Brentwood Farmer’s Market up for National Award

The Brentwood Farmers’ Market is one of the contestants in the 2010 America’s Favorite Farmers’ Markets contest hosted each year by American Farmland Trust. American Farmland Trust (AFT) has opened the voting to select America’s Favorite Farmers’ Markets at www.farmland.org/vote. The online contest is a nationwide challenge to see which of America’s farmers’ markets can [...]

Deer Ridge, Brentwood Market Update July 2010

Deer Ridge in Brentwood, located at the southwest corner of town and consisting of homes on and around the Deer Ridge Golf Course, continues to be a high-demand area for home buyers and investors looking for great values in East Contra Costa County. There has been an increase lately in the number of homes for [...]

The Streets of Brentwood Hosts Outdoor Theater

The fellas got their gals and locals got a taste of live theater at the inaugural performance of the Broadway Under the Stars summer series last Friday at The Streets of Brentwood, where Frank Loesser’s musical “Guys and Dolls” headlined the opening night. The summer series will also stage Phillip Canville’s “Auction Gallery” and Andrew [...]

Brentwood Real Estate Market Update June, 2010

The number of homes for sale in Brentwood is on the rise again, as overall activity slows in a market still dominated by short sales and foreclosures. There were 84 closed sales of single family homes in Bretnwood in June, down from 91 in May, and even below the 93 sales in the same month [...]

Shadow Lakes, Brentwood Market Update June 2010

Shadow Lakes in Brentwood continues to be a desirable neighborhood for home buyers, with large homes, golf course views and some of the areas most popular Brentwood schools drawing families to the West side of town. Inventory is still limited in the neighborhood, there are currently 9 homes for sale in Shadow Lakes in Brentwood, [...]

FNMA’s Stiff New Strategic Default Penalty

I wrote a couple of weeks ago that stiffer penalties were coming for borrowers who participated in a “strategic default” – now FNMA has made it official. Fannie Mae recently announced policy changes designed to encourage borrowers to work with their loan servicers and pursue alternatives to foreclosure.  Under the new policies, borrowers who strategically [...]

HAFA Program – Making Home Affordable Video

This is the place to start if you are struggling to make your mortgage payments. If you are looking for foreclosure alternatives, the new government sponsored Making Home Affordable program is the place to begin. Even if you are not yet late on your mortgage, you can receive help, and it’s totally free. Loan modification, [...]

Is a Short Sale Boom Coming?

A recent article from CNN Money suggests that a Shot Sale Boom is on the horizon. Banks are ramping up short sales thanks to government incentives and the realization that short sales result in lower losses than foreclosures. On average, banks lose 50 percent on a foreclosure, but only 30 percent on a short sale. [...]

Strategic Default Could Cost You Eight Years

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, lenders could soon begin to enforce guidelines that would keep buyers who engaged in a “strategic default” out of the market for seven to eight years. That can be twice as long as the current Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac guidelines. With home prices having continued to slide now [...]

CA D.R.E. Short Sale Consumer Warning

The California Department of Real Estate has issued a warning to consumers about fraudulent short sale practices. The document, which can be downloaded below, warns consumers to consult professionals for both legal and tax consequences, and makes clear the requirement for anyone involved in negotiating your short sale to have a valid real estate license. [...]

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