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My Client’s Review

After a recent transaction, I received a note from my client. This is such a sweet, sweet testimonial, I just had to share:

I recently sold my home and purchased a condo here in Ventura county. I was amazed as to the paper work, forms, deadlines and the overall complexity of buying and selling had become. Looking back, my best decision was to enlist Teryn Bonime as my advisor. We talked almost every day and I grew confident in her suggestions and advice. After I purchased my condo, I suggested that her nickname should be …”The dream catcher”. If you have not yet made a decision to hire a broker, I strongly suggest Teryn Bonime. And if you have already hired her, I applaud your very wise decision. read more

Buying a Home, Investing in Real Estate, Real Estate News

10 Markets to Watch in 2012

Real estate markets in the Midwest and the South dominate the list of the Top 10 Markets to Watch in 2012, according to a report compiled by Inman News. Only two Northeastern markets, both in New York, made the list, but no markets from the West were included. The 10 markets are: Raleigh-Cary, N.C.; Wichita, Kan.; Rochester, N.Y.; Des Moines, Iowa; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Peoria, Ill.; Amarillo, Texas; Binghampton, N.Y.; Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa; and Bloomington-Normal, Ill. These markets are showing signs of improvement in several key metrics, including above-average price appreciation, a flourishing job market, a high rate of sales in proportion to population, higher home affordability, low foreclosure activity, a below-average share of distressed sales, and low vacancy rates. read more

Finances, Real Estate News

President Obama Outlines a New Housing Plan

In his State of the Union address President Obama announced an initiative designed to help responsible homeowners hold onto their homes — and in turn help the housing market recover. In a later speech he delivered to unveil the administration’s new plan, he called the housing market’s struggles “the single biggest drag on our recovery from a terrible recession…But it is wrong for anybody to suggest that the only option for struggling, responsible homeowners is to sit and wait for the housing market to hit bottom.” read more

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Moving to Ventura? Read my Tweets!

I tour A LOT of homes! I preview for my clients, I go on broker caravan each week, I spend hours and hours on the computer looking at numerous databases and websites, I run reports on  foreclosures, notice of defaults, and local commercial inventory.  I look at trends of new listings versus sales, standard sales versus short sales, days on market versus cumulative days on market and I study individual neighborhoods around the area. read more

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