Jan 18th	The 2 Major First Steps in Buying a Home in Santa Barbara, CA.
2008	Categories: Buyer's Resources & Advice, Santa Barbara

The path a buyer takes to home ownership in Santa Barbara should always start with these two major steps. 1 - Hire a Full-time Santa Barbara Real Estate Agent that Works Often or Exclusively with Buyers. A CA real estate agent has a fiduciary responsibility to look out for the best interest of their client.  This duty is clearly spelled out in the Disclosure Regarding Real Estate Agency Relationship as: (a) Diligent exercise or reasonable skill and care in performance of the agent's duties (b) A duty of honesty and fair dealing and good faith (c) A duty to disclose all facts know to the agent materially affecting the... Read more

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Jan 16th	Santa Barbara Races Ahead on Energy Efficient Real Estate Construction Guidelines.
2008	Categories: Green Housing & Living, Santa Barbara

I recently read this article in The Independent (An excellent free local paper in Santa Barbara providing well written weekly updated information on local News, Events, People, Arts, Real Estate etc.) that should excite anyone that is concerned for our future generations.  The guts of the article are about: 1) Santa Barbara City Council being a leader in energy efficient standards 2) The commitment in Santa Barbara to reduce energy use and greenhouse emissions for all new residential real estate construction as well as retrofits 3) Architecture 2030 Challenge "Some say governments move too slowly and that bureaucracies can impede progress, but just recently the Santa... Read more

Tags: energy efficient, real estate, Real Estate News, Santa Barbara

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