News about our national real estate market is important but for our clients here in San Diego, it’s local news that has the most impact.
So, you're planning on listing you home with an agent and you want to get top dollar for your home. Of course you do! Simple logic says that the more marketing/advertising your agent does, the more you'll get for your home, right?? Perhaps not... Decades ago, advertising a home was important to attract a buyer [...]
When you decide to sell your house, you obviously want the best possible price with the least amount of hassles. But, let's not forget, for the vast majority of sellers, the most important result is to actually get the home sold! In order to accomplish all three goals (best price, least hassle and successful sale [...]
Most buyers believe they're about to make a great investment Last week, a report was released with information from an interesting survey which revealed how prepared home buyers are for the actual mortgage process. The survey reported that: 94 percent of prospective buyers believe they are making a good investment decision if they buy a [...]
Our beautiful city will be getting even prettier soon. The San Diego Business Journal reports today that the California Department of Finance has approved $4.9 million in funding, needed to move forward with development of the $17.7 million Horton Plaza Park project in downtown San Diego on the corner of 4th and Broadway. Apparently, the [...]
The good news just keeps coming for California home owners and those out looking for a home! Recently, the National Association of Realtors released the results of their May 2014 Realtors Confidence Index. The survey polls Realtors across the nation and asks them to forecast home price changes over the next 12 months. The results [...]
There are SO MANY things that can effect home prices. National and local economic health. Demographics. Home inventory (the relative availability of homes to purchase in a given market). They all play a role in San Diego home prices. Today's post deals with an ongoing news item that many people say will put a downward [...]
We are often asked why there is so much paperwork mandated by the bank for a mortgage loan application when buying a home today. It seems that the bank needs to know everything about us and requires three separate sources to validate each and every entry on the application form. Many buyers are being told by friends and [...]
If you ask American's where they most want to relocate, where do you think that might be? You guessed it! America's finest city, of course! In a recent national poll conducted by the American Planning Association, 44% of those surveyed said that they were somewhat or extremely likely to make a move in the following [...]