p.s.

Just found out that my client
on Coca is now officially
a RENTER....

YEAH, WE DID IT!!

IT'S CLOSED!

And for "Record"
in that tract, I think,
is that right??

I will have to check

Ciao!!

finito!

I'm almost done w/today!

Still have bills to pay
(have had to pay them
all week, and haven't
made or gotten the
time to do so!) Poor
excuse, I know.

Also, still not sure
if my listing on Coca
closed today or not???

Since it's the end of the
month, there were alot
of what we call, "special
recordings" ~ means that
they funded and recorded
the same day, or they
were supposed to.

So we'll see, it's nearly
630pm....

I did a go see today
in Riverside and managed
to sneak in a lunch
at one of my favorites...
The Mission Inn.

Thank You John and
Maria, Our mutual
birthday celebrations
were fun!!

Maria is born the day before
me, no not after, before! LOL

But she doesn't even have
a line on her face!!

John is younger than us.

It was great to see you guys
and the kids!!

Cha Cha is adorable
and LuLu is still
such a gorgeous girl!

Well, better get back
to my work....doing
some research on a home
that I may list in San
Bernardino/near Cal
State...we'll see...
maybe in the next month.

dog to therapy too??

got this from a past client and
thought I'd share the
cuteness w/you:

HeyTodd,

So, how much of a dork am I?

Today after work I'm
going to pick up the kids.

Then, I'll pick up Fluffy.

Then, we'll all go for
dinner together.

Then we have an
appointment with the psychologist.

Me, the kids and the dog!! (Ha, Ha)

Am I losing it or what?

***I don't think she's/he's losing it!

I think she's/he's awesome!!

Fast Facts

Calif. median home price - May 06:
$564,430
(Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. highest median home price by C.A.R. region May 06:
Santa Barbara So. Coast $1,240,000
(Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. lowest median home price by C.A.R. region May 06:
High Desert $332,080
(Source: C.A.R.)

Mortgage rates - week ending 6/22:
30-yr. fixed: 6.71%; Fees/points: 0.5%
15-yr. fixed: 6.36%; Fees/points: 0.5%
1-yr. adjustable: 5.75%; Fees/points: 0.8%

(Source: Freddie Mac)

**Taken from The California Association of Realtors Bulletin, dated June 29, 2006.

Mortgage Loan Applications Decline 6.7 Percent

The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, was 529.6 for the week ending June 23, down 6.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from 567.6 one week earlier, The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today.

On an unadjusted basis, the index decreased 7 percent for the week ending June 23 compared with the previous week and was down 31 percent compared with the same week one year earlier.

The refinance share of mortgage activity declined to 35.3 percent of total applications for the week ending June 23 from 35.5 percent the previous week.

The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity decreased to 29.1 percent of total applications from 29.6 percent the previous week.

**Taken from The California Association of Realtors Bulletin, dated June 29, 2006.

Consumers Concerned About Short-Term Economic Outlook

Despite a one-point increase in consumer confidence this month, consumers remain concerned about current economic conditions, according to a recent report from The Conference Board.

Following last month's decline, the Consumer Confidence Index increased to 105.7 (1985=100) in June, up from 104.7 in May.

The Expectations Index also edged up, rising to 87.6 from 85.1, while the Present Situation Index declined for the second consecutive month, falling to 132.7 from 134.1.The decline in the Present Situation Index is "a signal that the economy is shifting into lower gear heading into the second half of this year," according to the report.

While consumers' outlook for the labor market improved moderately in June, the proportion of consumers claiming overall conditions are "good" fell to 26.8 percent from 28.5 percent.

**Taken from The California Association of Realtors Bulletin, Dated June 29, 2006.

Home Sales Decreased 21.1 Percent in May

The median price of an existing single-family home in California increased 8 percent in May and sales decreased 21.1 percent compared with the same period a year ago, C.A.R. recently reported. "This is the first time since November 2001 that the median price did not increase by double digits, reflecting the return to the more balanced market that we have anticipated," said C.A.R. President Vince Malta.

"Interest rates, while still historically low, continue to impact sales as did the inventory of homes for sale, which reached nearly a six-month supply in May."

According to the report, the median price of an existing, single-family detached home in California during May 2006 was $564,430, an 8 percent increase over the revised $522,530 median for May 2005.

