A Del Mar Home You CAN Afford!
School children and young adults in San Diego County have just wrapped up another school year. It’s an exciting time as the kids anticipate summer fun and relaxation after much hard work. It’s also time for parents to receive the year-end report cards and progress reports, which can also give rise to all sorts of […]
La Jolla Seals Facing Foreclosure?
Almost everyone who has visited La Jolla in recent years has taken time to stroll past the Children’s Pool to take in the sight of waves crashing against the sea wall, and to watch seals and sea lions bask in the sun. The seals have become a fixture in the area for years, as more […]
How to Avoid Home Foreclosure
Any home owners in financial distress should know that there is a good possibility that their mortgage lender may be willing to modify their home loan to make their loan payments more affordable. An effort to reduce your mortgage interest rate and/or payments should be the first line of defense against losing your home in […]
Safest Neighbohoods, Best Schools
San Diego CA has long been known as “America’s Finest City.” Anyone who has been to San Diego has some inclination as to why this is true. Perfect weather, an abundance of activities, clean beaches with great surf, excellent restaurants and nightlife, top-notch schools, and friendly people are the first things that come to mind […]
$8000 San Diego Home Buyer Credit
On May 29 the Obama administration announced final guidelines to provide first-time home buyers with an $8,000 cash advance that can be used to pay closing costs and part of the down payment for home purchases completed by November 30, 2009. The money is available to qualified buyers who obtain their home mortgage through the […]
Del Mar Luxury Homes
Del Mar luxury homes are very rare, extremely valuable, and heavily sought after by those who have the resources to afford them. This is not to say that there are many (or any) undesirable homes in Del Mar CA. It’s just that Del Mar is a very small community, only 2 square miles, adjacent to […]
Home Price Appreciation Returns
What San Diego Realtors have known for months is now being reported in the news. Demand for homes in San Diego exceeds current supply, and the result has been upward pressure on prices. For three consecutive months, in February, March, and April 2009, the median home price in San Diego County has increased. After reaching […]
San Diego Real Estate Deals
Where Are The Best Deals In San Diego Real Estate? The best real estate deals right now are bank-owned foreclosure properties (REO’s) and other distress sales known as “Short Sales” (pre-foreclosure). But those aren’t the only good deals available to home buyers. There are also very good deals to be negotiated with private sellers who […]
Sales Slower In ’06
Some Realtors will tell you that a “healthy” housing market (one that favors neither home buyers nor home sellers) will have a six month inventory of houses for sale. In the recent past houses have been selling in a matter of days rather than months. Now home sellers are getting used to the idea that […]
Condo Sales thru Nov ’06
The San Diego residential real estate market has slowed some from recent years. Still, most properties are selling within 60 to 90 days. So there is no housing slump yet. But some families and investors are finding incredible bargains. To illustrate, compare sales activity in 2006 to the the same activity in 2005. As of […]