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Stephanie Frymyer, your Realtor for Whittier.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>15</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-3185770514396831371</id><published>2010-06-28T13:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-28T13:30:56.165-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier short sale specialist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier short sales'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier foreclosures'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier realtors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sell home in whittier'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='problem making mortgage payments'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='non-profit organizations'/><title type='text'>Whittier SHORT SALE SPECIALISTS - FREE Consultations</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource Certified (SFR)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stephanie Frymyer and Shirley Williams&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your Short Sale and Foreclosure Specialists&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you &lt;strong&gt;having problems making your monthly mortgage payments&lt;/strong&gt;? You are not alone - &lt;strong&gt;many Americans are facing the same problem&lt;/strong&gt; and are faced with one or more of these difficulties:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Jobloss, business failure or decrease in income&lt;br /&gt;- Personal problems, such as death of a spouse or divorce, forcing you to sell your home, but there is not enough equity&lt;br /&gt;- Health problems that resulted in major debt&lt;br /&gt;- Relocation, forcing you to sell your home, but there is not enough equity&lt;br /&gt;- Increase in mortgage payments&lt;br /&gt;- You are already in default and are facing foreclosure&lt;br /&gt;- You are experiencing another form of hardship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If this sounds like what you are going through, &lt;strong&gt;don't try to hide from the problem&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;it won't go away&lt;/strong&gt;, and there is help out there for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are &lt;strong&gt;Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource Certified&lt;/strong&gt; (SFR, the &lt;strong&gt;only Certification acknowledged by the National Association of Realtors&lt;/strong&gt;). Our main &lt;strong&gt;goal is to help you stay in your home&lt;/strong&gt;! We offer &lt;strong&gt;FREE consultations&lt;/strong&gt; and have compiled a list of government programs (like HAFA and HAMP) and non-profit services that are at your disposal free of charge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the sad event that you do not qualify for any of the government programs or your bank does not approve a loan modification, again, foreclosure is not your only option! Your other option is a &lt;strong&gt;Short Sale&lt;/strong&gt; which we can help you with. What is the difference for you? &lt;strong&gt;A foreclosure can lower your credit score by 200 points and more!&lt;/strong&gt; AND a &lt;strong&gt;foreclosure remains a public record and on your credit history for 7 years&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short Sales are different&lt;/strong&gt;. There are different ways of reporting a short sale and how it will affect your credit score. The lender can report the short sale as:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Paid in full - which would be "paid as agreed", however, this is very rare&lt;br /&gt;2. Paid - settled&lt;br /&gt;3. Paid - unrated&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition, if the owner of a Short Sale property is current with their payments, a Short Sale may only lower the score by 50 points.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We understand what you are going through, being faced with personal and financial problems is a big burden, but ignoring the problem will not make it go away. &lt;strong&gt;We are licensed Realtors and will do anything in our power to help you.&lt;/strong&gt; If a Short Sale is a feasible solution to your problem, we can help you sell your home in a timely manner. As with our regular sellers, we &lt;strong&gt;offer FREE STAGING with our listing of an occupied home&lt;/strong&gt;, we will take &lt;strong&gt;professional quality photos&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;market your home to the same standard&lt;/strong&gt; as a regular sale. You might think "Why would I care, I'm selling it!" and the answer is this: &lt;strong&gt;you should care how your home is marketed because if it is marketed in the right way with a fair price, it will attract potential buyers fast, and the faster you will sell your home, the sooner you will see an end to your problem.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whatever your situation is, we are here to help you, so call us today so we can solve your problem together, you are not alone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For questions or to schedule a free and non-binding consultation, please feel free to call us 310-308-6107 or 562-355-8120, or email us with any questions you might have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Warm regards,&lt;br /&gt;Stephanie &amp;amp; Shirley&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stephanie Frymyer &amp;amp; Shirley Williams&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The S &amp;amp; S Team&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;em&gt;Your Local Property Pros&lt;/em&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;562-355-8120 &amp;amp; 310-308-6107&lt;br /&gt;DRE# 01390458 &amp;amp; DRE# 01456658&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/"&gt;http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stephanie Frymyer&lt;br /&gt;Realtor, SFR, ABR, SRES&lt;br /&gt;Whittier (and surrounding areas)&lt;br /&gt;DRE 01390458&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shirley Williams&lt;br /&gt;Realtor, SFR, SRES&lt;br /&gt;West Covina (and surrounding areas)&lt;br /&gt;DRE 01456658&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Main Street Realtors&lt;br /&gt;DRE # 01157065&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-3185770514396831371?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/3185770514396831371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2010/06/whittier-short-sale-specialists-free.html#comment-form' title='20 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/3185770514396831371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/3185770514396831371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2010/06/whittier-short-sale-specialists-free.html' title='Whittier SHORT SALE SPECIALISTS - FREE Consultations'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>20</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-6934319476410727169</id><published>2010-06-28T13:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-28T13:43:07.478-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier condos for sale'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier homes for sale'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier realtor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='west covina realtor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier short sales'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier foreclosures'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='los angeles county real estate'/><title type='text'>Whittier Homes for Sale - Snapshot 06/28/10</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypros.com/homesrch.htm"&gt;SEARCH FOR WHITTIER HOMES HERE!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A new week, a new overview of &lt;strong&gt;Whittier Homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt;! Last week (06/21/10), there were 390 active Residential Property Listings in Whittier, 343 of them were for Whittier Single Family Homes, 47 of them for Whittier Condos. What does it look like this week?