What $550,000 buys you in Coronado

By many standards, $550,000 is quite a large sum and will likely buy you a large piece of property in most places. Coronado however, is not like most places. In fact, should you decide to step in to the Coronado real estatemarket with $550,000 today, your only choices will be the three properties below. That’s […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending January 11th 2013

There has been lots of positive news in real estate as of late such as equity increasing, rising list prices and great looking forecasts for the housing sector. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed: CA short sellers may not be off the hook yet Di Matteo Group A much anticipated and […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending January 4th 2013

With the new year comes new regulations aimed at protecting homeowners, the cliff avoided and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed. New homeowner protections go into effect Jan. 1 San Diego Union-Tribune The start of the new year brings more protections to California homeowners, mainly those who are trying […]

CA short sellers may not be off the hook yet

Amid the fiscal cliff resolution a number of measures were subtly added in the bill ranging from tax breaks for NASCAR to tax credits for algae growers (I’m not making these things up). A much anticipated and welcome piece of legislation was the extension of the Mortgage Debt Releif Act of 2007 to January 1st, […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending December 21st 2012

Millennials still view homeowneship attractive, Fiscal Cliff talks put the MID at risk, CA home prices soar and much more on this week’s real estate headlines you may have missed. California home prices rise 25 percent (via San Francisco Chronicle) California’s median price continued to register double-digit gains from year-ago levels and strong sales of […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending November 30th 2012

Home prices keep rising across the country as the lack of homes available for sale continues. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: Factoring in commuting costs (via The New York Times) A recent study by the Center for Housing Policy and the Center for Neighborhood Technology suggests that borrowers […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending November 23rd 2012

Thanksgiving has passed us by so in case these stories did too, here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week:   Real estate contracts: Clauses that could scuttle a deal (via Los Angeles Times) Most real estate sales contracts include the basics, such as the agreed-upon sales price and a closing date, but […]

California’s Most Affordable Counties [Infographic]

Housing affordability is something that gets thrown around quite often so it’s important to understand what economists and realtors are talking about when referencing C.A.R.’s Housing Affordability Index. This measures the percentage of households that can afford to buy a home based on the median price of a single-family home in that specific area. Below […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending November 16th 2012

Predictions: Home prices to rise 15% in 3 years, less foreclosures hitting the auction block, the hassles of appraisals and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed: New short-sale program offers relief for underwater homeowners (via Los Angeles Times) One of the federal government’s most-important financial relief efforts for underwater homeowners started operating […]

Where Are House Prices Headed? (Expanded)

Below is a blog post by the KCM Crew at Keeping Current Matters in which they look at the projections made by several groups and economists of where they believe home prices will be by the end of 2013: We are often asked where we think home prices are headed over the next year. Recently, several […]