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		<title>How to Get the $$$$ from the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You’ve decided to purchase a home and take advantage of the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit. Here&#8217;s what you have to do to get your benefit:

Close on your home purchase between November 7, 2009 and April 30, 2010, or have a binding written contract by April 30, 2010 and close by July 1, 2010.
 Decide whether [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/03/how-to-get-the-from-the-extended-home-buyer-tax-credit/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Event to Learn More about Geotourism in the San Mateo Coast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s very apparent when visiting or spending any amount of time in the San Mateo Coastal area that it’s residents are behind their community 100%.  We strive to do our part in making it an inviting and desirable place to visit or call “home.”  Due to its’ natural environment, scenic views and close proximity to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/03/upcoming-event-to-learn-more-about-geotourism-in-the-san-mateo-coast/</link>
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		<title>Natural Healing on the San Mateo Coast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As this world becomes more technologically advanced opening doors we never thought possible, it is interesting to see the recent draw back to simplicity.  This is evident as we advocate a more “green” planet in which we can live, and it also springs up in the art of natural healing.
The San Mateo Coast climate is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/03/natural-healing-on-the-san-mateo-coast/</link>
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		<title>New Listing! Tahoe-Style Home with Views! &#8211; Montara, CA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[860 George Street, Montara, CA 94037
** Open House &#8211; Saturday, 2/27, 3/6 &#38; 3/13 from 1:30-4:30pm **
Sunday, 2/28 &#38; 3/7 from 1:30-4:30pm
 Enjoy the expansive views from this Tahoe-inspired home in Montara.  This four bedroom, three bathroom home is set on an extra deep lot which features delightful gardens.  One of the many highlights of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/02/new-listing-tahoe-style-home-with-views-montara-ca/</link>
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		<title>Sell Your Home through Curb Appeal!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Spring right around the corner, many are beginning to think about taking advantage of the &#8220;move-up&#8221; buyers tax credit and are considering putting your home up for sale!  Move into your San Mateo Coastal area dream home quickly by making your current home irresistible to buyers.
First impressions are vital in the sale of your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/02/sell-your-home-through-curb-appeal/</link>
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		<title>This May Be Your Last Chance!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we weather this economic storm, there are three essential principles we can count on for the future:
1. Inflation leads to higher interest rates.
2. Houses are selling in high quantities.
3. If you’re a seller, it’s time to cut your price and be decisive; if you’re a buyer, it’s time to purchase or miss out on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/02/this-may-be-your-last-chance/</link>
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		<title>New Listing! Updated Move In Ready Ranch Home! &#8211; Montara, CA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1120 Birch Street, Montara, CA 94037
** Open House &#8211; Saturday 2/20 &#38; 2/27 from 1:30 &#8211; 4:30pm &#38; Sunday 2/21 &#38; 2/28 from 1:30 &#8211; 4:30pm **
Enjoy the coastal area of Montara in your very own ranch style home! This three bedroom, two bathroom residence is updated and ready for you to move right in! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/02/new-listing-updated-move-in-ready-ranch-home-montara-ca/</link>
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		<title>Guest Spot with Andy Block, Mortgage Broker: A Big Incentive for Homebuyers to Act Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the unpredictability of interest rate movements, now is a great time to buy.  Today&#8217;s low rates coupled with the Homebuyer Tax Credit will make a difference for many of you who are buying in the $800,000 and below price range.
In late January the Federal Reserve met and confirmed that the Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/02/guest-spot-with-andy-block-mortgage-broker-a-big-incentive-for-homebuyers-to-act-now/</link>
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		<title>High-Energy Sporting Events Bring Crowds to the San Mateo Coast!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With beautiful beaches ideal for surfing and Highway 1 which takes travelers along our breathtaking coastline, it’s no wonder that the San Mateo Coastal area draws in exciting events each year.  We’re pleased to announce the return of two sporting competitions that bring crowds and media coverage our way and highlight all that our coast [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/02/high-energy-sporting-events-bring-crowds-to-the-san-mateo-coast/</link>
