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This weekend's featured open home is 5341 Blackhawk Drive in Blackhawk. Hosted by Sharon Barr Day of Alain Pinel Realtor's Blackhawk Office, this elegant estate features a remodeled kitchen and a custom 4-car garage. Located on a 0.39+/-ac lot with views of hills and lake. Open this Sunday from 1:00-4:00 pm.

The California legislature has passed, and Governor Schwarzenegger has signed, a new law conforming California law to the federal law so that homeowners who lost their home in a foreclosure, or who completed a short sale, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or loan modification during calendar 2009, or after, will not have to pay taxes on the forgiveness of indebtedness, if specified criteria are met. When there is a forgiveness of indebtedness as a result of a short sale or foreclosure, the amount forgiven is considered income. The federal ...

This weekend's featured open home is 20 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Ross. Hosted by Donna Goldman of Alain Pinel Realtor's Central Marin Office, this stunning, traditional, 1920's home exudes style and charm. Open this Sunday from 2:00-4:00 pm.

This weekend's featured open home is 218 Lowell Avenue in Palo Alto. Hosted by Samia Cullen of Alain Pinel Realtor's Menlo Park Office, this completely renovated Spanish-style home is located in prestigious Old Palo Alto. Open this Saturday from 1:30-4:30 pm.