by Heather | Oct 10, 2012 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points Today’s record-low mortgage rates have a lot of homeowners debating whether to refinance into 15- or 30-year mortgages, but few realize lenders offer products with all sorts of repayment periods, from five-year “balloon mortgages” to 29-year loans....
by Heather | Oct 9, 2012 | TSBOR
THANK YOU to all the golfers and sponsors that supported the Tahoe Sierra Board of Realtors Foundation for Charitable Activities Golf Tournament on Tuesday, September 25th at Northstar. It was an incredible day, and we brought in over $8000 for the Foundation. The...
by Heather | Oct 8, 2012 | Legal, TSBOR
Late last month, Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 1718, a C.A.R.-sponsored bill that closes an important loophole in an applicant’s experience requirements for a real estate broker’s license. Typically, in addition to meeting stringent educational requirements and passing...
by Heather | Oct 3, 2012 | C.A.R., TSBOR
The Benefits Store is proud to offer California REALTOR Association Members and Affiliates a choice of fourteen (14) low premium Health Care Plans. Open enrollment runs October 1 – 31st with coverage effective November 1st. There are five (5) HMO co-payment plans;...
by Heather | Oct 2, 2012 | TSBOR
The state-managed mortgage assistance program will begin ‘recasting’ mortgages within the next several weeks after U.S. Treasury officials approved the plan in mid-July. A little-know, seldom used tool in the mortgage world, recast mortgages could be just...
by Heather | Sep 27, 2012 | TSBOR, TSMLS
IMPORTANT! Please be aware, the following scams are going on in our area: Renting on behalf of the owner or posing as the owner. The scam artist claims to be helping someone else rent the property. They might be sick, or overseas, or just too busy to do it themselves...
