This is an interesting conundrum! One of my friends and clients wants to modify her loan from an ARM to a fixed loan. Guess how long she has been asking the bank to make this change. One week? One month? […]
Hopefully everyone is enjoying a great weekend and getting some relaxation in! If you are looking for things to do in San Diego this week, here are some top exciting events going on to fit almost anyone’s lifestyle. Hope you […]
Have you ever seen a San Diego listing with only one picture? As a realtor I unfortunately see this quite often and I wonder why this is. Home buyers like to see as many photos of a property they’re considering buying […]
Homeowners from 37 States across the nation have complained about toxic drywall. What is this phenomenon? Around 2008 homeowners began complaining that they had houses with smelled like rotten eggs or burning matches. Rotten eggs? I giggled over that, but apparently […]
To help out on States that were slammed hardest by the real estate market, President Obama has approved more plans to help homeowners. The program is going to 5 States, California being the largest, which will get $700 million to […]
I have been pondering the question in the title of this blog entry for quite some time. As a San Diego native I guess I’ve grown up seeing my city’s housing price history and can remember the “good ol’ days” […]
Can’t believe what you just read? Yeah, me neither, but it’s true. An audit of refunds to taxpayers claiming the tax credit concludes that millions of dollars have been paid out to prison inmates and homes purchased before the credit […]
The buyers on the other side of your sale are cancelling escrow. No big deal, right? Someone else will buy it and anyways you get to keep their deposit. A nice hefty sum, at 3% of your 500K San Diego […]
Some people have been turned down for the first time homebuyer IRS tax credit even though they have never owned a home and have just purchased their very first little castle. What?!? What a shock! How can that be?! After […]