The May 2006 median price increased 0.5 percent compared with April's revised $561,750 median price.

Also in May, closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled 488,260 at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, down 21.1 percent compared with the sales pace recorded one year earlier and down 5.6 percent from home resale activity in April.

**Taken from the California Association of Realtors Bulletin, dated June 29, 2006.

My Lunch w/The Finance Director of Upland

I met with Stephen Dunn and his lovely wife, Anne, today for lunch. He is the Finance Director for the city of Upland.

We had lunch @ The Yard House....see my pic...LOL

He has some really exciting information to discuss at his upcoming speaking engagement @ the Realtor/Broker Caravan Meeting. I look forward to Stephen's time with us and hope that the group finds (actually know the group will find) his information he shares most valuable.

Happy Day Everyone!!

butterflies and rice cakes

Good Morning Everyone!!

Nice to see you today ;)

I have butterflies this morning...big day ahead. Have a "go see" in my old tract, where I used to live. Stuff just isn't selling as well as it used to, but this is a beauty, I think, so we'll see how it looks.

Butterflies because I have two VIP closings coming up hopefully tomorrow, providing all goes as planned. Seems there's alot of little loopholes on one of them and the other Realtor seems somewhat secretive or not "in the know" about their job/duties....so it's kinda scary.

I know it will all work out the way it's supposed to, so I'm wearing my "key of life" pendant today around my neck, ALL DAY!

Just got them when I was buying St. Joseph's the other day....also

RICE CAKES ARE MY NEW VICE!!

EATING THEM TO KEEP MY APPETITE DOWN, THROUGHOUT MY DAY, AS A SNACK and IT'S WORKING.

LOST 5 POUNDS the past Two Weeks!!

Have a great day!!

Haircut tomorrow.....

Get to see the Assistant City Manager, Stephen Dunn today and his lovely wife, Anne.

Visiting my dear longtime best friend, Jenny. Her mom just past away Sunday, same night I had the Elizabeth Taylor Dream, which I will have to tell her about. For some reason, after reflecting about things, I realized she really kinda adored Elizabeth Taylor if I remember right? I will have to ask Jenny.

Busy today, you bet, headache may be coming on already....going to go take some motrin or aspirin right now!

Have an EXCELLENT DAY!!!!

For Bonnie and her loved ones....

Remembering Mrs. Griffith

I remember, Ms. Bonnie and the day that we met
was she rich(?), or did it just seem that she was jet~set??

She was there at Oak Tree with her two daughters...
with their amazing Morgan, Kiko, who was her eldest daughter’s.

Her younger daughter, Stephanie, had a little pony poo,
she was as black and as cute as a little bugga boo!!

I came to know them as "The Griffith’s".... you know,
whether it was practicing, lessons.... or at the horse shows.

Their Dad was Ken, and he was Bonnie’s husband,
I remember seeing him drive his white car and making the horses go abuzzin’.

She used to make jokes about ‘Here comes the beer’...
although I knew, that this was her way of saying, "See, we’re all family here!!"

I know that today, and this week has been rough,
Your thoughts are probably everywhere and you’re not sleeping enough.

But the Bonnie I knew would want you to be,
everything that she taught you, and then, showing her somehow, so she could see.

I know she’s already in heaven and there being a clown,
also that she wouldn’t want her loved ones to be sad, or to frown.

Your Mom was amazing, I know you know it’s true.....
She was classy, sassy, sweet, and sensitive, too!

She will be missed by many, I’m know, my family too,
I know she accomplished what she’d set out to do.....

She raised a beautiful family that I know, I will always remember,
it seems like yesterday, that rainy day I met her, maybe in November?

TP

meet Scarlett!!

"there is no substitute

for class!!"

Todd Picconi

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Met Elizabeth Taylor!!

Hello Again

This week had an interesting DREAM!!

I met Elizabeth Taylor and her Mother!!

I won a contest and the elevator

that I was in opened, there they were....

can't remember the rest....

Can't figure out exactly what or WHY?

working on Loma Sola Flier/NEW FRONT PHOTO

Well, it's been an eventful day so far....

up at the crack of dawn

off to the gym

after taking new front pics
of Loma Sola

They came out much better

then updating, trying to be sure
every detail is handled with
my current listings for sale

also, yesterday planted
St. Josephs @ all
my homes currently
for sale....Need all the
help we can get with
current market.

