Visit the Shaks

  • Shak In Style
  • Shakhammer
  • Love Shak, Baby
  • LoanShak
  • ShakYard
  • WorkShak
  • Shaktronics
  • Shak & Jill
  • Animal Shak
  • Shak & Jill


    Join Jill for savvy Real Estate discussion.
    visit the shak!

    Did you know?


  • From 2001 to 2005, the average homeowner saw the value of his or her house jump by more than 50 percent.
  • read all shaktoids!

    « Will Congressional Efforts to “Fix” The Housing Market Help? | Main | All-In-One-Mortgage: An Interesting Home Loan Idea »

    July 2, 2008
    Will Same-Sex Marriage Help the California Real Estate Market?

    777pxgay_flagsvg
    With the California Supreme Court ruling a little over two weeks old, some Realtors are hoping that more home sales can be made as couples wed. Indeed, one company is offering a promotion to same-sex newlyweds, reports Inman News:

    In offering the promotion, the brokerage has teamed with a company that
    provides wedding-planning services. In order to qualify for the rebate,
    same-sex couples must purchase a single-family home or condo using the
    services of a Wellsford Realty agent, and the couple can receive up to
    33 percent of their agent’s commission amount in the form of a cash
    rebate.

    It is an interesting idea. However, this ruling isn’t likely to affect much in the way of mortgage loans, since often the credit of both people buying a home — married or not — is often checked by underwriters.

    Technorati Tags: , , , , , ,

    Add to: del.icio.us  Digg  Face Book  stumbleupon  technorati
    TrackBack

    TrackBack URL for this entry:
    http://loanshak.com/2008/07/will-same-sex-m.html/trackback

    Post your comment