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, 06/28/10, there are &lt;strong&gt;386 active residential property listings in Whittier&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;strong&gt;336 Single Family Homes&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;48 Whittier Condos&lt;/strong&gt;. In addition to the active listings, there are &lt;strong&gt;102 Whittier Single Family Homes in Back-up Offer Status&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;211 Whittier Homes are in Pending Status&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;13 Whittier Condos are in Back-up Offer Status&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;33 are Pending Sale&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Active Whittier Single Family Homes for sale by price range (compared to 06/21/10):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$0 - $200K: 3 (no change)&lt;br /&gt;$200K - $300K: 83 (up 4)&lt;br /&gt;$300K - $400K: 113 (down 6)&lt;br /&gt;$400K - $500K: 49 (down 9)&lt;br /&gt;$500K - $600K: 30 (no change)&lt;br /&gt;$600K - $700K: 24 (no change)&lt;br /&gt;$700K - $800K: 9 (no change)&lt;br /&gt;$800K - $900K: 5 (no change)&lt;br /&gt;$900K - $1mil : 2 (no change)&lt;br /&gt;$1mil - $1.1mil: 2 (no change)&lt;br /&gt;$1.1mil - $1.2mil: 6 (up 1)&lt;br /&gt;$1.2mil - $1.3mil: 1 (no change)&lt;br /&gt;$1.3mil - $1.4mil: 2 (no change)&lt;br /&gt;$1.4mil - $1.5mil: 1 (down 1)&lt;br /&gt;$1.5mil and up: 5 (down 1)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Active Whittier Condos for Sale by price range (compared to 06/21/10:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$0 - $200K: 20 (up 1)&lt;br /&gt;$200K - $300K: 18 (up 1)&lt;br /&gt;$300K - $400K: 6 (up 1)&lt;br /&gt;$400K - $500K: 4 (down 1)&lt;br /&gt;$500K - $600K: 0&lt;br /&gt;$600K - $700K: 0&lt;br /&gt;$700K - $800K: 0&lt;br /&gt;$800K - $900K: 0&lt;br /&gt;$900K - $1mil : 0&lt;br /&gt;$1mil - $1.1mil: 0&lt;br /&gt;$1.1mil - $1.2mil: 0&lt;br /&gt;$1.2mil - $1.3mil: 0&lt;br /&gt;$1.3mil - $1.4mil: 0&lt;br /&gt;$1.4mil - $1.5mil: 0&lt;br /&gt;$1.5mil and up: 0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There were a total of &lt;strong&gt;15 Whittier Homes last week that successfully closed Escrow&lt;/strong&gt;, the lowest being a lender owned Single Family Residence at $246,000 ($191.29 per sqft, Days on Market 32), the highest a standard sale at $769,000 ($237.71 per sqft, Days on Market 57). Of the 15 homes that sold between 06/21/10 and 06/28/10, only &lt;strong&gt;1 was a Short Sale&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;3 were lender owned properties (REOs&lt;/strong&gt;), and the remaining &lt;strong&gt;11 were regular sales&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This concludes our weekly Whittier Real Estate snapshot. Questions? Don't hesitate to &lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/Contact_Us.html"&gt;contact us&lt;/a&gt;! Want to learn more about &lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/About_Whittier.php"&gt;Whittier&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/About_Whittier.php#Whittier_Neighborhoods"&gt;Whittier neighborhoods&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/About_Whittier.php#Whittier_Schools_and_Colleges"&gt;Whittier schools&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/About_Whittier.php#Whittier_Parks_and_Hiking"&gt;Whittier parks&lt;/a&gt;? Looking for a home in Whittier? Start your &lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypros.com/homesrch.htm"&gt;Whittier home search here&lt;/a&gt;! Thinking about &lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/Our_Services_for_Sellers.html"&gt;selling your Whittier home&lt;/a&gt; or maybe &lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/Relocations.html"&gt;relocating to Whittier&lt;/a&gt;? You will find everything on our &lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/Home_Page.html"&gt;state-of-the-art website&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks so much for visiting our Whittier area Real Estate blog! Stay tuned for more Greater Whittier Area Real Estate updates!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please tell your friends and family about us and subscribe to our blog so you will never miss a new article. Our business greatly depends on referrals and any referral is truly appreciated. Thank you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Warm regards,&lt;br /&gt;Stephanie &amp;amp; Shirley&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stephanie Frymyer &amp;amp; Shirley Williams&lt;br /&gt;The S &amp;amp; S Team&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;em&gt;Your Local Property Pros&lt;/em&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;562-355-8120 &amp;amp; 310-308-6107&lt;br /&gt;DRE# 01390458 &amp;amp; DRE# 01456658&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/"&gt;http://yourlocalpropertypro.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://serenefoundationsre.com/"&gt;http://serenefoundationsre.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://serenefoundations.com/"&gt;http://serenefoundations.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stephanie Frymyer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Realtor, SFR, ABR, SRES&lt;br /&gt;DRE 01390458&lt;br /&gt;Your Realtor for Whittier (and surrounding areas)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shirley Williams&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Realtor, SFR, SRES&lt;br /&gt;DRE 01456658&lt;br /&gt;Your Realtor for West Covina (and surrounding areas)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Main Street Realtors&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-6934319476410727169?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/6934319476410727169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2010/06/whittier-homes-for-sale-snapshot-062810.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/6934319476410727169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/6934319476410727169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2010/06/whittier-homes-for-sale-snapshot-062810.html' title='Whittier Homes for Sale - Snapshot 06/28/10'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-1796297693807465209</id><published>2010-04-19T15:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-19T15:59:18.469-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier houses'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier homes for sale'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier realtor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier news'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier real estate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier real estate market'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier sales'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relocation'/><title type='text'>Whittier Real Estate Market Snapshot, April 19, 2010</title><content type='html'>If you are a Whittier Resident, interested in &lt;strong&gt;Whittier Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt; or are thinking about &lt;strong&gt;relocating to the City of Whittier&lt;/strong&gt;, this is the perfect blog for you. In order to make wise decisions, you have to know what is going on in the market and we will be giving you the latest news regarding Whittier Real Estate (other city updates also available upon request) on an ongoing basis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/S8zcJ2bqakI/AAAAAAAAAEk/XlsNeneimWg/s1600/Whittier1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/S8zcJ2bqakI/AAAAAAAAAEk/XlsNeneimWg/s200/Whittier1.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Whittier is a wonderful city with a long history (please go to &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittier,_California#History"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittier,_California#History&lt;/a&gt; or visit &lt;a href="http://www.whittiermuseum.org/"&gt;http://www.whittiermuseum.org/&lt;/a&gt; for even more details), named after famed Quaker poet &lt;strong&gt;John Greenleaf Whittier&lt;/strong&gt;. Whittier is located approximately &lt;strong&gt;12 miles southeast of Los Angeles&lt;/strong&gt;, and has a &lt;strong&gt;population of approximately 84,000&lt;/strong&gt; (based on the census of 2000, let’s see what the new census says, I’m sure we have grown considerably since then). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Median Home Price for Whittier is currently at $315,000&lt;/strong&gt;, based on figures from February of 2010 (Source: California Association of Realtors). The Median Home Price does is not an indicator of what Whittier Homes are worth in general, it merely shows that 50% of homes were sold for more than $315,000 and 50% at prices below $315,000 (the Median Home Price does not give you the average sales price).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/S8zcr8dOFCI/AAAAAAAAAEs/EompyJezp-o/s1600/Whittier+College.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/S8zcr8dOFCI/AAAAAAAAAEs/EompyJezp-o/s200/Whittier+College.JPG" width="200" wt="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;As it is very hard to make a decision just based on the Median Home Price, we will be giving you the &lt;strong&gt;WHOLE PICTURE about Whittier Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt; – how many properties are currently listed and in what price range, how many are in Escrow, how many homes were sold in Whittier last week, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are the latest Whittier Real Estate numbers (snapshot) as of April 19, 2010:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whittier Real Estate Price Range $0 - $200,000:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Active Listings:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 14&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, but accepting back-up offers:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;20&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, pending sale:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;36&lt;br /&gt;Properties closing Escrow 04/12-04/19/2010:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whittier Real Estate Price Range $200,001 - $300,000:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Active Listings:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 72&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, but accepting back-up offers:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 44&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, pending sale:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 92&lt;br /&gt;Properties closing Escrow 04/12-04/19/2010:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;7&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whittier Real Estate Price Range $300,001 - $400,000:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Active Listings:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 125&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, but accepting back-up offers:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 39&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, pending sale:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 84&lt;br /&gt;Properties closing Escrow 04/12-04/19/2010:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 6&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whittier Real Estate Price Range $400,001 - $500,000:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Active Listings:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 53&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, but accepting back-up offers:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 16&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, pending sale:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 16&lt;br /&gt;Properties closing Escrow 04/12-04/19/2010:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whittier Real Estate Price Range $500,001 - $600,000:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Active Listings:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 31&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, but accepting back-up offers:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 11&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, pending sale:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 8&lt;br /&gt;Properties closing Escrow 04/12-04/19/2010:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whittier Real Estate Price Range $600,001 - $800,000:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Active Listings:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 29&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, but accepting back-up offers:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 6&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, pending sale:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 4&lt;br /&gt;Properties closing Escrow 04/12-04/19/2010:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whittier Real Estate Price Range $800,001 - $100,000,000:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Active Listings:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 6&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, but accepting back-up offers:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, pending sale:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1&lt;br /&gt;Properties closing Escrow 04/12-04/19/2010:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whittier Real Estate Price Range $100,000,001 - $1,500,000:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Active Listings:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 14&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, but accepting back-up offers:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, pending sale:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1&lt;br /&gt;Properties closing Escrow 04/12-04/19/2010:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whittier Real Estate Price Range $1,500,001 and more:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Active Listings:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 4&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, but accepting back-up offers:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1&lt;br /&gt;In Escrow, pending sale:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Properties closing Escrow 04/12-04/19/2010:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Klick on the graph to enlarge:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/S8zc_WJaZSI/AAAAAAAAAE0/kdZLA0o7rI8/s1600/Whittier+Snapshot+041910+smaller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="246" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/S8zc_WJaZSI/AAAAAAAAAE0/kdZLA0o7rI8/s320/Whittier+Snapshot+041910+smaller.jpg" width="320" wt="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;We hope you will find this information about Whittier Real Estate helpful. &lt;strong&gt;Stay tuned for more information!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions at all or would like the same type of information for any of our neighboring cities, please feel free to contact us any time. To search for Whittier homes, go to &lt;a href="http://www.serenefoundations.listingbook.com/"&gt;http://www.serenefoundations.listingbook.com/&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;strong&gt;FREE MLS access&lt;/strong&gt; and/or visit our website at &lt;a href="http://www.serenefoundations.com/"&gt;http://www.serenefoundations.com/&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for reading our blog!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;Steph &amp;amp; Shirley&lt;br /&gt;The S &amp;amp; S Team&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.serenefoundations.com/"&gt;http://www.serenefoundations.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stephanie Frymyer&lt;br /&gt;Realtor &amp;amp; Real Estate Consultant, ABR, SFR, ASP&lt;br /&gt;Member Worldwide Relocation Council&lt;br /&gt;562-355-8120&lt;br /&gt;DRE # 01390458&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shirley Williams&lt;br /&gt;Realtor &amp;amp; Real Estate Consultant, SFR&lt;br /&gt;310-308-6107&lt;br /&gt;DRE # 01456658&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/S8zf4oNXAaI/AAAAAAAAAE8/vtN10ZxA33o/s1600/MainStreetLogoNoShadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="44" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/S8zf4oNXAaI/AAAAAAAAAE8/vtN10ZxA33o/s200/MainStreetLogoNoShadow.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;DRE # 01157065&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-1796297693807465209?