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Chico Home Blog
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This is a Chico community blog, run by the 2008 President of the Chico Association of Realtors. It focuses on what makes Chico special. Find up to date information on the Chico Real Estate market. Whatever affects life in Chico, California is discussed on this blog. Contributors include a bank VP, a staffer of the Chico Chamber of Commerce and a farm consultant. You'll always find something interesting about Chico on the Chico Home Blog!
Recent Posts
A word of caution
In our world of merging and morphing banks, it is common for existing loans to change hands, sometimes more than once. You may get a letter in the mail telling you that your loan servicer will be changing, and giving you instructions on where to...
A flood of new real estate laws
I remember years ago a statement made by a speaker on real estate legal issues: “On average, there is one new law every year in the real estate industry. If they skip a year, they will make up for it with two the following year.” This w...
When buying a house, freeze your spending
When you are in escrow on a home, don’t buy anything big! Or medium big. Pretty much freeze everything until your escrow is closed. Sounds simple enough. Yet if not given this warning, many excited new home buyers will go out and buy furniture for...
Today’s housing market is very different
A few years ago, a first time home buyer was able to buy their dream home on the first go-round. Even if it was a little too expensive, they could stretch into a loan to pay for it. For some it worked out, but for many it has led to disaster. In t...
Californians may face taxes on short sales, foreclosures
A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle reminds us that Californians who lose their homes in a foreclosure, short-sale, or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure this year could be hit with a state income tax on canceled or forgiven debt. The state di...
First time home buyers-don’t delay!
Watching and waiting has been the norm for home buyers in Chico, California. With the constant news of numerous foreclosures in California, it seems the prudent thing to do. But for homebuyers that want that first home in Chico, it is becoming m...