Have some birthday stuff
to send out for some
special people in my life.

It's busy, busy as usual.

Trying to get an ad in
for this weekend also
for the newspaper
and homes currently for
sale...

Well, there's a lot of stories
that will be coming your
way this week....I thought
about it yesterday and
mental noted that I will
have to preface things
that way on here....

Hope you're having
a great/awesome week!!

Bye for now,
Todd

P.S. THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!!

got this recently....so sweet, Thanks Guys!!

Todd;

Thank you for all your
help in selling us a home.

We are very excited and can't
wait to move in!

Here is a picture of us
since we didn't get to take
any with you!

Kristin

new real estate article la times for so cal market

COMPLIMENTS OF DARLENE!!

THANKS DARLENE!!



CLICK BELOW FOR ARTICLE:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-062006homes,0,2877540.story?coll=la-home

agent gossip

I am working right now with another
professional, who I'm kinda wondering....

how they could call themselves professional??

They are completely unaccountable....and
terrible with details. I'm thrilled that we
are able to work together though, because
my client(s) is/are happy to do this
transaction.

Night!!

headache all pm

Good Evening Everyone!!

I have had a terrible headache all afternoon and
it's really starting to throb now....

I hope it's gone when I wake up tomorrow morning.

Just got two new listings entered and ready for bed
~~finally!!

Still working on some research for another VIP Client
of mine in Riverside who are contemplating selling.

Tomorrow, I have a "Go See" in Upland, newer home.

Also, have another "Go See" later this week.

Things are going pretty well, just a bit, um, crazy.

You know me though, trying to stay in control and
organized....doin' pretty well....think I may have
overdone it this weekend......??

Tomorrow is another day.

On a Sad Note, a dear friend's Mom (whom I also
knew and she actually used to help me out alot
when Papa was out of town, with the
horses, etc.) has passed. Services are later this
week....I will be there.

Night !!

OPEN HOUSES A BUST!

Good Morning!!

It's another fabulous day in the Inland Empire!

My Open Houses this weekend were a total bust! The more I thought about it and even my Seller on one of them, told me that her son told her, "Mom, if my wife asked me to go out and look @ Open Houses today, IT'S TOO HOT!!"

Of course, I left the air conditioners on @ both, but I was lucky to get 2-4 people total per Open House ~ had one on Saturday, then another home on Sunday.....That just doesn't cut it for me.

I remain hopeful that "Open Houses" will work somehow this Summer in the heat!

You'll probably notice that there are a ton of Open Houses now, too....

.....Just spoke with my wonderful Manager, Jesse, and he said, that because homes are sitting around on the market a longer time right now, that they are being held "Open" to hopefully 'capture' (not his wording but mine here) that buyer!

....so MORE OPEN HOUSES??? Probably....we shall see.

REASONS WHY THEY ARE NOT SELLING:

From Hurricane Katrina and the other disasters we've had recently
The War
Interest Rates Rising
The past 2 years homes have been overpriced, but because of the shortage of inventory it drove property values higher.
The market is currently getting "re~adjusted".

Hope you have a great Monday!!
(and that your weekend was nice!)

Spanish Style Architecture

While early American architects primarily looked to England for inspiration, some late 19th and early 20th century builders -- especially those in Florida, the Southwest and California -- looked instead to Spain.

The Spanish craze began to spread in 1915, when the San Diego Exhibition showcased architect Bertram Goodhue's reinterpretation of Spanish Gothic buildings for the signature buildings of Balboa Park. The popularity of Spanish-influenced architecture dwindled in 1940, but not before leaving an indelible mark on suburbs nationwide.

Spanish Colonial Revival marked the most formal and historically accurate representation of all the Spanish styles. The architecture featured red tile roofs, spiral columns beside door and window openings, decorative tile trim and heavy, carved doors.

Drawing inspiration from early Spanish missions and churches, Southern Californian architects created Mission-style buildings. Massive stucco walls with broad, unadorned surfaces, shapely, scalloped parapets and arched windows and doors are characteristics of this style. Both the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railways adopted this style for rail corridor buildings to provide a consistent theme to the Southwest for eastern travelers.

Combining elements of Spanish Colonial and Indian Pueblo architectural forms, the Santa Fe style was a reaction to the Mission style and gave New Mexico a unique architectural identity. Prominent features include thick adobe walls that are slightly rounded and give a smooth stucco finish, and wood roof beams imbedded in the walls that project through to the exterior.