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		<title>Coastal Area Event Promotes &#8220;Green&#8221; Lifestyle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the many things we love about the San Mateo Coastal area is the great attention to our environment and community.  Residents take pride in tapping into the local flavor of tasty foods grown nearby knowing that they are not only helping nurture the surrounding land, but people’s lives as well.
This is no more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/02/coastal-area-event-promotes-green-lifestyle/</link>
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		<title>New Listing! Dream Home and Views! &#8211; Montara, CA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1237 Main Street, Montara, CA 94037
* *  Join Us at an Open House, each Sunday in February from 1:30PM to 4:30PM!  * *
Have you ever dreamed of living in a home with ocean views located in a quaint beach town? This dream home is now available and in move-in condition! Imagine waking up to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/02/new-listing-dream-home-and-views-montara-ca/</link>
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		<title>Sellers Now Have a Short Window of Opportunity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Super Bowl Sunday can&#8217;t come fast enough for the real estate market.  Historically, this is when the floodgates open and sellers start putting their homes on the market.  Good news for Buyers but not as good for Sellers.  Read what is happening in the Bay Area below.
&#8220;What’s happening? First-time buyers are rushing to take advantage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/01/sellers-now-have-a-short-window-of-opportunity/</link>
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		<title>THAT SOUND YOU HEAR IS OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND EXPANDED. 
 Current homeowners can now receive a $6,500 tax credit, while first-time buyers are still eligible to receive an $8,000 credit. 
But act soon, the opportunity of a lifetime ends April 30th, 2010.
First time Home Buyer Credit has now changed 3 times.  The biggest change came in December [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/01/that-sound-you-hear-is-opportunity-knocking/</link>
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		<title>2009 Year-End Market Report for El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Montara, Moss Beach &amp; Pacifica</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to share the following 2009 year-end market reports for  Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, El Granada, Montara, Moss Beach and Pacifica California.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/01/2009-year-end-market-report-for-el-granada-half-moon-bay-montara-moss-beach-pacifica/</link>
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		<title>Changes Again for Buyers starting in the Spring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Susan O&#8217;Driscol of Princeton Capitol for this update today.
&#8220;The FHA announced changes to its guidelines yesterday. It will raise the minimum down payment required for borrowers with credit rating scores below 580 to 10%, while the down payment for higher-ranked borrowers would stay at 3.5%. The up-front MI premium is also going from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2010/01/changes-again-for-buyers-starting-in-the-spring/</link>
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		<title>New Years blog-dedicated to  Bobbie and Debbie who will be the best breast cancer survivors ever!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2009 is wrapping up and most people can&#8217;t wait for it to be over.  Maybe part of this is finishing the Holiday Season.
It&#8217;s been said that the gathering of the clan brings a rush of adrenaline to the calmest.  Holiday stress comes in several forms.  First there is the last minute shopping that the brawny [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/12/new-years-blog-dedicated-to-bobbie-and-debbie-who-will-be-the-best-breast-cancer-survivors-ever/</link>
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		<title>Blue Moon Tonight!  Check in for the Market Update for 2009 Year Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blue Moon tonight will not happen again until New Year&#8217;s Eve 2028!!!!  Be sure not to miss the second full moon this month.  Check back for the year in review and the 2009 complete market report.  Happy New Year to everyone.
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		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/12/blue-moon-tonight-check-in-for-the-market-update-for-2009-year-report/</link>
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		<title>* SOLD* 350 6th Street, Montara, CA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[* * UPDATE:  SOLD!! $749,000  * *
Unbelievable value:  350 6th Street, Montara, CA 94037