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/1796297693807465209/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2010/04/whittier-real-estate-market-snapshot.html#comment-form' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/1796297693807465209'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/1796297693807465209'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2010/04/whittier-real-estate-market-snapshot.html' title='Whittier Real Estate Market Snapshot, April 19, 2010'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/S8zcJ2bqakI/AAAAAAAAAEk/XlsNeneimWg/s72-c/Whittier1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-8066966293968000826</id><published>2009-12-09T23:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-09T23:08:18.283-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier museum'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='christmas parade'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier real estate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crepes and grapes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='christmas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bailey house'/><title type='text'>Christmas Time in the City of Whittier!</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Christmas has come to the beautiful City of Whittier!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Season officially started with the &lt;strong&gt;15th Annual Grand Illumination&lt;/strong&gt; on December 4th. The next milestone will be the &lt;strong&gt;56th Annual Christmas Parade&lt;/strong&gt; on December 12, from 10am to 12 pm (go to &lt;a href="http://whittieruptown.com/wua/?page_id=2"&gt;http://whittieruptown.com/wua/?page_id=2&lt;/a&gt; for more information provided by the Whittier Uptown Association and to view a little YouTube video of past events).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SyCb7bQBoTI/AAAAAAAAADg/-cm-XjcTCWs/s1600-h/a_greenleaf1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" ps="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SyCb7bQBoTI/AAAAAAAAADg/-cm-XjcTCWs/s400/a_greenleaf1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The motto of this year’s Parade is &lt;strong&gt;“Commitment to Community”&lt;/strong&gt; and will feature many local businesses that help make the City of Whittier such a wonderful place to live in. The parade runs down popular Greenleaf Ave, from Hadley down to Mar Vista. I will be there taking photos so be sure to check back in next week! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the parade ends around 12pm, you'll have plenty of time to grab a bite to eat at one of the &lt;strong&gt;many great restaurants in the area&lt;/strong&gt; - for a complete business directory, go to &lt;a href="http://whittieruptown.com/wua/?page_id=130"&gt;http://whittieruptown.com/wua/?page_id=130&lt;/a&gt; , and plan a wonderful and fun filled day with the family in the City of Whittier. One of my all-time favorites is &lt;strong&gt;"Crepes and Grapes",&lt;/strong&gt; great French inspired atmosphere, yummy crepes, sandwiches, soups, salads and so much more! You can go to &lt;a href="http://www.crepesandgrapescafe.com/"&gt;http://www.crepesandgrapescafe.com/&lt;/a&gt; to see their complete menu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SyCcZH6fq3I/AAAAAAAAADo/dAuco3ct35U/s1600-h/a_crepes+and+grapes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" ps="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SyCcZH6fq3I/AAAAAAAAADo/dAuco3ct35U/s400/a_crepes+and+grapes.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After lunch, take a stroll down Philadelphia to get to Newlin, where you will find the &lt;strong&gt;“Whittier Historical Society &amp;amp; Museum”&lt;/strong&gt;. You can’t miss the it (see below), it features a beautiful mural on the outside of the building. There are many different things to see, the current exhibit is titled &lt;strong&gt;“Fly Your Colors – Patriotism in Whittier”,&lt;/strong&gt; and there is also a gift shop where you can pick up a little something to remind you of this beautiful day in the City of Whittier. Open Saturday &amp;amp; Sunday, 1pm – 4pm. For more information, go to &lt;a href="http://www.whittiermuseum.org/"&gt;http://www.whittiermuseum.org/&lt;/a&gt; or check out &lt;a href="http://www.whittiermuseum.org/About%20the%20Museum.html"&gt;http://www.whittiermuseum.org/About%20the%20Museum.html&lt;/a&gt; to download a brochure of the Museum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SyCcsplLHPI/AAAAAAAAADw/rNCT6Wpj4O0/s1600-h/a_museum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" ps="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SyCcsplLHPI/AAAAAAAAADw/rNCT6Wpj4O0/s400/a_museum.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; If you enjoyed the Whittier Museum, I am sure you will also like the famous &lt;strong&gt;“Bailey House”,&lt;/strong&gt; located at 13421 E Camilla St. It is the home of the first Whittier settler, Jonathan Bailey, and was built in 1887. It was deeded to the City of Whittier in 1975 and was added to the &lt;strong&gt;National Register of Historic Places&lt;/strong&gt; in 1977. It is currently run and operated by the &lt;strong&gt;Whittier Historical Society&lt;/strong&gt;. For the complete history of the home, go to &lt;a href="http://www.whittiermuseum.org/Bailey%20House.html"&gt;http://www.whittiermuseum.org/Bailey%20House.html&lt;/a&gt;. Open to the public Sundays, 1pm – 4pm. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SyCc_yBrSJI/AAAAAAAAAD4/W-bPrI9AxW4/s1600-h/a_bailey+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" ps="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SyCc_yBrSJI/AAAAAAAAAD4/W-bPrI9AxW4/s400/a_bailey+house.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; And to top off this Christmas season, the City of Whittier has one more event to offer: the &lt;strong&gt;“Holiday Sonata”&lt;/strong&gt; on December 19th, 5pm to 9pm, featuring carriage rides along Greenleaf and a Santa’s Village in the parking lot along Greenleaf between Hadley and Bailey. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy your stay in the City of Whittier!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;Stephanie &amp;amp; Shirley&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.serenefoundations.com/"&gt;http://www.serenefoundations.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-8066966293968000826?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/8066966293968000826/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-time-in-city-of-whittier.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/8066966293968000826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/8066966293968000826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-time-in-city-of-whittier.html' title='Christmas Time in the City of Whittier!'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SyCb7bQBoTI/AAAAAAAAADg/-cm-XjcTCWs/s72-c/a_greenleaf1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-5196864846367030160</id><published>2009-12-03T10:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-03T10:15:27.879-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='affordable home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='realtor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='first-time-buyer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='california'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insurance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mortgage protection plan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mortgage protection program'/><title type='text'>C.A.R. Mortgage Protection Program</title><content type='html'>The Housing Affordability Fund (&lt;a href="http://www.car.org/tools/haf/"&gt;http://www.car.org/tools/haf/&lt;/a&gt; ) launched a new program on April 2, 2009, in order to ease the minds of first-time-home buyer's who were worried about potential job loss due to the current economy, and subsequent challenges in making their mortgage payments. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the &lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt; C.A.R. Mortgage Protection Plan, qualified buyers can receive up to $1,500 per month for up to six months should they lose their jobs, and qualified co-buyers can also receive up to $750 for up to six months to be put towards the mortgage payment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In order to qualify for the CAR Mortgage Protection Plan, a Buyer must:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Be a first-time home buyer (must not have owned a home within the past three years).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Open Escrow after April 2, 2009, and close before December 31, 2009. UPDATE: CAR HAS EXTENDED THE PROGRAM THROUGH 2010!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Use a California Realtor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Be a W2 employee (must not be self-employed).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please click on the links below for additional information!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Frequently Asked Questions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.car.org/3550/pdf/204893/Revised_Jul2009_HAFMPP_FAQ.pdf"&gt;http://www.car.org/3550/pdf/204893/Revised_Jul2009_HAFMPP_FAQ.pdf&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Samples:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.car.org/3550/pdf/204893/Program_Samples.pdf"&gt;http://www.car.org/3550/pdf/204893/Program_Samples.pdf&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Application:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.car.org/3550/pdf/204893/HAF_MPP__FINAL_APPLICATION_1.pdf"&gt;http://www.car.org/3550/pdf/204893/HAF_MPP__FINAL_APPLICATION_1.pdf&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why not take advantage of this incredible offer - it is free! If you have any questions regarding your eligibility, please feel free to contact us directly.&lt;br /&gt;Have a wonderful day and Happy House Hunting!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;Stephanie Frymyer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.serenefoundations.com/"&gt;http://www.serenefoundations.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-5196864846367030160?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/5196864846367030160/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/12/car-mortgage-protection-program.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/5196864846367030160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/5196864846367030160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/12/car-mortgage-protection-program.html' title='C.A.R. Mortgage Protection Program'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-7371106685762252708</id><published>2009-11-20T09:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-20T09:54:41.026-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='affordable home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='affordable housing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='west covina'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new construction'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='los angeles county real estate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pacific communities park west'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='first time buyer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='west covina real estate'/><title type='text'>West Covina New Home Construction News</title><content type='html'>The West Covina City Council recently offered a First-Time Home Buyer Opportunity - the construction of a Single Family Residence that was offered to First Time Home Buyers. The construction of this home was a collaborative effort between the Regional Occupational Program and the Community Development Commission which provided students with hands-on entry level construction skills.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is anticipated that through collaboration and partnerships with developers, property owners, businesses and the community, the Community Development Commission will continue to encourage development, rehabilitate deteriorating centers, attract and expand businesses, develop and increase the affordable housing stock within the City.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other new construction underway is the Pacific Communities Park West development. This development is easily accessible from both the 10 and 60 freeways and just minutes away from shopping and dining. If you are into hiking and walking the Heritage Park trails are nearby as well as the local Farmer’s market that is held every Saturday morning. The Community will have 46 detached Single Family homes with up to 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The square footage ranges from 2,153 to 2,362 and have granite counters, walk-in closets and stainless steel appliances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are interested in taking a tour of the Pacific Communities Park West models feel free to contact us to set an appointment. There are many other gorgeous properties for Sale in West Covina and we can help you obtain one for yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if you currently own a home in West Covina just know that properties are still holding their vale in most instances and if you would like to know how much your home is worth we will come by to give you a free Market Analysis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a wonderful day!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shirley Williams &amp;amp; Stephanie Frymyer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.serenefoundations.com/"&gt;http://www.serenefoundations.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-7371106685762252708?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/7371106685762252708/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/11/west-covina-new-home-construction-news.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/7371106685762252708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/7371106685762252708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/11/west-covina-new-home-construction-news.html' title='West Covina New Home Construction News'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-3162359492553901629</id><published>2009-11-19T14:17:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T14:22:17.197-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='homeless'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='los angeles county real estate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='los angeles mission'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='donate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='without a home'/><title type='text'>Please help if you can ....</title><content type='html'>As a Realtor, I work with people on a daily basis who are fortunate enough to either own a home or are in the process of purchasing a home. But in recent days, we are also coming in contact with people who are about to lose their home ... Sometimes people forget how important a home really is - it gives us shelter, it creates memories, it is where we raise our children, where we have fun with our families and friends, and where we get to shut out the world and just be ourselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would like to ask everybody out there who is reading this blog to also remember those people who don't have a home at all, not even a rental! They live on the streets, in card board boxes, under bridges, in tents by freeway on-ramps, or in a shelter ... The number of homeless people is increasing sharply due to people losing their homes and jobs. In the Los Angeles area, according to Rebecca Isaacs, executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, during the winter of 2008/2009, 620 families used its winter shelter program, up from 330 families the previous year (to see the numbers for other major cities, go to &lt;a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-05-homeless_N.htm"&gt;http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-05-homeless_N.htm&lt;/a&gt; ). According to a new report for New York released in October, 16,000 children were in shelters by the end of September ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you can, please try to make a difference in somebody's life this year. Be it for Thanksgiving or the upcoming Holidays, or no special occasion at all. There are local food banks everywhere, you can make donations online, etc. