Local REALTORS® Swear in New Presidents – 12/3/2007

Jeff Collins of the OC Register reports: Norwalk-based broker Terry Robertson was sworn in this past week as the 2008 president of the Pacific West Association of REALTORS®.

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Low Fee? Let’s Deal. PWR President Bill Nelson Provides Insight. – 12/2/2007

Frank Nelson of the L.A. Times reports about sales commissions. Bill Nelson provides REALTOR® point of view. “An agent with Signature Properties of Orange County is sympathetic to those who believe that today's market, where agents have to spend more time, money and effort making sales, justifies higher commission rates rather than lower ones.”

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No Holiday for Home Sellers. PWR Member Scott Brady Comments. – 12/2/2007

Jeff Collins of the OC Register reports on December home sales in recent article. PWR Member Scott Brady provides insight on the current market. “While some sellers are exiting the market until January, a lot don't have that luxury because of financial pressures to sell or job transfers,” said Scott Brady, owner-broker of Coldwell Banker Excellence in Placentia.

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PWR Makes Cover of the Orange County Register – 11/22/2007

The Pacific West Association of REALTORS® Opening Doors program was recognized on the cover of the Thanksgiving issue of the Orange County Register for gifting $215,000 to local first time homebuyers in down payment assistance towards the purchase of their first home.

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FRAUDULENT BUSINESS PRACTICES – 8/3/2007

According to statistics published by the FBI and others, mortgage and other real estate fraud is increasing at an alarming pace. Appraisers are complaining about pressure put on them to reach “target numbers” and have even requested that Congress consider legislation to impose restrictions on real estate professionals.

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L.A. Times Reports: Brokers to Westside Elite Accused of Fraud – 8/3/2007

2 Beverly Hills agents and appraisers are indicted in a scam that allegedly inflated home prices and loan amounts.

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Let the Borrower Beware – 8/2/2007

Officials say a growing number of 'foreclosure rescue scams' are targeting property owners who fall behind on their loans, siphoning off their equity and causing them to lose their houses.

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Protecting Yourself From Foreclosure Scams – 8/1/2007

Take care in what you sign and who you do business with before entering into any deal.

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Long Beach Press Telegram Interviews Phil Schaefer – 6/25/2007

The Long Beach Press Telegram interviewed Phil Schaefer about the impact of the changing market to the industry and PWR. Check out the sound bite on the video blog.

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Los Angeles Times Market Report – 6/17/2007

Los Angeles Times writes about first time buyers and references the "Opening Doors" program.

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