Home Pricing Trends from Realtor.com from March 2012
March 2012 home pricing trends and totals are in and show some trends that you will want to consider if you have a home for sale or will be buying a home soon. According to Realtor.com, housing market indicators are looking up. The national median list price has increased between February and March, displaying a…Read More »
Real Estate News – Oceanside CA Home Prices
Home Prices in Oceanside California When you look at home prices in Oceanside, CA for single family homes that are now listed, you find that the median price of a home in the Oceanside area has actually increased ever so slightly. At the same time, however, the number of homes for sale in the Oceanside…Read More »
Real Estate News – Vista CA Home Pricing
Home Prices for Vista, CA Last week’s inventory was 310 homes that had been on the market for 155 days. While the change toward a strengthening market is not bold, it is apparent that the new inventory of 302 homes with just about the same market time indicates a positive trend. Vista, California is a…Read More »
Real Estate News – Vista CA Condo Prices
Vista CA Condo Pricing Report Vista, CA is continuing to suffer from tepid sales of condominium and townhome sales. The inventory of 78 homes (condos and town homes) have been on the market for approximately 160 days, and you can see that the trend for prices continues to fall. With condo prices ranging from $65,000…Read More »
Real Estate News – California Homebuyer Assistance Programs
C.A.R.’s Summary of the California Homebuyer Assistance Programs The programs available from CalHFA are as follows: . California Homebuyer’s Downpayment Assistance Program (CHDAP) . Cal30 – Conventional Loan Program . SMART . Community Stabilization Home Loan Program (CSHLP) The programs available from HCD are as follows: . Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program (BEGIN)…Read More »
Real Estate News – Case-Shiller Housing Report
San Diego – April 29, 2010 The newest Case-Shiller Index is out, and it seems to be good news for all San Diego homeowners. The Case-Shiller index is maintained by Standard and Poors, and is generally regarded as one of the best home value reports in the nation. Although changes have recently been made to…Read More »
Real Estate News – FICO Scores Revealed
April 28, 2010 What Makes your Credit Score (FICO) Go Down? We get questions all the time about how late payments and foreclosures impact a homeowner’s FICO or credit scores. According to EquiFax, Experian and Transunion, the three biggest credit setting agencies, late payments, foreclosures, short sales and bankruptcies lower your scores, and your scores…Read More »
Real Estate News – $8000 Buyers Tax Credit Expiring
April 27, 2010 $8000 Buyers Tax Credit Is Expiring On April 30th, with a couple of exceptions for those who have served overseas in 2009 (military and civil service), the $8000 Buyers Tax Credit will expire for once and for all. This has been a boon to the real estate market in terms of sales…Read More »
Real Estate News – Carlsbad Home Prices
CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE TO READ MORE EASILY April 26, 2010 Carlsbad home prices continue to perplex some of us. The median listing price of a home in Carlsbad is $795,000. The number of homes on the market continues to rise, and the number of days on the market continues to fall. Normally those…Read More »
Real Estate News – Valley Center Home Prices
CLICK THE IMAGE EASIER TO MAKE IT EASIER TO READ April 23, 2010 Home prices in Valley Center are very, very stable right now. The number of homes on the market is stable at 132 homes, and the median price has remained stable for some weeks now. Look for this to continue, as this area appeals…Read More »
San Diego Real Estate News – Oceanside Home Prices
CLICK ON THIS IMAGE TO MAKE IT EASIER TO READ April 22, 2010 Here’s the most important part of this report for this week. “The median list price in OCEANSIDE, CA this week is $360,000. The 572 properties have been on the market for an average of 110 days.” Inventories (number of homes that are…Read More »
San Diego Real Estate News – Rent or Buy Your Home?
It’s an age old question. Is it better to RENT, or better to BUY? Let’s do some very simple analysis, and in later posts we’ll learn more about why buying a home makes sense much of the time, while renting a house is likewise a good move from time to time. Check out the chart…Read More »
San Diego Real Estate News – Housing Market
April 15, 2010 More people can now afford to buy a home at mortgage rates that remain lower than a year ago. Inventory of homes for sale were reduced, and partially because of that home sale prices increased, while home sale volumes decreased. This is perhaps the best time to buy a home in San…Read More »
Real Estate News – Where to Get it
This is not a trick question, but it is an important one. What’s your source of real estate news and information? Is it the newspaper? The television? Do you read internet articles? Is the beauty salon or golf course your best source? Let’s see why (in my self serving, but I think honest opinion) staying…Read More »
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