Having trouble finding a mortgage for your home? Check out a great financing resource, among 4 tips for your clients today

The California Mortgage Resource Directory is a helpful tool introduced by the California Association of REALTORS that can help your buyers find the right mortgage and special programs through California. Search for financing fast - and encourage your buyers to get informed on the options available to them. From the C.A.R. website:

The California Mortgage Resource Directory is a powerful search tool that identifies current mortgage programs in communities throughout California. Buyers can search by city or address for public- and private-funded assistance programs including FHA/VA, HUD, affordable fixed-rate mortgages, rehab loans, and more. Go straight to the directory at http://mortgage.car.org or watch this video.

You will also notice by the way many other good resources for consumers on that same web page, including legislation that impacts your buyers and sellers, residential energy audits, and even tips for conserving water in this wicked drought. Hint: Try to avoid those 45-minute scalding hot showers in the morning. Especially if you are in Southern California. We need to make nice with our friends to the north.