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Just Listed! 16151 Via Arriba San Lorenzo, CA 94580
March 17th, 2010 4:10 PM
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$325,000.00
16151 Via Arriba

San Lorenzo, CA 94580



Beds: 3 Rooms: 6
Full Baths: 1 Sq. Ft.: 1092
Garage: 0 Built: 1944
 

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Just Listed! 5530 Bridgeport Cir Livermore, CA 94551
March 17th, 2010 3:53 PM
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$419,000.00
5530 Bridgeport Cir

Livermore, CA 94551



Beds: 4 Rooms: 8
Full Baths: 2 Sq. Ft.: 1564
Garage: 2 Built: 1972
 

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Just Listed! 9505 Velvet Leaf Circle San Ramon, CA 94582
March 12th, 2010 3:28 PM
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$1,150,000.00
9505 Velvet Leaf Circle

San Ramon, CA 94582



Beds: 3 Rooms: 8
Full Baths: 2 Sq. Ft.: 2740
Garage: 3 Built: 2001
 

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Just Listed! 6128 Seneca Cir Discovery Bay, CA 94514
November 23rd, 2009 7:57 PM
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$299,000.00
6128 Seneca Cir

Discovery Bay, CA 94514



Beds: 4 Rooms: 0
Full Baths: 3 Sq. Ft.: 3405
Garage: 0 Built: 2005
 

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$8,000 for First time homebuyers
March 15th, 2009 10:46 PM

Final score: $8,000 for homebuyers

First-time purchasers get a tax credit windfall if they buy before December 2009.

By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- There's a nice windfall for some homebuyers in the economic stimulus bill awaiting President Obama's signature on Tuesday. First-time buyers can claim a credit worth $8,000 - or 10% of the home's value, whichever is less - on their 2008 or 2009 taxes.


A big plus is that the credit is refundable, meaning tax filers see a refund of the full $8,000 even if their total tax bill - the amount of witholding they paid during the year plus anything extra they had to pony up when they filed their returns - was less than that amount. But there has been a lot of confusion over this provision. Adam Billings of Knoxville, Tenn. wrote to CNNMoney.com asking:

"I will qualify as a first-time home buyer, and I am currently set to get a small tax refund for 2008. Does that mean if I purchased now that I would get an extra $8,000 added on top of my current refund?"
The short answer? Yes, Billings would get back the $8,000 plus what he'd overpaid. The long answer? It depends. Here are three scenarios:

Scenario 1: Your final tax liability is normally $6,000 . You've had taxes withheld from every paycheck and at the end of the year you've paid Uncle Sam $ 6,000 . Since you've already paid him all you owe, you get the entire $ 8,000 tax credit as a refund check.


Scenario 2
: Your final tax liability is $6,000 , but you've overpaid by $1,000 through your payroll witholding. Normally you would get a $1,000 refund check. In this scenario, you get $9,000 , the $8,000 credit plus the $1,000 you overpaid.

Scenario 3:
Your final tax liability is $6,000 , but you've underpaid through your payroll witholding by $1,000. Normally, you would have to write the IRS a $1,000 check. This time, the first $1,000 of the tax credit pays your bill, and you get the remaining $7,000 as a refund.
To qualify for the credit, the purchase must be made between Jan. 1, 2009 and Nov. 30, 2009. Buyers may not have owned a home for the past three years to qualify as "first time" buyer. They must also live in the house for at least three years, or they will be obligated to pay back the credit.

Additionally, there are income restrictions: To qualify, buyers must make less than $75,000 for singles or $150,000 for couples. (Higher-income buyers may receive a partial credit.)

Applying for the credit will be easy - or at least as easy as doing your income taxes. Just claim it on your return. No other forms or papers have to be filed. Taxpayers who have already completed their returns can file amended returns for 2008 to claim the credit.


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A Testimonial For Lynne Ronen
October 16th, 2008 11:22 AM
Dear Lynne -
 
Please post this to your web site.  After nearly three years of trying to get my sister to move from San Francisco to Livermore, it is finally going to happen, and I want everyone to know what a jewel they'd find in you, not only as a realtor, but as a human being who sincerely cares what is best for her clients and their families.
 