Spacious and open floor-plan with 3 fireplaces, skylights, cathedral ceilings, ground floor bedroom, back bedroom with &#8220;secret&#8221; door to large attic. Master suite with fireplace and jetted tub. Possible second upstairs master with bath access and view deck.  Eat-in kitchen with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/12/350-6th-st-montara/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update &#8211; Wk#49 December 14, 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Half Moon Bay to Montara had 8 new listings this week with 4 of them listed over $999,000.  Total active listings are 104 as the year is winding down to a close.  2 properties went sale pending this last week with one that was listed over a million and the other under $550,000.  YTD sales [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/12/monday-morning-market-update-wk49-december-14-2009/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update Wk#48 December 7, 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past week, our listings all had multiple showings.  The open houses this past Sunday were slow.  Could have been the weather, the football games or the season.  This will be the time that will be remembered as having some of the best real estate deals.  Inventory is low due to homes taken off the market as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/12/monday-morning-market-update-wk48-december-7-2009/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update November 30, 2009 Wk#47</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buyers were out again this weekend and seriously looking with their agents.  This will be the time that will be remembered as having some of the best real estate deals.  Inventory is low due to homes taken off the market as the Holiday Season approaches.
Still a Buyers Market – HALF MOON BAY through MONTARA,CALIFORNIA with just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/11/monday-morning-market-update-november-30-2009-wk47/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update November 23, 2009 Wk#46</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend the open houses were very well attended once again. Buyers are looking at properties for the second or third time, still trying to make a decision to purchase.  Some buyers have lost a few houses they liked due to waiting too long to make an offer before the house got sold.  A home that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/11/monday-morning-market-update-november-23-2009-wk46/</link>
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		<title>New Listing! Beautifully Remodeled by the Sea &#8211; El Granada, CA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[151 Shelter Cove, El Granada, CA 94018
See more property views here: www.151sheltercove.info 
Enter into the warm and cozy living room with a red brick wood burning fireplace flanked by built-in bookcases. Step into the gourmet kitchen with granite counters, tumbled stone backsplash with granite accents, extra deep/wide quartz composite sink, instant hot water dispenser, new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/11/new-listing-beautifully-remodeled-by-the-sea-el-granada-ca/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update November 9th Wk#45</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend the open houses were very well attended.  Lots of new buyers looking to get in on the Tax Credit extention with an April 2010 deadline to enter into a purchase contract.  Maybe we&#8217;ll see more buyer anxiety thou it is still looking like a buyers market in the Half Moon Bay communities.  Pacifica [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/11/monday-morning-market-update-november-9th-wk45/</link>
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		<title>Wk#44 Monday Morning Market Update November 2, 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The year is winding down and the sales statistics have broken the 100 mark in the Half Moon Bay area and the 200 mark in Pacifica.  What a difference between these two markets.  The sales price ranges have been so much lower in Pacifica with 176 homes sold that were listed under $700,000.  That&#8217;s over 75% [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/11/wk44-monday-morning-market-update-november-2-2009/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s on the Table by Rick Turley, Coldwell Banker SF Bay Area President</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rick has given us the update on the possibility of extending the tax credit.  Also check the market news from last week for the coast and San Mateo County.
&#8220;There’s no question that the government’s first-time homebuyer tax credit has spurred a significant amount of sales this year.  Latest estimates show that some 400,000 additional sales [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/11/its-on-the-table-by-rick-turley-coldwell-banker-sf-bay-area-president/</link>
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		<title>Market Trends in El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Montara, Moss Beach and Pacifica &#8211; October 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click each of the graphs below to view the graph and a sales data table for each area. The graphs link to PDF documents that show sales detail for each community (on page 2).
El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Montara, Moss Beach (click graph to view 2-page PDF document):


