Headlines in Real Estate for week ending August 17th 2012

Getting your asking price when selling your home, the costs of buying a home, shadow inventory in the spotlight and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: Closing fees ease up (via The New York Times) For some people, a major hurdle to homeownership is the closing costs that […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending July 20th 2012

Low inventory of homes for sale lead to higher home prices, signs of a housing rebound and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: State housing market improving, housing prices at 2010 high (via The Daily Breeze) California’s housing market continued to show signs of improvement in June, as […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending July 6th 2012

Rents & Home prices on the rise, signs of a housing recovery and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: Speeding up refinances (via The New York Times) While many large financial institutions are facing backlogs of mortgage applications as more homeowners take advantage of low interest rates and […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending June 22nd 2012

Where are all the homes for sale? Foreign buyers ramp up and forecasts of a housing recovery. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed: Taking advantage of low rates (via The New York Times) Mortgage rates continue to set new record lows, leaving many home buyers and refinancers wondering how low rates can go and how […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending June 15th 2012

New Home builders opt for larger homes, down payment: the buyer’s biggest struggle and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: The advantages of preapproval (via The New York Times) The housing market is warming up in many areas, with multiple offers becoming more commonplace.  Buyers who want an […]

How Investors Buy Real Estate

Have you ever wondered how real estate investors continue to generate great income in just about any market conditions. What are they doing that you’re not? We look at the same properties right? Wrong! With a few exceptions here and there, real estate investors who purchsase properties with the intent of improving them for resale […]

Owe Too Much On Your Home: Your Ways Out

It’s no secret that millions of Americans are currently upsidedown on their homes, meaning they owe more than their home is worth. In fact, since the peak of the market, California has experienced a 45% Decline in home values. If you were lucky enough to buy your home in the early 2000s then you are […]

Foreclosures for sale: Big supply, low prices

A CNN article caught my eye which read the following: There’s a three-year inventory of homes in foreclosure for sale, and that’s devastating home prices. Las Vegas has so many foreclosures that 53% of all the homes sold in Nevada are in some stage of foreclosure, according to a report from RealtyTrac, the online marketer […]

March Foreclosure Filings in Chula Vista [Infographic]

Here’s a look into foreclosure filings for last month in Chula Vista, CA. As notice of defaults continue to remain high, some areas in Chula Vista have been hit much harder than others. 91914 for example, 1 in every 19 homes received a notice of default in the month of March. In contrast, only 1 […]

BofA Halts Foreclosures. Surprised?

Just a week after Bank of America halted foreclosures in 23 states, the largest US bank announced a freeze on foreclosures in all 50 states. I personaly saw this coming since Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and GMAC have all been accused of illegaly foreclosing on thousands of properties accross the nation. Pressure from Congress, […]