San Diego Real Estate Market is Red Hot
Bidding Wars for San Diego Homes? Advising buyers to take objective and athletic stance.
Ticking Time Bomb for Short Sales?
I just don’t know why the media isn’t headlining this issue week after week and coast to coast. The loss of this federal protection will certainly impact distressed homeowners in San Diego: The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act expires December 31, 2012 This means that homeowners who delay until after 2012 to complete short sales
San Diego Real Estate Hunt: Trick or Treat?
by Roberta Murphy Carlsbad, CA–This past year has been tough for both San Diego real estate sellers–and buyers–and both sides of the fence have had to wonder if they are being tricked or treated by market conditions. Still, it’s a real estate hunt. On one hand, home sellers hear that we are in the toughest
Freddie Mac Offering Foreclosures Back to Owners
Carlsbad, CA–This is a program that makes a world of sense for San Diego real estate foreclosures. Freddie Mac, even after foreclosing on a home, now offers the former homeowner the chance to either lease the home–or buy it back as long as the occupant is employed and not engaged in a bankruptcy. This keeps
Existing Home Sales Holding Steady
Existing Home Sales Have Been Remarkably Steady For More Than A Year
Let’s Resurrect Assumable Loans
by Roberta Murphy Why not resurrect assumable loans for real estate? The health of the San Diego real estate market hinges not only on home buyer demand, but also the ability of buyers to secure financing. At the same time, lenders are overwhelmed with short sales and foreclosures that hurt not only their balance sheets,
Weasels in the Chicken Coop?
by Roberta Murphy As a San Diego Realtor, I am very frustrated at the number of non-responsive and phantom agents representing San Diego foreclosures, REO’s and bank-owned homes. I wonder why on earth lenders would choose such inept real estate representation to list their properties. I also wonder about the wisdom of placing weasels as
Want to Search for San Diego Foreclosures?
by Roberta Murphy San Diego foreclosures and bank REO’s are quickly becoming the top request among many of our San Diego home buyers–so we decided to add a tool that we could use as well. It has become a necessity, because until banks can quickly expedite their short sales and offer them at reasonable prices, most
San Diego Real Estate Foreclosures Hit (Some) New Highs
by Roberta Murphy San Diego real estate foreclosures have hit some new highs. San Diego is full of micro-climates, so why not acknowledge its micro-economies as well? Overall, the San Diego real estate market looks pretty gloomy: There were 3666 San Diego real estate foreclosures during the first quarter of 2008, compared to 1182 during
A San Diego Short Sale Solution
A Solution and Alternative to San Diego Short Sales and Foreclosures