California Median Home Price Remains Strong
San Diego Home Buyers Confront Listings Shortage California’s median home price marked a full year of annual price gains, propelled by strong sales of higher-priced homes in February, while a lack of inventory constrained total home sales for the month, C.A.R. reported. Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally [...]
FICO Score Homebuyer Myths Debunked
Making Ill-Informed Credit Decisions Affect FICO Scores Every day, prospective buyers could possibly be making ill-informed credit decisions that affect their FICO scores when looking to purchase real estate here in San Diego. With the tumultuous economy it seems every radio and TV show is hosting credit gurus with “obvious” methods of boosting credit scores [...]
1 Year Tax Return Loan for Self Employed Borrowers
Good News for Self-Employed Home Buyers The one year tax return required for self-employed borrowers conventional financing has returned, providing borrowers have a down payment of 20% through . This is in regard to both real estate purchases and home refi’s. Additionally, the loan amount cannot be greater than $625,000 with a minimum FICO score of [...]
Still Wondering if Now is the Time to Buy?
Mortgage Interest Rates on the Rise this January! It was only four years ago that conventional home mortgage interest rates were at 6.5%, compared to today’s rates of 3.625%, which is almost double! Potential buyers and move up sellers should heed this reminder in that today’s borrowing costs will not stay this low forever. In [...]
Can’t Find A Home to Buy in San Diego? | FHA 203K
Obtain an FHA 203K Home Loan, Buy A Fixer, & Create Your Dream Home! As a Realtor, I am passionate about real estate, as well as home design and renovation/rehab projects; just ask my husband! Whether buying or selling San Diego real estate or just being alive in 2012, we are all aware of the [...]
Real Estate Confidence Survey Results for San Diego
… And The Survey Says Just announced by the California Association of Realtors®, a summary of surveys conducted by national home-builder, the Pulte Group, Inc. shows that people are putting family first when making plans for their next move. Whether it’s planning for more children or anticipating relatives to move in, the 2012 survey results [...]
San Diego Real Estate Statistics | November 2012
Total Sales Volume November 2012 Up 32% From Nov. 2011 I have complied some San Diego County real estate statistics with the most current data. Peruse for more info on which areas of San Diego saw price increases, decreases, and hot housing markets to invest in! Total real estate sales volume for all detached homes [...]
Just Listed in Hillcrest | Real Estate for Sale
Modern One Bedroom Condo With Open Floor Plan 1270 Cleveland Ave # e245 92103 1 Bed +1 Bath | 713 SQFT | 1 Parking | Only $319,000 Welcome to Uptown! This fabulous, move-in ready condo is going to please, especially at this price! Find many upgrades throughout including updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances and [...]
Downtown San Diego Real Estate | Time to Buy
Evidence Shows Now is the Time to Buy For those buyers whom are still on the fence, it may be worth further thought. The housing market is 50% back to normal and real estate sales prices are up another six percent. We are also seeing a post-crisis low with regard to foreclosures. Additionally, the National [...]
Where Has All the Inventory Gone? Downtown San Diego Real Estate Updates
Less New Construction & Distressed Sales, And Seller Resistance Each week I hear the same question from my buyers & sellers. Why are there so few homes for sale in the San Diego real estate market? As a matter of fact, there are about 60% less homes currently on the market throughout the county versus [...]
