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San Diego Home Buyers Start Your Engines
Tuesday, 13 Jan, 2009 – 13:17 | No Comment

A recent Forbes.com article discussed the current activity in real estate markets, not only in San Diego, but across the country. Yes the trend we’ve all heard seems to hold true for
most markets, median home prices are down. What is being seen that’s different from previous months in …

San Diego Restaurant Week Begins this Sunday
Friday, 9 Jan, 2009 – 18:03 | No Comment

 San Diego Restaurant Week is back and ready to satisfy the taste buds!
The kick off day for Restaurant Week is this Sunday the 11th and continues through the 16th of January. Lasting only 5 days it’s a special treat to diners who would like to …

Foreclosure Freeze Extended by Fannie and Freddie
Thursday, 8 Jan, 2009 – 17:57 | No Comment

San Diego homeowners have you heard; the foreclosure freeze has been extended an additional three weeks? Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac originally announced the freeze in November of last year. The program was due to expire on January 9th, 2009; but the
new end date is …

San Diego Home Affordability … Not Just a Thing of the Past
Wednesday, 7 Jan, 2009 – 17:35 | One Comment

Who would have thought that affordability and San Diego Homes would ever be in the same sentence again… but dare we say it?? Yes we shall!
The California Association of Realtors announced recently that San Diego home affordability was at 51% for the 3rd quarter of …

Bad MLS Photo of the Week
Tuesday, 30 Dec, 2008 – 15:29 | One Comment

Its that time again, here are this week’s Bad San Diego MLS photos…
Recently updated kitchen "in need of a little TLC"…

Things that make you go hmmmm… notice the garden hose???

 The exit sign telling you which way to run is priceless…

Until next time….

San Diego’s Wish List for 2009
Monday, 22 Dec, 2008 – 15:19 | One Comment

Local government representatives for the San Diego region have a $7.4 billion dollar wish list for 2009. The proposal calls for more than 1,000 projects that will not only improve the San Diego areas infrastructures but also bring along with it almost 96,000 jobs for …

How Low Will Mortgage Rates Go
Friday, 19 Dec, 2008 – 18:39 | No Comment

In 37 years Freddie Mac’s 30-year fixed rate mortgage has not been as low as it is now, period. How’d it happen? When the Fed’s cut the federal funds rate down to zero it simultaneously led Freddie Mac’s rate to plunge to 5.17%. Just a …

Streamlined Loan Modification Program Released by the FHFA
Thursday, 18 Dec, 2008 – 17:55 | No Comment

San Diego homeowners are you struggling making your current mortgage payments? If so the following may be good news to your ears….
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) along with Hope Now, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have launched together a formal plan of attack for mortgage …

Median Price down 35 percent for Southern Californian Homes
Wednesday, 17 Dec, 2008 – 17:57 | One Comment

The stats are out and this past November 2008 Southern Californian median home prices dropped 35 percent! MDA DataQuick announced that the median home price for both condos and homes dropped to $285,000! That’s a $150,000 reduction from the median price for November 2007. Can …

The perfect San Diego home deal ..
Friday, 4 Apr, 2008 – 15:47 | One Comment

Are you one of those just waiting for that perfect bank owned or foreclosure property?
 
Let me tell you - you are not alone! There are many poised for that “must have” deal which just do not materialize that often. It can be very frustrating for …