Pacifica (click graph to view 2-page PDF document):


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		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/10/market-trends-in-el-granada-half-moon-bay-montara-moss-beach-and-pacifica-october-2009/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update October 26, 2009 Wk#43</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Still a Buyers Market – HALF MOON BAY through MONTARA,CALIFORNIA with just under half of the listings listed at over 1 Million.  The Million plus price range is finally seeing activity. 
Active Listings-121 Single Family Homes. 52 listed over 1 Million, 15 listed at $900,000 to 1 Million.
Pending Sales-36 with 14 listed under $700,000 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/10/monday-morning-market-update-october-26-2009-wk43/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update October 19, 2009 Wk#42</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Still a Buyers Market – HALF MOON BAY through MONTARA,CALIFORNIA with just under half of the listings listed at over 1 Million.  The Million plus price range is finally seeing activity. 
Active Listings-120 Single Family Homes. 52 listed over 1 Million, 15 listed at $900,000 to 1Million.Pending Sales-41 with 11 listed under $600,000 and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/10/monday-morning-market-update-october-19-2009-wk42/</link>
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		<title>Tax Credit:  Expand?  Extend?  Expire? Market Update by Rick Turley, President CB SF Bay Area</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The question everyone is asking is, will the government expand, extend or simply let the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit expire.  With just over 50 days left until it is expires, the debate is on and everyone is anxiously awaiting the result.
Whichever side you take on the debate, what you can’t deny [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/10/tax-credit-expand-extend-expire-market-update-by-rick-turley-president-cb-sf-bay-area/</link>
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		<title>370 Bridgeport, El Granada, CA (Update: SOLD!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[* UPDATE:  SOLD!  * 
Remodeled rancher with gourmet kitchen facing the level, fenced backyard and open space. Cathedral ceiling in the living room and a woodburning fireplace with marble surround and hearth. Updated bathrooms, new carpet and crown molding throughout. Open space with trails are just beyond the backyard. What a great location, just a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/10/new-listing-370-bridgeport-el-granada-ca/</link>
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		<title>305 Roosevelt, Half Moon Bay, CA (Update: SOLD!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(** UPDATE 12/4/09:   Sold!! ** )  This great location will feel like you&#8217;re living on vacation everyday. Conveniently located to restaurants, new shops, Oceano Resort &#38; Spa, Harbor, Coastal Bluff Trail and beach. This lovely home, built in 1987 is approx. 1260 sf with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths on a 5000sf level lot. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/10/new-listing-305-roosevelt-half-moon-bay-ca/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update October 5, 2009 Wk#40</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Once again this week is a repeat of last weeks activities.  September was a consistent month of activity.
In talking to buyers at open houses this weekend, the price ranges they are looking in are up to 1 Million.  Good news for the large number of sellers of high end properties.


 
Still a Buyers Market – [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/10/monday-morning-market-update-october-5-2009-wk40/</link>
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		<title>Happiness!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Murray and Jenny McKinnell signing the papers for their new home in Millbrae.  Over 6 months of looking for their new home and finally the perfect place for them to raise their two little girls, Hannah and Vanessa. A magical moment in their life.  The look on their faces says it all.



Happiness! When you find [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/10/happiness/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update September 28, 2009 Wk#39</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Our Fall Selling Season is in full swing as Pending sales are consistent in Pacifica and increasing from Half Moon Bay to Montara with last week&#8217;s sales being the highest in the last 30 days.  The under $700,000 market is the most active.  
The homes that closed this week were evenly divided with half that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/09/monday-morning-market-update-september-28-2009-wk39/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update September 21, 2009 Wk#38</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
This is our Fall Selling Season and statistics have been really consistent since Labor Day.  Any sales have been replaced with new listings which are being priced to sell.  Buyers have been out at Open Houses and many are looking for their second or third home as they think about coming to the coast.   Yesterday, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/09/monday-morning-market-update-september-21-2009-wk38/</link>
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		<title>More Banking/Lending Changes-What do you think about this?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Susan O&#8217;Driscoll of Princeton Capital sent this.  After reading the information below, we are not sure that this is a good move.  Would not like to see more mistakes by the banks that will cause more Foreclosures and Short Sales down the road.  Let us know what you think.
&#8220;Friday, the FHA Commissioner announced that after January 1, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/09/more-bankinglending-changes-what-do-you-think-about-this/</link>
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		<title>Indian Summer hits the Coast Today!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
We&#8217;re expecting a heatwave over the next two days on the coastside.  So what do Bay Area folks do when the temperatures get close to 3 digits everywhere-go to the beach.


