Real Estate News for Thursday, March 2nd, 2006

Real Estate Agents Can Help Troubled Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure. Real estate agents and brokers learn powerful strategies to help a growing number of homeowners with equity-deficient mortgages. Real estate agents are arming themselves with tools that will help them help their clients avoid foreclosure. By enlisting a strategy known as the Short Sale, or equity-deficient transaction, agents and brokers across the nation are studying up on how to negotiate with mortgage lenders when their clients are in over their head. In a traditional listing, Realtors™ help their clients list, market, and sell their home to a buyer. In the case of a short sale transaction, the agent or broker not only lists, markets and sells the home, but the broker also negotiates directly with the bank to settle the mortgage payoff at a discount. Click here to read more.

Nationwide Database Of 'Gay Friendly' Real Estate Goes Online. The site, a first of its kind in the United States, is called GayGhettos.com, and will serve the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and trans-gendered (GLBT) community. Jeff Hammerberg, President of Gay Real Estate says, "GayGhettos.com is a community based, community built web site which allows the gay and lesbian community access to tell others about their neighborhood and/or search for a gay friendly neighborhood in any city in America." "We are bombarded daily with requests from the GLBT community looking for gay friendly neighborhoods and now a free source is available." According to Gay Real Estate at gayghettos.com a visitor may add their neighborhood to the database or search for the perfect neighborhood from Dallas to Duluth. Click here to read more.

Now that the weather has been getting warmer, I can't help but take pictures of the surrounding areas. I'll try to post at least one picture every day for you to enjoy as well!


Beautiful landscaping in Beaumont's "Oak Valley Greens."

~Tina Jan~
Coldwell Banker Kivett-Teeters
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Beaumont, CA 92223
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