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• Keller Williams Metro’s Peggy Walkush Named “Five Star: Best In Client Satisfaction” Agent for the Fifth Consecutive Year!

  January 23, 2012 / News & Media

  Peggy Walkush, a top producing REALTOR with Keller Williams Metro, will be recognized in San Diego Magazine’s March issue as a “Five Star: Best In Client Satisfaction” agent for the fifth consecutive year. In selecting agents, a research team at Five Star Professionals sent surveys to San Diego area residents who recently purchased a home over $150,000 (more than 40,000 households) between April 2010 and April 2011 and to 1,000 subscribers of San Diego Magazine. An additional 250 surveys were [...]

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  This Month in Real Estate – January 2012

  January 19, 2012 / Buying

  Keller Williams Realty summarizes the national real estate market for January 2012 in ‘This Month In Real Estate’

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  Home Buyer Tips: The Cost of Renting

  January 19, 2012 / Buying

  Is the thought of paying a mortgage keeping you from owning a home? If so, keep in mind that if you’re renting you ARE paying a mortgage. It just happens to be your landlord’s and not yours. Which means you’re building up your landlord’s equity every time you pay your rent. Want to do yourself a favor? Talk to you local real estate professional.

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  Pricing Ahead of the Curve

  January 18, 2012 / Selling

  Real estate markets change all the time. You want to make sure that you’re pricing the house ahead of the curve — no matter what the market. Let’s look at a real world example. A house priced $100,000 is for sale in an area that is seeing price declines of 5% every three months. And it takes about 3 months for a house priced at $100,000 to sell. That means the same house might be listed three months from now [...]

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  Home Buyer Tips: Get What You Want

  January 17, 2012 / Buying

  According to a recent survey, the majority of home buyers saw fewer than 10 houses. In fact, folks who saw thirty or more houses only accounted for 5% of all sales.

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  Home Buyer Tips: A Good Time to Buy

  January 17, 2012 / Buying

  Back in 1990, a loaf of bread cost .67 — now it costs $2.22. And gas has more than doubled in price. Even though homes have appreciated, mortgage rates are less than half what they used to be. Which means more of your money goes into building equity. Want to know more? Talk to your local real estate associate.

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  Home Seller Tips: Advice Worth Taking

  January 14, 2012 / Selling

  According to a recent KWRI study, sellers who followed their agent’s advice on pricing sold their house 38 days faster than those who didn’t. Better yet, those sellers often sold for more money — almost $4,000 more for the average house. Want to sell your house for more money in less time? Talk to your local real estate professional.

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  60 Seconds On Real Estate: Inventory

  January 14, 2012 / 60 Seconds on Real Estate

  In this episode of “60 Seconds On Real Estate,” Peggy Walkush, a top producing REALTOR with Keller Williams, discusses the decline in housing inventory in San Diego for January 2012 as compared to one year ago and what that means for buyers and sellers.

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  California Law Protects Against Deficiencies

  December 14, 2011 / Short Sale Report, Short Sales

  Peggy Walkush, Realtor, with Keller Williams delivers her Short Sale Report describing the California Law that protects homeowners against deficiencies after a short sale. Effective July 15, 2001, SB 458 precludes holders of trust deeds securing residential properties from pursuing homeowners for a deficiency once they’ve approved a short sale in writing. Peggy summarizes the law for AtHomeSanDiegoLive.com, her all video real estate web site.

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  Help Relocating to San Diego

  August 16, 2011 / Relocate

  Peggy Walkush, Realtor, Keller Williams, shares her approach to working with clients who are relocating to San Diego. Peggy has helped many people in the relocation process identify communities in San Diego best suited to them and helped them purchase a home.

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