Here are a few links to some great information!!  Visit this page whenever you want to find Home or Real Estate related information. There are also some fun links to cool sites.  Email me with your favorite sites and I'll add them.

 California Department of Real Estate-  The D.R.E mission statement is: To protect the public in real estate transactions and provide related services to the real estate industry. On this site you can check on license status, find consumer resources, look up regulation changes and find information on filing a complaint.     www.ca.dre.gov

C.A.M.B - California Association of Mortgage Brokers- The California Association of Mortgage Brokers promotes the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct, among which are expert knowledge, accountability, fair dealing, and service to our clients and our community. The Association provides education, legislative and regulatory representation, and public relations for its membership and the mortgage industry, while serving as a forum for the development of common business interests.  www.cambweb.org

California State Contractors Board-  Check license status of contractors.  This site is a source of valuable information when dealing with contractors and you can also find information on how to file a compliant.  www.cslb.ca.gov

 Bloomberg- Financial news and information  www.bloomberg.com

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System- Information about the "FED", release of minutes from Fed Meetings, Consumer information, Publications and Resources www.federalreserve.gov

Great Schools- An independent non profit organization.  We're committed to providing parents with information and tools to choose schools, support their children's education and improve schools in their communities.  www.greatschools.net

School Matters - A web site sponsored by Standard and Poors.  Provides information on any school or school district nationwide   www.schoolmatters.com 

IRS- They need no introduction, however a great resource for all tax information! www.irs.gov

CNN-Money - Finance and news site.  www.money.cnn.com

Open Table - A great resource for diners!!  Get and confirm reservations for restaurants all over the country.  www.opentable.com

Gas Buddy - Find the cheapest gas in town!!  www.gasbuddy.com

Weather dot com - Find out the weather where you will vacation or before taking on that home improvement project!  www.weather.com

Get Human - Tired of voice mail prompts when all you want is to talk to a service rep??  Get Human is a site with tips and tricks to bypass the voice mail prompts for major companies.  www.gethuman.com

Happy Hour - List of Bars and Restaurants that have happy hour specials.  Drink recipes to help you host your own happy hour!  www.happy-hour.com

Allpoint- List of ATM's that are surcharge free nationwide!!  www.allointnetwork.com

 Money Pass- Another list of FREE ATM's  http://www.moneypass.com/moneypasslocator/search.jsp

 Opt Out Prescreen- You can eliminate receiving junk mail "Pre approved" credit card offers and home equity/refinance offers.  These mailers have a lot of personal financial information that can lead to identity theft.  www.optoutprescreen.com

 Free annual credit report- beware of the many immitators out there.  This is the real site where you can receive a free credit report each year from all 3 major bureaus.  All of my clients also can receive a free tri merged report from me and a credit scoring analysis.  www.annualcreditreport.com