Fremont Real Estate and Beyond

Feel free to come by the open house this Saturday and Sunday from 1-4pm.  I'd love to meet you and answer any questions you might have.

Freddie Mac just released their Multi-Indicator Market Index (MiMi) for Metros across the country. http://www.freddiemac.com/mimi/metro.html

The Consumer Protection Finance Bureau has extended the "Know Before Your Owe" changes to the lending disclosures to October.  More details are here-- http://www.consumerfinance.gov/newsroom/cfpb-finalizes-two-month-extension-of-know-before-you-owe-effective-date/

Zillow is trying to compete with Docusign, the main source of electronic signatures for Realtors in California. More details are here-- http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/22/zillow-acquires-dotloop-an-e-signing-service-for-real-estate-agents/

The National Association of Realtors just released their 2015 2nd half Economic and Real Estate Forecast.  The video sound is terrible, feel free to read what he says here-- http://economistsoutlook.blogs.realtor.org/2015/07/01/economic-and-forecast-update-july-1-2015/?om_rid=AABMSa&om_mid=_BVqA1FB9DlPYHK&om_ntype=NARWeekly

SelfStorage.com came out with this infographic on home building changes in the past 10 years.

I'm lucky to not have encountered this issue.  As always, call the escrow officer to confirm any changes in wiring instructions and have the instructions emailed to you DIRECTLY from the escrow officer!

In an effort to “scale up” solar, the Obama Administration recently announced an initiative that will result in lower household energy bills and job growth in the clean energy sector. The initiative, unveiled by the White House earlier this week, will primarily benefit renters and low- and moderate-income communities. More info here-- http://rismedia.com/2015-07-08/white-house-makes-solar-power-accessible-to-lower-income-households/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eNews

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a final rule today to equip communities that receive HUD funding with data and tools to help them meet long-standing fair housing obligations in their use of HUD funds. HUD will also provide additional guidance and technical assistance to facilitate local decision-making on fair housing priorities and goals for affordable housing and community development. More can be read here-- http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2015/HUDNo_15-084

Here's an updated map of all the water restrictions for the East Bay--