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just got in touch with the LA Mission, and they will also accept clothing articles and shoes (including children's clothing) - and instead of them being sold, they will be handed out directly to people in need, completey free of charge! If you would like to contribute as well, here is the link to their official website: &lt;a href="http://www.losangelesmission.org/"&gt;http://www.losangelesmission.org/&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;If you are thinking about a donation in-kind, they will even come out to your home to pick it up (just call them and ask for Eugene).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you all so very much for your consideration.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-3162359492553901629?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/3162359492553901629/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/11/please-help-if-you-can.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/3162359492553901629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/3162359492553901629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/11/please-help-if-you-can.html' title='Please help if you can ....'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-1178258216251686248</id><published>2009-11-02T12:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-02T12:54:47.022-08:00</updated><title type='text'>PHOTO TOUR OF WHITTIER</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;A Photo Tour of the beautiful City of Whittier. Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9DtqIyiSI/AAAAAAAAACY/kUwrgH9jE-s/s1600-h/Whittier1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9DtqIyiSI/AAAAAAAAACY/kUwrgH9jE-s/s400/Whittier1.jpg" vr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The beautiful, recently remodeled Whittier Transportation Center (on Greenleaf)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9D96LHXSI/AAAAAAAAACg/0vLdMu0JwnU/s1600-h/Whittier2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9D96LHXSI/AAAAAAAAACg/0vLdMu0JwnU/s400/Whittier2.jpg" vr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Welcome to Uptown Whittier&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9EN7NHXoI/AAAAAAAAAC4/iq509FTR1FQ/s1600-h/Whittier5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9EN7NHXoI/AAAAAAAAAC4/iq509FTR1FQ/s400/Whittier5.jpg" vr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts (Whittier College)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9FUX0F6hI/AAAAAAAAADA/ZTTMhgU_zps/s1600-h/Whittier7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9FUX0F6hI/AAAAAAAAADA/ZTTMhgU_zps/s400/Whittier7.jpg" vr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The Whittier Radisson (on Greenleaf)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9FedCNsGI/AAAAAAAAADI/X4sgUpaZZGo/s1600-h/Whittier6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9FedCNsGI/AAAAAAAAADI/X4sgUpaZZGo/s400/Whittier6.jpg" vr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Welcome to Historic Whittier!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9FrpkSvFI/AAAAAAAAADQ/xV8YLJQzlUU/s1600-h/Whittier8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9FrpkSvFI/AAAAAAAAADQ/xV8YLJQzlUU/s400/Whittier8.jpg" vr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Beautiful Penn Park! Perfect for Family Gatherings and Wedding Photos!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9EJNsD1RI/AAAAAAAAACo/p3hb6GPlrcA/s1600-h/Whittier3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9EJNsD1RI/AAAAAAAAACo/p3hb6GPlrcA/s400/Whittier3.jpg" vr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;One of the many access points to our beautiful Friendly Hills area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9EMCnNBQI/AAAAAAAAACw/Svxel4ZeiPU/s1600-h/Whittier4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9EMCnNBQI/AAAAAAAAACw/Svxel4ZeiPU/s400/Whittier4.jpg" vr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Probably the most famous fountain in Whittier! "Whittier Welcomes You!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;(Colima &amp;amp; Mar Vista)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9GSioG_GI/AAAAAAAAADY/Ba00bwQaYHY/s1600-h/Whittier9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9GSioG_GI/AAAAAAAAADY/Ba00bwQaYHY/s400/Whittier9.jpg" vr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Whittwood Towncenter!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;For a directory of all the stores and services go to:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.whittwoodtowncenter.com/"&gt;http://www.whittwoodtowncenter.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;I hope you enjoyed our little tour of Whittier! Stay tuned for more!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Thanks and have a wonderful day!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Stephanie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Your Local Real Estate Pro&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.serenefoundations.com/"&gt;http://www.serenefoundations.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-1178258216251686248?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/1178258216251686248/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/11/photo-tour-of-whittier.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/1178258216251686248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/1178258216251686248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/11/photo-tour-of-whittier.html' title='PHOTO TOUR OF WHITTIER'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Su9DtqIyiSI/AAAAAAAAACY/kUwrgH9jE-s/s72-c/Whittier1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-3973365192419219044</id><published>2009-10-28T15:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-28T15:40:41.496-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='staging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='real estate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stephanie frymyer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='affordable home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='staged'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sell'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='house'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='los angeles county real estate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='buyer'/><title type='text'>Free Staging and skilled photography with your Listing!</title><content type='html'>I am sure you have all seen the dreadful "toilet shots" in some of the listings that can currently be seen on the MLS. I mean, seriously, who wants to see a photo of an open toilet???? If that is the best feature your home has, then good luck ... :-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over 80% of buyers first go online to start their home search - and get this, they spend an average of only 15 seconds looking at a listing! What does that mean? If your house does not look appealing online (bad photos, lots of clutter, too dark, etc.) they will click on a botton and move on to the next one!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chances are, if your home is not properly represented online, buyers won't even bother making an appointment to see your home.&amp;nbsp;And if they do, they come to your house with the mindset of "getting a bargain" because your home appears to be in bad shape - and that means low ball offer for you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All of this can be easily avoided! Just like we detail our cars when we are trying to sell them, a house should receive the same, actually a lot more, care - we are talking about a "product" worth several hundreds of thousands of dollars here. And that's where most sellers go wrong - they love their home, understandably, and automatically assume that potential buyers will love "the sellers' way of life" as well. What happens is that buyers get so distracted by everything we accumulate and get used to over the years, that they can't really see the house for all the stuff!