On April 20 , the Register met with five local real estate professionals to discuss the current market. Topics ranged from bank-owned properties to Upvalley sales and comparisons with other parts of the region.

Owning and running a winery is Tracey Reichow’s second career. For 10 years during the ’80s and ’90s she worked as a bond trader. Back then, “There were almost no women in the financial services industry,” she said. “I was forging new ground.”

Youth entrepreneurship is booming in the United States. Web sites are popping up all over the Internet with resources, blog sites and stories on how the next generation of entrepreneurs is turning passion into profit.

If you are accustomed to conducting your business in a timely and organized manner, buying a home owned by a lending institution will likely prove a challenge.

We need an organizer here in Napa, someone who wants to sustain our uniqueness and strengthen our local economy.

Dear Len & Rosie, I am the trustee of my recently deceased mother’s trust, which includes a special needs trust for my disabled sister, Judith, who is on Medi-Cal and Supplemental Security Income. Both before and after our mother’s death, my sister has rented a property owned by the trust. As trustee, can I pay off the mortgage on this property and turn it over to my sister while staying in compliance with the terms of the trust? -- Ben