When we found you through your shortsales911now.com web site, it was on a holiday weekend, Sunday to boot.  We saw an REO that looked interesting and called to inquire. Much to our surprise, you picked up the phone personally.  We had made other calls to realtors that day and before and received voice mail after voice mail and left message after message, none of which were returned in a timely fashion or at all, in most cases.  Well, not only did you answer your phone, you offered to show us the place IMMEDIATELY! Of course, that was a total shock because, after all,  it was a holiday weekend.  You seemed very eager to be of assistance, so we accepted your invitation to meet at the property within the hour.  In the meantime, you had to hunt down the listing agent to get the lock box combo so we could go into the premises, but somehow you pulled it off on extremely short notice.
 
The house had great curb appeal and good bones, as you know, but needed a lot of work to become habitable.  Still, it was still a good value, so my sister wrote an offer right then and there for list price.  When the bank countered for $10,000 more, my sister wasn't comfortable with this tactic and held firm and countered back at list. This was the first time we saw how much you believe in doing what is right for the client.  The bank accepted, but had dragged its feet long enough to miss the deadline to respond, which, as luck would have it, opened up another opportunity even better!
 
Just at the same time the bank accepted my sister's offer, another REO had freshly popped up in the market.  It was only 24 hours old, but looked even better than the first.  In spite of having a good deal in hand, you did not try to deter us from looking into it and jumped at the opportunity to screen it with me for my sister.  The minute you saw it, you knew it was the perfect fit for her.  Not only would it require less time and money to fix up, it was only .2 of a mile from my own home! Right then and there, pics were emailed to my sister.  She liked what she saw so you, again, even with a good deal already in hand, and as risky as REO negotiations can be, you put your personal interests aside and told her in not uncertain terms to "GO FOR IT!".   REO purchases being what they are - COMPETITIVE - especially with all these cash buyers out there right now hunting for investment properties you committed to staying focused and persistent in keeping my sister's situation in the forefront of the bank's eye.  In the meantime, your husband, Dannial, locked in a terrific rate and pre-approval for her.
 
In spite of the having to beat out cash buyers and the lender's continued nitpicky demands (even though she was already pre-approved!) that your husband had to push through patiently, the house today, after a few short weeks,  has been officially recorded as my sister's! 
 
All of these things I've said are absolutely true, but what is key for prospective clients to know is that as competitive and detached as the REO transaction process can be, your skilled diplomacy at shaping the bank's personal connection to my sister made it hard for them to  say "no" to her offer.  This deal may have easily gone to someone else in the pile, but thanks to you, the real fun can now begin, and I'm pulling out my painting clothes and cleaning supplies to help her put her personal touches on the new place she'll be calling home!
 
Thanks to you for all you've done to make this happen!
 
Most Sincerely,
 
Meredith MacDaniel and Brabara MacDaniel

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Just Listed! 3048 Clearcoast Ct Vallejo, CA 94591
August 18th, 2008 3:59 PM
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$399,000.00
3048 Clearcoast Ct

Vallejo, CA 94591



Beds: 3.0 Rooms: 3
Baths: 2.00 Sq. Ft.: 0
Garage: 0 Built: 1998
 

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Lynne Ronen
Excel Realty and Mortgage, Inc.
(925) 786-3765
www.lynneronen.com



 
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The Livermore Network Goddesses To Donate Money for Forclosed Families
July 14th, 2008 10:07 PM

The Livermore Network Goddesses was formed in the early part of 2008, founded by Lynne Ancien-Ronen with the mission to give back to the community, to residents that live in the Dunsmuir, Lindenwood, Cresta Blanca, Cooperage and Private Reserve in South Livermore.  They had organized and executed the first annual Easter Egg Hunt for the neighborhood at the Bruno Canziani Park and it was a great turnout with over 100 kids eager to pick up the eggs and candies.  This coming month, the Network Goddesses will soon be organizing another event to organize a summer day of fun with relay games and bake sale. Proceeds will go to families who have lost their homes on short sales and foreclosures.

 


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