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Here's a crazy idea when thinking about what high school to choose for your kids. What colleges will be in the running? Between the intense competition and budget cutbacks, you can't just stroll into a UC campus with any old HS grades - heck, you need a 3.50...
For anyone who is thinking about participating in an auction, take a close look at this video. Notice how fast the bid amounts rise, plus - how clear are you about the price?
With the local inventory of quality properties being fairly tight, some homebuyers are considering where they might compromise. Can you live with a smaller home and/or lot? A home that needs work? Different neighborhoods? Or how about school districts? Would you...
In October, 2005, WaMu loaned $1,300,000 to the former owners of this beach hut:
Hat tip to Kelly Bennett for sending this along, from marketwatch.com: Equity Residential today announced that the company has acquired Vantage Pointe in San Diego, CA for $200 million. Vantage Pointe is a 40-story high rise featuring 679 apartment units, 26,425...
Hat tip to SM, from the WaPo: Attorneys general in Connecticut and California ordered Ally Financial's GMAC mortgage unit to freeze all foreclosures within their borders, joining a growing list of states investigating whether the firm and other lenders improperly...
The Case-Shiller Index for July was released today, and San Diego's non-seasonally adjusted number showed a 15th consecutive monthly increase. The SD index, 165.02, reflects a 9.3% improvement year-over-year, and a 65% increase above the base month of...
From HW: Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts believe the federal government should begin investing in distressed real estate directly through a second round of the Public-Private Investment Program to reduce the shadow inventory of properties. The original PPIP was...
The number of properties making it to the court house steps is on the rise - there has been a 50% increase roughly in SD County trustee-sales since the end of June (from 200 to 300). It's still a pittance, however, compared to the 14,493 properties in default in San...
