Creative financing trends in real estate discussed
The article surveys how buyers finance homes in today’s market, noting rising prices and creative options beyond conventional mortgages. It lists down payment assistance programs, seller financing, shared appreciation, family help, lease with option to buy, and short term second mortgages as ways to afford property, with cautions about longer term risks.
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Central Valley
Kern County
Nehemiah
American Dream
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Shafter
March garden notes and fragrant blooms observed
The reader notes trumpet vines, yesterday-today and tomorrow bushes, alstroemerias, photinias, wisterias, lilacs, and orange blossoms in bloom. A striking raspberry colored lilac near Acacia and Oleander stands out. Sweet peas will keep flowering through April with regular picking while delighting in fragrant roses. Psalm 119:47-48 accompanies the reflections.
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Hofman Drive
Hofman Court
California
Beech Street
Ruth
Leave A Trail: Why Time With Parents Trumps Things
The piece urges parents to replace material purchases with shared time and guidance for children. It argues that coping with a cruel world requires loving, hands on parenting, faith, and church involvement, which can teach life principles and save money and heartache over time.
Call for four way stop at busy Richland Chevrolet crossing
Pace readers complain about cars lining Central Street near Richland Chevrolet blocking the crossing at noon and 3 p.m. and causing multiple accidents. The writer cites police support for a four way stop and asks why none is installed, signed Pat White.
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Richland Chevrolet
Central
Pat White
Shafter Press
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