There has been a lot of talk surrounding the rise in the conforming loan limits to help spur the residential real estate market. As I'm sure you've all heard the congress finished off the economic stimulus package yesterday and sent it to the President with the $729,750 number intact. President Bush has already come out and said he is pleased with the bill and will sign it into law sometime next week.
Here is the section of the bill relating to the conforming limit increase:
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So you are looking to buy your first gorgeous home in Concord, CA. Take a look at this Down Payment Assistance and First Time Home Buyer program available in the Contra Costa County, City of Concord. There is $25,000 in Down Payment Assistance available for the purchase of your New Home through the City of Concord. The funds are provided the city's First Time Home Buyer Program in the form of a Zero interest and Zero Payment 45yr loan.
For more details please visit... Concord, CA First Time Home Buyer Program
San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission approved a local subsidy Tuesday January 8th for residents and business who install solar power. San Francisco has established themselves as leaders in the move towards being one of the first cities to be known as a Green City. The Solar incentive plan is expected to win final approval by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors next month. In addition to the state and Federal incentives, the city subsidy could eliminate around half the cost of the solar installation.
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Homeowners who choose to install Solar Panels get help from the City of San Francisco in new subsidy program that was proposed on Tuesday. Some experts say the effort is groundbreaking and, if implemented, could be the nation's biggest such program. The proposed subsidy would be $3,000 and $5,000 per residence and up to $10,000 for businesses. City officials are also proposing a low-interest financing program that would allow residents to incrementally pay back money borrowed for solar installations at below-market rates, possibly via charges on their property tax bills like near by City Berkeley, CA Solar imitative program.
In San Francisco no longer is the question; Paper or Plastic? Tuesday November 26th marks the birthday for San Francisco's ban on plastic bags in Grocery and drug stores.
Plastic bags by the numbers. (Borrowed from SFGate.com)
180 million
Roughly the number of plastic shopping bags distributed in San Francisco each year.
2 to 3 cents
Amount each bag costs markets, compared with anywhere from 5 to 10 cents for a biodegradable bag.
4 trillion to 5 trillion
Number of nondegradable plastic bags used worldwide annually.
430,000 gallons
Amount of oil needed to produce 100 million nondegradable plastic bags.
Source: S.F. Department of the Environment; Worldwatch Institute
San Francisco is not the pioneer in banning plastic bags in grocery stores. Ireland has outlawed plastic bags throughout the whole country. I think it's a great message in California that even the little things count to helping our environment.
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