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I personally don't list any property without "staging" it first. And please don't misunderstand the term "staging" - I don't mean "hiding defects" or "making things look prettier than they are". Staging to me means paying respect to the buyer by offering him a clear and unobstructed view of a HIGH VALUE COMMODITY. And a buyer can tell the difference and will appreciate it, a house that shows off all its benefits, is clean, uncluttered and well maintained, will definitely stand out in his/her mind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just to give you an example, which one would you rather look at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SujG2CIbJgI/AAAAAAAAACI/12dIJuU8b70/s1600-h/MVC-626S.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SujG2CIbJgI/AAAAAAAAACI/12dIJuU8b70/s320/MVC-626S.JPG" vr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;or&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SujHFfx58vI/AAAAAAAAACQ/GaQkyAtU64o/s1600-h/O_Bedroom2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SujHFfx58vI/AAAAAAAAACQ/GaQkyAtU64o/s320/O_Bedroom2.jpg" vr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;And I think the answer to "which one would you pay more for" is pretty obvious too ... Studies show that the majority of buyers are inclined to pay more for a home that is move-in ready.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;So, if you are serious about selling your home, feel free to contact me so that I can give your home the WOW-EFFECT. And here is the best part - Staging for occupied properties is FREE when you list your home for sale with me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;For more details and to see my work, please go to &lt;a href="http://www.serenefoundations.com/"&gt;http://www.serenefoundations.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;I hope you enjoyed my blog! Have a wonderful day!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Stephanie Frymyer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;Your Local RE Specialist&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-3973365192419219044?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/3973365192419219044/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/10/free-staging-and-skilled-photography.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/3973365192419219044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/3973365192419219044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/10/free-staging-and-skilled-photography.html' title='Free Staging and skilled photography with your Listing!'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SujG2CIbJgI/AAAAAAAAACI/12dIJuU8b70/s72-c/MVC-626S.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-6065864590178686092</id><published>2009-10-26T14:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T14:03:44.580-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='real estate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='affordable home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittier'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='townhomes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whittwood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the gables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='los angeles county real estate'/><title type='text'>WHITTIER: AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM</title><content type='html'>Even during these tough, economic times, the City of Whittier has good news to report: Besides the possible development of the Fred C. Nelles site (almost 74 acres of land) and the changes in Uptown Whittier (Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital with its estimated $5mil investment for interior and exterior improvements as well as the new construction of "Amber Blu", a restaurant and dinner theater North of "Crepes &amp;amp; Grapes"), the City has been able to introduce the brand new Affordable Home Ownership Program (AHOP) for the new home development site called "The Gables of Whittier".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Under this program, moderate-income households will have an opportunity to get a "silent" second loan in order to purchase a home with an affordable first mortgage (very much like the programs already in place in cities like Long Beach and Lakewood).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As with most of these programs, certain income limitations apply and program specific requirements have to be met in order to qualify. The following are the generalized criteria potential buyers have to meet (according to the Whittier Redevelopment Agency):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. The Program Participant must not have owned a home for a three-year period.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. The Program Participant has to attend a mandatory education course for homebuyers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. The Program Participant has to be able to qualify for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage for the maximum mortgage amount fixed by the Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. The household size of the Program Participant must fit the available unit size.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. The Program Participant must have a minimum of 3% down payment and be able to pay for the closing cost on the first mortgage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. The property has to be used as a principal residence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. The Program Participant has to maintain property insurance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. The income guidelines have to be met.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to find out more about this special program and see the exact income guidelines, and requirements, you can download the program specifics (including the application) at http://cityofwhittier.org/ and click on the "Affordable Home Ownership Program" tab on the right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just got off the phone with a representative of the Community Development Department, and at the current time, the program only extends to "The Gables of Whittier". The developer has set 24 units (of a total of 96) aside for the Program, there is no technical deadline, you can apply as long as they are still for sale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whittier, a great place to live!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stephanie Schroeter-Frymyer&lt;br /&gt;DRE # 01390458&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.serenefoundations.com/"&gt;http://www.serenefoundations.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/HappyHabitat"&gt;http://twitter.com/HappyHabitat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-6065864590178686092?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/6065864590178686092/comments/default' title='Post 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term='home'/><title type='text'>Long Beach &amp; Lakewood Market update for 09/21/09</title><content type='html'>Like last week, things are looking up in the local markets! Here are the latest numbers for Long Beach and Lakewood as of 09/21/09:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Srj8yc6oH9I/AAAAAAAAABA/fXZf9vBKNws/s1600-h/LB+update+Excel+file_092109.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" iq="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Srj8yc6oH9I/AAAAAAAAABA/fXZf9vBKNws/s400/LB+update+Excel+file_092109.bmp" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REAL ESTATE PRICE &amp;amp; DAYS ON MARKET TRENDS FOR LONG BEACH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Srj9HFlB3bI/AAAAAAAAABI/uYauQK-07LM/s1600-h/LB+median+price_092109.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" iq="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Srj9HFlB3bI/AAAAAAAAABI/uYauQK-07LM/s320/LB+median+price_092109.bmp" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The median single family home price as of September 21, 2009 for LONG BEACH is $380,436 (about $1,000 more than last week).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Srj9V9j4SbI/AAAAAAAAABQ/tisXcqj8K2o/s1600-h/LB+days+on+market_092109.