If you'd like to use your smartphone to manage home maintenance and improvement projects -- you guessed it, there's an app for that!

Save the Date!! Thursday, May 17th is the 2012 OC Green Fair. This is a free event for the community, which showcases eco-friendly products and services. This is a great way to become connected with the community and to become aware about the environment and learn what you can do to reduce your impact on the earth.

It's almost summer. Just in time for your next getaway, I've come across this informative article with tips on what to do and what to avoid when searching for potential vacation rentals.

Just in time for tax day!.... One of the biggest financial advantages of owning a home is the mortgage interest deduction, but the amount many taxpayers submit is often greater than the allowed limit. And, while home offices have become more popular because of convenience and the downturn in the economy, many homeowners may be better off not taking the deduction because of the depreciation recapture upon sale. Both the mortgage interest and home office topics need to be double-checked before the April 17 deadline.

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Will HARP 2 Rescue You? Making the Most of Your Money... Now is the time to evaluate your present FHA loan. You could benefit from these sweaping changes whether you are underwater on your mortgage or not. In what it described as part of an initiative to lift the housing market, the Obama administration said that it would make refinancing less expensive for certain borrowers with mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration. “It’s like another tax cut that will put more money into people’s pockets,”President Obama said at a news conference announcing the plans, adding that he does not need authorization from Congress to make the changes.

To avoid the pending increase, your buyers must open escrow and obtain an FHA Case Number prior to April 09, 2012

Home sales may get a boost from the rising prices occurring in the rental market, which is making it cheaper to own rather than rent in a growing number of cities.

If you refinanced your mortgage in 2011, make sure you get all your rightful tax breaks. Read More of the story here...

FHA Mortgage Rates Approaching All-Time Lows

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December saw a rare home sales increase. But how will current mortgage rates affect future home sales?

The La Palma ERA franchise has multiple reasons to celebrate. Learn why the sky's the limit for this thriving real estate company.