I’m so glad I attended a seminar by John Altman a couple of days ago.
John has been in the real estate business for 40 yrs. and is an excellent speaker.
He also is a master at statistics.
As he started to give us some of the information he had compiled, I began to understand why I’ve been [...]

Military Homeowners Sellers Assistance Program.
Relocating can be a significant part of being in the military.
With new orders and a potential relocation every 18 months or so, buying and selling a home becomes especially challenging. During the height of the housing boom, selling a home could be done in a few days to a few [...]

CAR - the California Association of Realtors offer buyer protection …
It seems like stimulus packages and buyer incentives have become the norm these days.  First the car companies offered incentives that if you buy a car and lose your job, they will pay your car payment or even take your car back with no penalties. 
What [...]

This economy unfortunately can bring the worst out in people.
It’s not enought that homeowners are going through the trauma of possibly loosing their homes – there are unscrupulous people preying on them to add to the insult …
The California Association of Realtors has a short article highlighting the areas that are "Red Flags" – tips [...]

Homowners tell their Lenders "Produce the note".
This often stays or delays the foreclosure process as often the Banks cannot produce the note!

Tax Lien Relief for San Diego Homeowners
In the past when a home had a federal tax lien on it, the lien would have to be paid in full in order to refinance or sell. With the economy in distress, the IRS is now being a bit more forgiving when it comes to tax liens as [...]

Two New Band-Aids for Foreclosures in Progress
 
With our new President’s first day on the job fast approaching, Congress is quickly putting together two new bills in hopes to aid homeowners facing foreclosure. Word is that our new President will be approving the bills when they come his way.
 
The first bill would set aside a total [...]

Important news to those who may be facing a looming San Diego foreclosure!
If you are at least 90 days late and have not yet been foreclosed upon, now is the time to reach out to your lender and find out if you might qualify for assistance with programs available. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have [...]

Foreclosure Rental Evictions Stopped by Fannie Mae …

When foreclosure in San Diego affects a rental home, it’s not only the owner’s of the home that are affected. Often the tenants have no idea that the home is being foreclosed on. Previously common practice was to evict the renters without a second thought!
Seems a bit unfair right? [...]

The City of San Diego has been granted $9.5 million in Federal funds to help aquire foreclosed homes in the City.
This initiative will assist approx 130 families (story in SignonSanDiego here) – think this is a good idea?
Not according to Bob Kavane, incoming 2009 Treasurer of SDAR (San Diego Assoc of Realtors).
I listened to his [...]

We have just added a nice clean San Diego County Foreclosure search to the site.
Click over and take a look – we think you will agree that it’s easy to navigate.  We have added some short cuts to make it even easier to drill down to find available foreclosures:
Escondido Foreclosures
Oceanside REO’s
San Marcos Foreclosures
Will add more [...]

It’s always nice when the press calls you for your insight and expertise. I got such a call last week from the San Diego Union Trib – see article here.
Here is the text of the article attributed to yours truly:
There are two housing markets in the region, said Peter Toner, a broker with Prudential. One [...]

A remarkably funny parody, maybe a little too close to home for some …

 … unfortunately there were many San Diego home buyers who treated their home like an ATM machine thinking it would never end.

…. you may be able to prevent your home in San Diego going into foreclosure – call Your Private Mortgage Insurance Provider!
Having trouble getting a hold of your lender to attempt to “work out” your mortgage… you are not alone?! There is a way to “work” the system! If you did not get an “80-20” [...]

Heaven forbid there are Foreclosures (and short sales too) in Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92037 & 92091 …
… the upscale community with one of the highest median prices in the US is not totally immune to the mortgage mess and current market conditions.  So what’s been happening in Rancho Santa Fe this year? Here are [...]