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" iq="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Srj9V9j4SbI/AAAAAAAAABQ/tisXcqj8K2o/s320/LB+days+on+market_092109.bmp" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Average Days on Market in LONG BEACH as of September 21, 2009 is 169 days (2 days less than last week).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REAL ESTATE PRICE &amp;amp; DAYS ON MARKET TRENDS FOR LAKEWOOD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Srj9nNHf2jI/AAAAAAAAABY/M7npDzISTOw/s1600-h/LW+median+price_092109.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" iq="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Srj9nNHf2jI/AAAAAAAAABY/M7npDzISTOw/s320/LW+median+price_092109.bmp" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The median single family home price as of September 21, 2009 for LAKEWOOD is $389,850 (about the same as last week).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Srj9zyupgEI/AAAAAAAAABg/Ya-l6oNduik/s1600-h/LW_days+on+market_092109.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" iq="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Srj9zyupgEI/AAAAAAAAABg/Ya-l6oNduik/s320/LW_days+on+market_092109.bmp" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Average Days on Market in LAKEWOOD as of September 21, 2009 is 129 days (3 days less than last week).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Numbers and charts courtesy of Christy Van &amp;amp; Robert Strausas, USA National Title Company.&lt;br /&gt;Christy Van&lt;br /&gt;(562) 544-3602&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:cvan@usanationaltitle.com"&gt;cvan@usanationaltitle.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a great Tuesday everybody!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;Stephanie Frymyer&lt;br /&gt;Your SoCal Home Specialist&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-876055187719597093?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/876055187719597093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/09/long-beach-lakewood-market-update-for.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/876055187719597093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/876055187719597093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/09/long-beach-lakewood-market-update-for.html' title='Long Beach &amp; Lakewood Market update for 09/21/09'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Srj8yc6oH9I/AAAAAAAAABA/fXZf9vBKNws/s72-c/LB+update+Excel+file_092109.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-7171766836488580824</id><published>2009-09-15T13:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-15T13:55:59.993-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='real estate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='house'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='california'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long beach'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='median home price'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='buyer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inventory'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>New Long Beach Numbers!</title><content type='html'>Hot new Long Beach numbers, Snapshot for 09/13/09:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Sq_-HqpxcCI/AAAAAAAAAAw/DZOlL5CFU94/s1600-h/RE+Long+Beach+091409.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" mq="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Sq_-HqpxcCI/AAAAAAAAAAw/DZOlL5CFU94/s320/RE+Long+Beach+091409.bmp" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The median single family home price as of September 13, 2009 for LONG BEACH is $379,536 (about $3,000 more than last week!).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Sq_-ih03EoI/AAAAAAAAAA4/D8-4FHDmFwk/s1600-h/RE+Long+Beach+0914092.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" mq="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Sq_-ih03EoI/AAAAAAAAAA4/D8-4FHDmFwk/s320/RE+Long+Beach+0914092.bmp" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Average Days on Market in LONG BEACH as of September 13, 2009 is 171 days (2 days less than last week).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Information courtesy of Christy Van &amp;amp; Robert Strausas, USA National Title Company, (562) 544-3602&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:cvan@usanationaltitle.com"&gt;cvan@usanationaltitle.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.usanationaltitle.com/"&gt;http://www.usanationaltitle.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a great day everybody!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;Steph&lt;br /&gt;Your SoCal Home Specialist&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-7171766836488580824?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/7171766836488580824/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-long-beach-numbers.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/7171766836488580824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/7171766836488580824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-long-beach-numbers.html' title='New Long Beach Numbers!'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/Sq_-HqpxcCI/AAAAAAAAAAw/DZOlL5CFU94/s72-c/RE+Long+Beach+091409.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364378948692506003.post-1366876223953518516</id><published>2009-09-14T19:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-14T20:00:56.524-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='real estate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='house'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='local event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='california'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beach'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='long beach'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='huntington beach'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='feng shui'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>Huntington Beach "Surfboards in the Sand"</title><content type='html'>*************** LOCAL EVENT NEWS ************&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not sure what to do this weekend? How about some fun at the beach! The beautiful city of Huntington Beach will celebrate its Centennial with a tribute to the city’s surf heritage and coastal environment with the much-anticipated “Surfboards in the Sand”, this coming Saturday, October 19.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The city is expecting thousands of surfers and surf aficionados to come to the famous HB pier to be a part of the world’s largest surf photo commemorating 50 years of professional surfing at the Huntington Beach Pier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information, schedules and location, visit the official website at &lt;a href="http://www.surfcityusa.com/california-vacation-ideas/events/detail.aspx?id=438"&gt;http://www.surfcityusa.com/california-vacation-ideas/events/detail.aspx?id=438&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a blast!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;Stephanie&lt;br /&gt;Your SoCal Home Specialist&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.serenefoundations.com/"&gt;www.SereneFoundations.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4364378948692506003-1366876223953518516?l=serenefoundations.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/feeds/1366876223953518516/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/09/huntington-beach-surfboards-in-sand.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/1366876223953518516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4364378948692506003/posts/default/1366876223953518516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serenefoundations.blogspot.com/2009/09/huntington-beach-surfboards-in-sand.html' title='Huntington Beach &quot;Surfboards in the Sand&quot;'/><author><name>SereneFoundations</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09442232106059580775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x8bYY_CZtro/SuEntIPqzdI/AAAAAAAAABo/CaLW194M55w/S220/A_317_3_small.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
