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 [...]

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 [...]

How not to present or market a home on the MLS !!
Did they send a rookie who didn’t care a hoot to take these photos?
Even if the property is a foreclosed home in San Diego ….
… WHAT WERE THEY THINKING???
 
 
 

Woman chains herself to her house to prevent eviction …
This lady appeared on several news channels last night hoping that the Sherrif did not turn up to evict her.
Unfortunately there is a lot more to this story than meets the eye – watch the video and then click over to our local NBC website and be [...]

A great way to research San Diego real estate markets!
PolicyMap is a fantastic resource which allows users to explore geographic information, visually via maps, charts and tables. The site collects real estate and mortgage information which can be drilled down to mortgage types – such as sub-prime lending and sub type such as "piggy back" loans, 100% [...]

Is there is any chance you can actually qualify for a home loan to purchase a home in San Diego …
… is there actually a bank out there that has the funding.
The answer is YES there is plenty of money for home loans and YES you can qualify.
How so? For the time being our mortgage market has basically [...]

Are you "Locked In" ??
The new reality of the San Diego real estate market has created a whole new meaning to the term “Locked In!”
With the waves of foreclosures and short sales sales hitting many local San Diego neighborhoods, homeowners are faced with negative home equity. They may be able to make thier payments but are literally “locked in” to their home [...]

All these homes in San Diego County sold during late August and September 2008.
We have included examples of short sales and foreclosures from across the County for San Diego homes in the $300,000 to $500,000 price range so you can appreciate some the losses the Lenders took. Some sellers also lost any equity they put into the [...]

Have we reached the bottom of the San Diego real estate market yet?
All parents know the dreaded phrase “are we there yet” emanating regularly from the back seat …
In this transparent world we live in it’s easy for all the pundits, economic forecasters, bubble commentators, news-writers and bloggers to comment on the latest statistics and credit [...]

…. San Diego Foreclosures Can Affect You Too!
With foreclosures hitting hard across San Diego County many renters are being faced with an issue that they have never had to deal with before ~ landlords facing foreclosure. The media has been so focused on the extent of the mortgage and real estate “crisis” that there has been [...]

Ouch … Sellers of San Diego homes sold between June 22nd and August 22nd 2008 (a total of 4,318 sales) lost an average of $161,000 or 35.5% compared to the sales price of previous years. 75% of losses were suffered by those who had purchased their home during the last of the boom in 2005 [...]

Many are looking for the perfect San Diego home “deal” it’s worth bearing in mind that if you are not an investor and plan to live in the home for some time you should:

Remember if it’s a home to raise children in – are there safe community parks and other amenities nearby, like swimming pools and sporting opportunities such [...]

Knowledge is everything!
We believe consumers should have all the facts about the San Diego real estate market so we have provided you with access to reports for each and every community, every zip code in San Diego County.
These reports give so much detail and insight into todays real estate market – click for example that you really [...]