**received from Karen Vogel, American Home Mortgage

Call her for your financing needs.

American Home Mortgage
9227 Haven Avenue, Suite 200
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

Work Phone: 909-466-1290 Ext. 118
Fax: 866-896-6595
Toll Free: 888-466-1290

Karen.Vogel@americanhm.com

THANKS KAREN, YOU'RE ALWAYS
SURPRISING ME WITH SOMETHING
FUN and I APPRECIATE THAT!!

HOW'S OUR NEW FAVORITE
GRANDMA???

Fast Facts

Calif. median home price - April 06:
$562,380 (Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. highest median home price
by C.A.R. region April 06:
Santa Barbara So. Coast
$1,250,000 (Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. lowest median home price
by C.A.R. region April 06:
High Desert $334,860
(Source: C.A.R.)

Mortgage rates - week ending 6/15:

30-yr. fixed: 6.63%; Fees/points: 0.5%

15-yr. fixed: 6.25%; Fees/points: 0.6%

1-yr. adjustable: 5.66%; Fees/points: 0.6%

(Source: Freddie Mac)

**Taken from the California Association
of Realtors Bulletin, dated June 22, 2006.

U.S. Housing Starts Decline 3.8 Percent in May

The seasonally adjusted annual rate for privately owned housing starts declined to1.96 million units in May, according to a report released by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce.

May's construction pace was down 3.8 percent from a year ago. Single-family housing starts decreased 7.6 percent from May 2005, to a rate of 1.59 million units, while starts for buildings with five or more units increased 14.6 percent to 321,000.

The number of building permits issued, which can be an indicator of future building activity, declined 8.5 percent from one year earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.93 million permits.

Last month, the South was the only region posting an increase in housing starts, where starts climbed 4 percent.

The rate for privately owned housing starts declined 1.1 percent in the Northeast, 4.2 percent in the West, and 23.2 percent in the Midwest.

**Taken From The California Association of Realtors Bulletin, dated June 22, 2006.

Builder Confidence Falls To Lowest Point Since April,** 1995

The confidence level of the nation's home builders continues to decline in 2006, falling this month to its lowest reading since April 1995, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

The seasonally adjusted HMI stands at 42, down four points from May's revised reading of 46. An HMI above 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as good versus poor.

According to NAHB, declining demand from investors, rising mortgage interest rates, and continued affordability issues all contributed to the decrease in builders' outlook for the new home market.

All three HMI components declined in June. The component measuring sales expectations declined five points to 50, while the components gauging current single-family sales and buyer traffic decreased to 47 and 29, respectively.

Home builder confidence edged down across the nation in June, and in the West builder confidence declined one point to a seasonally adjusted HMI of 61.

**Taken from the California Association of Realtors Bulletin, dated June 22, 2006.

Madonna's Changing Fashion.....So Interesting...

http://lifestyle.sympatico.msn.ca/Celeb+Style/Fashion+Timeline/articles/FashionTimelineMadonna.htm


***talk about a retrospective.....fewweeee, I feel like I just flew
through 20 years in a few minutes!

Weren't all the looks/times fun??.....

For The Seniors?

My Grandmother used to go
to her local Senior Center
and get "day old" breads,
etc. for FREE.

I found that Rancho Cucamonga
does the same which was cute...
had to get a pic of it.

moving guys

these are the great
movers that helped one
of my clients move this
week!!

thanks guys!!

you did a great job ;)

21 Century Movers
1.800.819.2121

(if you know someone or need a good mover)

Caravan and Rancho Cucamonga's Mayor

This morning on our
Realtor/Broker Caravan
the Mayor of Rancho Cucamonga,
Mayor Bill Alexander spoke.

The Mayor spoke about
what is coming up in
Rancho Cucamonga....Very
valuable information if you're
Selling Rancho, right?
(or trying to! lol)


I was happy to get my picture with
him, also with a few of my
very close~knit and awesome
associates!

Jessica from WAMU
& The Greatest Manager
in the Whole Wide World,
Jesse!!
(what's with the J's, right??)

Anyway, back at the office now
and looking over what I have to
do next.

Wrote an offer on a Corona Property
last night...and made myself not work
from 9-10PM.

