Oceanside Real Estate
Recently Sold Oceanside Real Estate What made the following Oceanside homes sell for what they did? Were they priced correctly? Were they clean and well staged? Did everyone work for the benefit of both the home buyer and home seller? Or were these homes abandoned, bank owned, REO homes that required an artist’s eye to…Read More »
Real Estate News – Carlsbad Condominiums
Carlsbad Condo and Townhome Price Trends Real Estate Trends for Condos and Townhomes in Carlsbad Carlsbad, California is one of the most beautiful places to live in Southern California. Prices for homes here tend to run higher than other North County San Diego Communities, partially because of the beautiful beaches, and partially because of the…Read More »
Hadley Home Team North County San Diego Real Estate
Don Reedy – Part of the Hadley Home Team Since Sandi Hadley is one of the premier real estate agents in all of San Diego, and one of the nicest as well, I thought it would be nice to introduce you to her. Without further todo…. Meet Sandi Hadley… Experience Sandi Hadley is a full…Read More »
What is a Strategic Mortgage Default?
Just Stop Paying Your Mortgage Because You Want To? That’s right, some people are deciding to not pay their mortgages simply because it is strategically one of a number of ideas that make sense in today’s economy. Perhaps like me you read this article on Mortgage Defaults sometime in the last couple of days. As…Read More »
California Residential Purchase Contract – Initial Deposit
California Residential Purchase Agreement Just wanted to share some notes over the next couple of weeks to all buyers and sellers regarding the newly amended Residential Purchase Contract. Buying a Home? New information on the Initial Deposit As you probably know, when purchasing a home it is common for the seller to ask for an…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 – New Home Purchase Contract
April 30, 2010 There’s a new Sheriff in town, and its name is the updated Residential Purchase Agreement from the State of California. Beginning on Wednesday, April 28th, this new contract version took effect, and during the next couple of weeks we’re going to take you step by step through the changes that affect both…Read More »
Hadley Home Team Report with Don Reedy and Sandi Hadley
This is an older post, but I like it because it’s playful and still informative. Sandi Hadley and myself (Don Reedy) work together in the North County San Diego housing market to list homes and help buyers purchase homes. We’re always available to talk, and that’s what this innovative post is about. Let’s talk…….760-802-9713.<!–blockquote> Hadley…Read More »
Meet Caryn Leventhal – Professional Handyman Services
One of the easiest ways for sellers to increase the value of their home is by making minor changes and small improvements in their home before they begin to bring buyers in. Enter Senior’s Choice Professional Handyman Services. In this video I talked with Caryn Leventhal, the owner of Senior’s Choice Handyman Services, about what…Read More »
Senior Home Specialist Exhibits at the San Diego Business Showcase
Senior Real Estate Specialist to Exhibit at the San Diego Business Showcase Don Reedy, a Realtor with Prudential California Realty in North County San Diego, provided information to seniors regarding issues and opportunities available to them at the San Diego Business Showcase on March 11, 2010. What is a Senior Real Estate Specialist? Senior Real…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 »
Equity Sharing 301
Equity Share 301 Why is Equity Sharing such a powerful tool, and why does the light from it reach so far beyond our entrenched way of buying and selling homes? Now we’re about to reach deep into the passion I have about this subject, so please allow me to be both subjective and objective while…Read More »
Equity Sharing 101
Equity Sharing 101 What is Equity Sharing?Simply put, it is the process of EXPANDING on what we have been lulled into accepting as the only way to finance property. Rather than purchasing a home with two involved parties, i.e. the bank and yourself, a 3rd party becomes involved. In the process of doing so, the…Read More »
Real Estate Inspectors Gone Bad
It’s happening. Two willing parties, a seller and a buyer, come together to agree upon the sale/purchase of a home. Enter a loan officer, who in this case knows her stuff, and a darn good escrow and title company not beholden to either party. Pick a day, and my seller heads off and out of…Read More »
The Truth about Cap and Trade
Have you heard the news? Cap and Trade, the cliche for the bill that would clean up the environment, establish long-term energy goals and regulations, is actually HR 2454. This bill, which has not yet been acted on by the Senate, has been the subject of numerous articles, blogs and emails indicating that if passed…Read More »













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