Property OwnerBecome A Real Estate ProfessionalHomeContact UsSiteMapWhy You Should Care About Retirement In Your 20sAuthor: Mary EatockTags: Care, Care RetirementIf you’re a millennial today, you have a lot on your mind. Between your career, buying a house, and starting a family, it can be tough to fit savings into the mix. A common dilemma faced by today’s youth is whether to focus on saving for retirement or paying down student debt. Contrary to popular belief, neither are mutually exclusive; with discipline and the right financial road map, your financial dreams can become reality.When it comes to retirement savings, the onus has shifted from employers to employees. Today fewer than 60 per cent of workers are covered by a workplace pension plan and that’s only expected to get worse. In a Read full article…0 CommentsNov11Vampires, zombies haunt some states’ housing marketsAuthor: Eliza SeekampTags: States, States HousingVampires and zombies aren’t just for Halloween and Hollywood. The real estate industry uses these terms to describe certain kinds of foreclosed homes. And unfortunately for some states, these “monsters” could haunt their recovering housing markets. Virginia, Nebraska, Alaska and Oklahoma have the highest rate of “vampire” property, referring to foreclosed homes that the banks took over but in which the homeowners still live. Missouri, Indiana, Oregon and Nevada had a higher percentage of “zombies,” or homes that are still going through the foreclosure process but are vacant. The homeowner has moved out, but the bank hasn’t yet taken over the property.Read full article…0 CommentsNov11Home prices continue to skyrocket, though S.F.’s gains slow downAuthor: Mary EatockTags: Gains Slow, Home Prices, SlowU.S. home prices rose in August from a year earlier at the pace since February 2006. But the price gains slowed in many cities from July, including San Francisco, a sign that the spike in prices over the past year may have peaked.The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 12.8 percent over the 12 months ending in August. That’s up from 12.4 percent in July from a year earlier. All 20 cities showed year-over-year gains. However, a measure of month-over-month prices for the 20 cities rose just 1.3 percent in August. That’s’ down from a 1.8 percent month-over-month gain in July. And 16 of the 20 cities reported more modest price increases in August than in July.Read full article…0 CommentsNov11Liv’s Art SpaceAuthor: Garry GeekyTags: SpaceThe new nursery is getting a bit tight. While making room for both girls to share this space, I’m moving all of the unnecessary ‘stuff’ out and reevaluating our toy collection  . One of the bigger items that doesn’t fit at the moment is Liv’s art table and her adorable Little Jake chairs. This bitty station is one of Liv’s favorites so it’s not going anywhere, but we’re trying o