Long Days and workin' it.....like a
******!! (only smarter)

Talk Soon ;)
Todd

new listing

should I quit my day job?

From: Attorney Richard Barber
(SAN) Richard Barber Chamber's

Dear Todd Picconi,

I write you this message under strict recommendation and in good faith.I am sorry at the perceived confusion you may have by receiving this email from me since we have not previously met.

To be Straight, I am a solicitor at law and the personal Attorney to Late Mr. Alex Picconi, who used to workwith Nigerian Government as a contractor.

On the 31st of October 2004, my client, his wife and child were involved in a car accident in Kara district Abuja, All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives after 3 days of being hospitalized. Since then I have made several enquires to locate any of my client's extended relatives. This unfortunately has proved unsuccessful.

Hence I seized this opportunity and decided to contact you for your help. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and Propertyleft behind by my client before they get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this Huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, Where the deceased had an account valued at isUSD$9,705,844.00(Nine Million Sevenhundred and Five thousand Eight Hundred and Forty four Cent. (Plusinterest) has just recently issued me a notice to provide the next of kin of the deceased or have the account confiscated within the shortest period of time.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for going to two(2) years now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased on your immediate approval and acceptance to assist me in this matter, so that the proceeds of this Account valued at is USD$9,705,844.00 (NineMillion Seven hundred and Five thousand Eight Hundred and Forty four Cent.(Plus interest) can be paid to you after which you and I can share the money.

50% of the total fund would be for you, 30% for me while 20% would be for expenses incurred in the course of this transaction for tax. I have the necessary logistics that would be used to back up your claim at the Financial Institution where these funds are deposited temporarily, all

I require is your honest cooperation to enable us carry out this deal through and your willingness to carry out this project with me till it's fruitful end. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate Arrangement that will protect both of us from any breach of the Law to cover up your reputable name.

Please get in touch with me if you willingly accept this offer. So that I could forward immediately to you the necessary details on how we are to carry out this project to a fruitful end. 1) YOUR FULL NAME/ADDRESS 2) YOUR PHONE NUMBER 3) YOUR FAX NUMBER/MOBILE NUMBER 4) AGE 5) OCCUPATION to enable our further discussion about this transaction. I now wait to have your soonest positive response to this regards.


Thank you and my sincere regards to you and your family.




Sincerely,
Attorney. Richard Barber (SAN) Principal Attorney,
(Solicitors & Advocates of the supreme court of Nigeria) 100 IBB ways.
Alternative email address:richard_barber01lawyer@yahoo.com

****if this sounds too good to be true,

isn't it supposed to be???

Avery is here!!

Congratulations to
Melise and Brian!!

Melise delivered Avery Marie yesterday 06/20/06
She was born at 1:50 p.m.
8lbs 14oz 20inches

Avery is doing wonderful
Mommy & Daddy are resting when they can.

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lunch and a bottle of wine? (pics)

lunch and a bottle of wine?

i had lunch recently
w/one of my realtor
friends, mary.

she was so sweet~
she even brought me
something back from
cape cod....it's a
cranberry wine/vino
and can't wait to taste
it! (notice the shape
of the bottle is a lighthouse)

thank you, mary!!!

here are a few pics from
our lunch and the bottle....
hehe

have a great night!

have more work to do now!!

guasti continued...

across from the post office
you can still see the
international ontario airport

then you'll approach
the old guasti mansion
where there is one of my
favorite restaurants,
saffron's!

mini tour of guasti, ca

i can't believe how
close something historical
is to us....there's always
something cool and historical
nearby, right?

this is a mini~tour of the
rancho cucamonga area
~ southern section, bordering
ontario airport, called guasti.

i snapped some photos of
different parts of it.

first you'll find an old
partly delapitated (sp?)
home, that is just a one
in a million find!
(once fixed up of course)

this faces south, towards
the now, international
ontario airport

then continuing eastbound
you'll come upon the old
guasti post office

father's day

yesterday my family and i
headed to a place that papa
wanted to go for lunch...
in rosemead (i think?)
called, "bella italia"
it's actually on rosemead blvd.
just past huntington drive.

we got there and it was
closed/cerrado/chiuso!!
oh no!!

so i took a pic of papa
(you can see me popping
out my car window in
the glass's reflection)
standing there, it was
like, what do we do now?

