Summer Fun for a GOOD CAUSE

Are you up for some summer fun?  Please help support our fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life by joining us at the Ice House for a special comedy show on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 6 p.m. Tickets $15. Please contact Leslie at 626/975-4010 if you are interested in attending. Also,… Read more

You’re invited to join our Relay for Life Team

This year I have the honor again of being a c0-captain for the Arcadia Association of Realtors’ Team for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event on August 1 and 2 .  I invite you to please join our team at my Relay for Life page and help us fight cancer! Thank you for your support.

3-Step Guide to Buying a Home Workshop

Date:      Saturday – February 28, 2015 Time:      9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Location:  Roycroft Realty Office at 2566 Mission St., San Marino, CA Seating is limited. Please reserve your space by emailing us at leslie@silva-villa.com or calling us at 626/975-4010.  Sponsored jointly by Roycroft Realty and Silva+Villa Home Loans. COMPLIMENTARY CONITENTIAL BREAKFAST WILL BE PROVIDED.

Upcoming E-Waste and Document Shredding Event in Pasadena

Upcoming E-Waste-Document Shredding Event E-waste/Document Shredding event is scheduled for May 30, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Rose Bowl Stadium – Parking Lot I E-waste items include computers, keyboards, printers, monitors, laptops, docking stations, scanners, shredders, fax machines, computer mice, telephones, televisions, flat screens, VCRs, DVD players, PDAs, cassette players, tape drives, stereos… Read more

Fannie Mae to offer lenders access to proprietary home valuation database

From the L.A. Times.com — Starting Jan. 26, Fannie Mae plans to offer mortgage lenders access to proprietary home valuation databases that they can use to assess the accuracy of and risks posed by the reports submitted by appraisers. The Fannie data will flag possible errors in the appraiser’s work before the lender commits to… Read more

It’s Time to Think About Refinancing Your Mortgage

From the NYTimes.com — The bond market is a complicated thing, and it is understandable if most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it. But even for Americans who don’t want to spend any mental energy on yield curves, convexity and term premia, there is one simple thing to know about the… Read more

FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums Cut

From Businessweek.com — The annual fees the Federal Housing Administration charges to guarantee mortgages will be cut by 0.5 percentage point, to 0.85 percent of the loan balance, Julian Castro, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said today during a conference call with reporters. Under the new premium structure, FHA estimates that 2… Read more

Come out and learn about Aveson’s Approach to Education

You are invited to get a better understanding of how Personalized Mastery Learning works with Dr. Sebastian Cognetta, Aveson Director of Curriculum and Instruction.  Learn about “Educational Quotient,” a measure of one’s ability to thrive and contribute to a learning environment.   Interactive break-out sessions delve deeper into: Personalize Mastery Learning Social Leadership Healthy Living Upcoming… Read more

Fundraiser: Ice House Show on Saturday

As part of the Arcadia Association of Realtors’ Relay for Life fundraising efforts, we are  selling tickets to a “Relay for Laffs”.  The tickets are $15 and $11 of those dollars go to support the American Cancer Society.  The show is this Saturday on 7/26 at the Ice House in Pasadena at 6 p.m.  Please… Read more