San Mateo Community

Is My Landlord in Foreclosure?

By Raymond Stoklosa · December 1st, 2009

San Mateo Renters Often Ignored in Foreclosure Spotlight With foreclosures reported at record highs – even in San Mateo County – most of the attention has been focused on working folks losing their homes. That is, people losing their primary owner occupied residence. However, there is a seemingly forgotten subset of people who are affected [...]

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Thank You Veterans and Active Military Service Members for Your Service

By Chela Stoklosa · November 11th, 2009

Did you know that Veterans Day was originally Armistice Day? President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed November 11, 1919 as Armistice Day and it became a legal holiday in 1938. Years later in 1954 Congress changed the holiday name from Armistice to Veterans Day to honor all veterans not just those who had served in World [...]

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Happy Birthday to the Marines from Living Well in San Mateo

By Chela Stoklosa · November 10th, 2009

November 10, 1775: A legacy is born “During the American Revolution, many important political discussions took place in the inns and taverns of Philadelphia, including the founding of the Marine Corps. A committee of the Continental Congress met at Tun Tavern to draft a resolution calling for two battalions of Marines able to fight for [...]

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URGENT CONSUMER ALERT: Upfront Fees for Loan Modifications Now Prohibited…and it’s About Time!

By Raymond Stoklosa · October 27th, 2009

California law now prohibits anyone, including real estate agents and attorneys, from demanding or collecting an advance fee from a consumer for loan modification services. Effective immediately, Senate Bill 94 prohibits any attorney or real estate licensee from demanding or collecting advance fees – money upfront – from a consumer for loan modification of mortgage [...]

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LivingWellinSanMateo Named One of the Best San Francisco Bay Area’s Real Estate Blogs

By Rebecca Williamson · June 25th, 2009

Relocation.com, the largest online marketplace connecting consumers who are moving to professionals that can best service their needs, evaluated San Francisco Bay Area real estate agent’s blogs in the San Francisco Bay Area. Six blogs made the list and….LivingWellinSanMateo.com was one of them! What Categories Were Considered? The folks at Relocation.com sought out to find [...]

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