just so happened we were
across the street from
the "north woods inn"

so, duh, we thought
let's go there!

we went, devoured their
cheese bread, if you haven't
tried it before, you must!

papa had lobster tail
(australian) but said
it wasn't that great.

he hadn't had lobster
tail in like 25 years, so
that made me kinda
disappointed that it wasn't
'all that'...

nevertheless, we had fun
as you can see from the pics.

new giveaways are in!!

hi!!

my new
bandaid dispensers are in!

they look really fun

purple and transculcent blue

the purple is more of a solid look

anyway
they are fun! hope to get you one ;)

up early

dawn hasn't even cracked!

how was your father's day weekend?

have lots of details to handle today
getting started now ;)

have a great one, check in w/you later.....

pg. 4 of june newsletter

pgs. 2 & 3 of june newsletter

pg. 1 of june's newsletter

septic stuff

hi there

just waiting to hear
what it's going to
take to get
this septic tank
on my client's
home certified.

been working on this two+ weeks!!

hope to have it resolved soon...

the rocking chair!

there was something
about this chair
that i just
loved!!

had to get my
picture in it.....

have you ever
had a piece of furniture
that you're drawn to?

maybe it was my mood?

wine tasting then dinner

hi there!

went to a realtor
wine tasting tonight
at the wine tailor
in rancho cucamonga

it was alot of fun

we stayed longer than
we had planned

i was excited to meet
different realtors and
most excited to have some
time with one of my good
friends, stef, and my lovely
sister, yvette.
(does it get much better
than being with these two
beautiful women???)

stef is an event planner
and probably one of the most
organized people that you will
ever meet!! she specializes in
weddings, quinciniera's (sp?)
and also retirement parties, etc.

she has been a long~term,
valued client and i'm happy
we've been friends and get
to help one another out

yvette had a great time, i
think. i was so glad to
introduce her and stef around
to the people i know, etc.

i was like, give them your card,
or i love yours, as in the case
with the darneys!
(husband and wife pic
with me in the middle)

i had just picked up their card
at my printers this week, and
showed yvette and stef, then
low and behold, there they were.

tomorrow comes early and have lots
to do...that's also very exciting!

so good night
and thank you all for a wonderful
night and time....you're the best!

real estate trends....second home bubble losing air

here's another article on 2nd homes
and some properties losing values

overall, I believe that we're relatively
safe here in the inland empire....


http://www.realestatejournal.com/buysell/markettrends/20060601-blumenthal.html?refresh=on

u.s. luxury homeowners still add property...

here's an interesting article that i just found....


http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2006-06-05T105040Z_01_N01347201_RTRUKOC_0_US-ECONOMY-HOUSING-LUXURY.xml&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage2

fast facts for the week:

Calif. median home price - April 06:
$562,380 (Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. highest median home price by C.A.R. region April 06:
Santa Barbara So. Coast $1,250,000
(Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. lowest median home price by C.A.R. region April 06:
High Desert $334,860
(Source: C.A.R.)

Mortgage rates - week ending 6/8:

30-yr. fixed: 6.62%; Fees/points: 0.5%
15-yr. fixed: 6.23%; Fees/points: 0.5%
1-yr. adjustable: 5.63%; Fees/points: 0.8%

(Source: Freddie Mac)

**taken from the california association of realtors bulletin,
dated june 15, 2006.

have a great day, everyone!!

todd

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importance of exercise

morning!

i'm reprinting my turner flier
then headed to printers to drop
it off and also to the gym

i feel so much better when i workout
at least three times a week

after today, i'll have one or two more times
this week.....we'll see how it goes

lately been doing lots of cardio
and actually need to change my
shirt when i get out to the car
because it's usually all wet
(good sign!!)

may have a new listing in ontario
but maybe not
still waiting to see
they may sell it to someone they
know (for sale by owner) which
is fine w/me really, as long as
it's a positive for them
if not, i prefer to list it

i was able to locate a clamp on
damper clamp yesterday
richard, thanx for your quick note
and the lead!

i actually found it in downtown upland
at a store called quality fireplaces
corner of 2nd and d street
did lowes, home depot, bbq's galore
then finally quality fireplaces
got some miles on my bmw! lol

also, got my bmw's smog done
and then the registration
yikes! it was like two weeks late
;0

glad it's all handled now

working on getting my new newsletters
out
happy day!