 32.45% decrease in median sales price from last year going down from 8,725 (Feb. 09) to 3,125 (Feb. 2010). Median days on market data for Palm Springs show that houses are selling slower than Feb 09. It took 100 days in Feb 09 for a house to sell and for Feb 10 that number has gone up to 167 days (a 66.75% deterioration). Another important factor to consider is total number of units sold. In the month of Feb 09, 4 units were sold compared to 4 for Feb 10 (0.00% change). Lastly we are going to take a look at the Sales Price to List Price Ratio for Palm Springs. SP/LP ratio for Feb 09 was 87% compared to 94% for Feb 10.

Let’s take a brief look at neighbors Redlands and San Bernardino. Redlands Real Estate featured a 31.46% decrease in median sales price (8,506 Feb 09 – 2,576 Feb 10) and San Bernardino Real Estate saw a 3.58% increase (0,591 Feb 09 – 4,551 Feb 10). Are houses in Redlands and San Bernardino selling faster or slower this year? Well, Redlands experienced a 5.72% decrease (57 to 54 days) in median days on market and San Bernardino saw a 26.92% decrease (61 to 45 days). In the units sold category, Redlands sold 4 units more (11.11%) in Feb 2010 than 09 and San Bernardino sold 57 units less (-22.98%) in Feb 2010 than Feb 09.

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On the Market: Zsa Zsa Gabor Opens Zsa Door of Just-Listed Mega Manse

Today TMZ goes inside the home of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, which was put on the market two days ago. And it is exactly as one might expect from the vivacious nonagenarian—gold-leaf mirrored dining room table, crimson walls, canopy beds, horse busts, lavish hutches and sconces, and more. The photogallery above comes courtesy of Gabor's husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt. Not sure his self-guided tour will convince someone to spend $28M, but it's worth a look.
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Vince Gill's tenor combines the breathy intimacy of a whisper with the full-bodied tone of a belted gospel chorus. This is the best of both worlds, and Gill exploits his voice to make otherwise forgettable material sound like the catchiest of tunes and the most personal of confessions. The most striking song on When Love Finds You is "Go Rest High on That Mountain," which Gill wrote for his older brother Bob, who died of a heart attack after a hard life. Sounding like a processional from a church funeral, the song is simply constructed, but Gill fills it with the most passionate singing of his career, perfectly balancing sorrow and remembered affection. --Geoffrey Himes

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Monopoly Deluxe Edition

Sure, this real estate trading game has been the world's most popular board game for more than six decades, but what makes this edition "deluxe"? For one thing, it brings back the sturdy wooden (not plastic) houses and hotels of years gone by. It also features an extra gold-colored train token, a handy holder for the Title Deed cards, and a banker's tray to keep your cash on hand. The cash, Community Chest, and Chance cards are all newly redesigned. And the 19-inch-by-19-inch board is stamped with a golden "Deluxe" arch. Featuring the original Atlantic City landmarks like Boardwalk and Park Place, this version is for the serious Monopoly lovers on your gift list. For further perspective on Monopoly, you can read about it in The Greatest Games of All Time and New Rules for Classic Games. --Rebecca Hughes

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Walker Stapleton Moonlighting At Former Real Estate Investment Firm

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It seems Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler isn't the only statewide elected official moonlighting for a private firm.

Last week, Gessler--a newly-sworn-in Republican--sparked a firestorm of criticism when he told the Denver Business Journal that planned to continue part-time work at his old law firm in order to pay the bills. Gessler's dual role as Secretary of State and part-time employee at an election law firm (Gessler says he won't try election cases) is being called a recipe for conflicts of interest by some.

Now, Sandra Fish reports for AOL's Politics Daily that Colorado's new State Treasurer, Walker Stapleton, also plans to moonlight at his old firm, a real estate investment company.

Fish reports that Stapleton could earn up to $150,000 as a consultant to SonomaWest Holdings Inc., in addition to the $68,500 he will earn as Treasurer.

Luis Toro of the ethics watchdog group Colorado Ethics Watch told Fish that his organization is examining state laws to determine whether to file a formal complaint against Gessler or Stapleton.

Meanwhile the liberal organization ProgressNow Colorado is attempting to pressure Gessler into dropping his plan to work with his old firm. Gessler has no such plans, telling the Denver Post he "doesn't care what ProgressNow thinks."

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