Jason Thoele, Watson Touchstone Real Estate

A local entrepreneur plans to open three Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shops in Bakersfield, at least one of them as soon as this summer.

The highly accurate Anderson Forecast from the University of California at Los Angeles said in its first quarterly report for 2008, that its "no-recession forecast" remains "nervously intact."

Foreclosure sales at auction declined 15 percent to 16,931 sales. Notices of Defaults, decreased 7.6 percent to 37,362. Notices of Trustee Sale, which set the auction date and time, down 20 percent from January.

In an 8-2 vote, policymakers cut their target for short-term rates to 2.25%, the lowest in more than 3 years. The cut matched the most aggressive move since they began targeting the rate in 1990. The Fed has cut the rate from 5.25% since September.

After working over the years with numerous people who I consider highly educated regarding compliance, I still have yet to see a conclusive argument regarding a uniform method of selecting PFC's, or a uniform method of disclosing YSP.

Information shows that 82% of Internet homebuyers find their agent through a website, and that 66% of them use a search engine to do so. Internet buyers bought a home from the agent they found first over 81% of the time (Sources: NAR & CAR).

Serious homebuyers and investors take note: Don't fret recession talk and dismal foreclosure and mortgage delinquency numbers coming from the experts. It's time to get off the fence and buy!

If you're like most first-time home buyers, you've probably listened to friends', family's and coworkers' advice, many of whom are encouraging you to buy a home. However, you may still wonder if buying a home is the right thing to do.

The new FHA and Fannie Mae- Freddie Mac conforming loan limits have been released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

As a Real Estate Agent for Watson Touchstone I specialize in bridging the gap between buyers and sellers. Whether your buying or selling a home in Bakersfield Shafter Arvin Lamont Taft Tehachapi, Wasco or anywhere else in Kern County I can help!