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Crystal Friesen REALTOR® (DRE License Number 01701884)
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Escondido,  CA  92025
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Appraisal rules tangle with home values
How much your home is worth depends on who's looking at it. Your home insurer will value your home in terms of the cost to rebuild it. A mortgage lender's appraiser will value your property in terms of the sale prices of similar homes in your neighborhood that sold recently. The property tax assessor may have a different set of criteria.
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Crystal Friesen
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800 W. valley Pkwy, Ste #203
Escondido,  CA  92025
760.274.7333
760.683.3067 
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President Obama Extends Tax Credit
President Obama on Friday, Nov. 6 signed a bill extending and expanding the Federal Tax Credit for Home Buyers. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday and the U.S. Senate late Wednesday. ...more
 
Dial down holiday excess
Fiscal, nutritional and environmental excess. Such is the dark side of the holiday season. But by adopting a greener approach to festivities, that gluttony can be pared back. Here are some strategies: Plant greetings -- Abandon snail-mail cards in favor of online greetings, which eliminate paper waste and requires no fuel for delivery. But if sending cards is something you still wish to do, opt for recycled paper and cards that get second lives in the garden. Some are infused with seeds, and recipients plant the cards and later watch flowers bloom. One source is Greenfield Paper at http://www.greenfieldpaper.com/asccustompages/categories.asp?categoryid=3. ...more
 
Finding middle ground for home repairs
Today's home sales are all about negotiation. Negotiating the purchase price is the first step. A second round of negotiations can occur after the buyers complete their inspections. For sellers who negotiated to their rock-bottom price, this can be disappointing and a possible deal-breaker. ...more
 
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