Surfers Beach-El Granada 





Montara Beach


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		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/09/indian-summer-hits-the-coast-today/</link>
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		<title>Is the Patient-Buyers &amp; Sellers-Finally out of Intensive Care?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re seeing signs that the Coast has hit the bottom of the Real Estate Market.  We are getting some multiple offers on well priced homes in the lower price range.  Investors are looking at the Coast for their second and third homes.  Doesn&#8217;t everyone want a Cottage at the beach?  So let&#8217;s look at what Rick Turley has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/09/is-the-patient-buyers-sellers-finally-out-of-intensive-care/</link>
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		<title>SOLD! Classic Coastal Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[* * Update:  SOLD!!  * * 
Sellers have owned this cutie since 1958, built in 1955, however, TLC is needed to bring this charmer back to life. Hardwood floors. 1st time on the market in 51 years. Construction materials from a time when heart of redwood 2&#8243;x4&#8243;studs were used. Gas heat. Views of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/09/new-listing-classic-coastal-home-open-house-this-sunday-130-430/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update September 14, 2007 Wk#37</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ABSORPTION RATE
Absorption Rate is the number of months it takes to sell the current inventory at the present rate of sales.
6 months supply is a balanced market.
Less than 6 months supply is a Sellers market.
More than 6 months supply is a Buyers market.
Still a Buyers Market &#8211; HALF MOON BAY through MONTARA, CALIFORNIA with 15.7 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/09/monday-morning-market-update-september-14-2007-wk37/</link>
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		<title>Are you thinking. . . ?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you thinking. . . ?
“Maybe now is a good time to move up to a bigger home
in the neighborhood where I want to live…I can take
advantage of the low interest rates and home prices…But, I
won’t get what I want for my current home if I sell now…
So, maybe I should hold out for a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/09/are-you-thinking/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update September 7, 2009 Wk#36</title>
		<description><![CDATA[September has arrived, kicking off the second half of the year&#8217;s selling season.  September and October are historically some of our best weather months on the coast and with the low interest rates and fabulous prices, we expect to see increased sale activity.  However, this week 5 homes went Sale Pending which is good for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/09/monday-morning-market-update-september-7-2009-wk36/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update-August 31, 2009 Wk#35</title>
		<description><![CDATA[August is one of the slowest months in Real Estate.  Last minute vacations are the culprit.  The good new for the coast is that this coincides with our typical Summer weather of intermittent fog.  We have just a few more weeks before Labor Day when our Fall Selling Season kicks off.   September and October are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/08/monday-morning-market-update-august-31-2009-wk35/</link>
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		<title>So Much for a Sleepy Summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Rick Turley
Generally speaking the Bay Area real estate market has seen a bit of a bounce this summer with sales increasing in all categories—from the entry level homes and condos to the high-end market. 
National figures showed June with an 11% increase in home sales and the Bay Area seemed to share that trend with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/08/so-much-for-a-sleepy-summer/</link>
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		<title>98 Days remaining for $8000 Tax Credit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our trusted lender, Andy Block of Opes Advisors in San Mateo, CA, sent this to us about the final days of  the first-time homebuyer credit.
There are only 98 days remaining to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit for first- time homebuyers. Prime candidates for the homebuyer credit are those who haven&#8217;t owned a home [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/08/98-days-remaining-for-8000-tax-credit/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update &#8211;  August 24, 2009 Wk#34</title>
		<description><![CDATA[August is one of the slowest months in Real Estate.  Last minute vacations are the culprit.  The good new for the coast is that this coincides with our typical Summer weather of intermittent fog.  We have just a few more weeks before Labor Day when our Fall Selling Season kicks off.   September and October are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/08/monday-morning-market-update-august-24-2009-wk34/</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Market Update August 17, 2009  Week #33</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ABSORPTION RATE
Absorption Rate is the number of months it takes to sell the current inventory at the present rate of sales.
6 months supply is a blanaced market.  Less than 6 months supply is a Sellers market.
More than 6 months supply is a Buyers market.

Still a Buyers Market &#8211; HALF MOON BAY through MONTARA, CALIFORNIA with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/08/monday-morning-market-update-august-17-2009-week-33/</link>
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		<title>What Will the Road To Recovery Look Like?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A message from Rick Turley, President, San Francisco Bay Area Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
&#8220;I was driving home from an office meeting this week and listening to NPR.  Health Care and Town Hall meetings have been taking the spotlight lately, with the recession and the more recently upbeat Dow Jones moving down a few stories.  This in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/08/what-will-the-road-to-recovery-look-like/</link>
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		<title>August 3, Monday Morning Market Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ABSORPTION RATE
Absorption Rate is the number of months it takes to sell the current inventory at the present rate of sales.
6 months supply is a balanced market.  Less than 6 months supply is a Sellers market.
More than 6 months supply is a Buyers market.
Still a Buyers Market &#8211; HALF MOON BAY through MONTARA, CALIFORNIA &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coastsidelife.com/2009/08/august-3-monday-morning-market-update/</link>
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