Year: 2010
New Furniture Ideas
Looking for ideas for furnishing your new digs? How about the form-follows-function sofa. From the designer: A three dimensional model of the sofa is created with a computer program. The model consists of three curved faces which can be virtually unfolded. Next,...
Cheap Golf View
Well-maintained homes for sale are a rarity. If you, or your realtor, can identify how much improvements would cost during a quick tour, it would make it easier for you to decide to buy it. The best thing you can do is commit to spending at least $25,000 on any...
International Intrigue in Carlsbad
From www.carlsbadistan.com: San Diego City Beat has uncovered a rather interesting Wikileak story regarding a wedding thrown by Dagestani ambassador to Moscow Gadzhi Makhachev. The reason it is interesting is that the cable also mentions that Makhachev had homes in...
Rich T. on San Diego Pricing
Here is an excerpt from Rich Toscano's November report at the Voice. Despite somewhat unfavorable supply and demand situation, home prices held their own in November. As measured by the median price per square foot, resale single family home prices were unchanged...
San Diego: #1 in 2011
From msn.com: It's been a roller-coaster year in real estate, with sales plunging and prices dipping. It's enough to leave most buyers too scared and queasy to act. But the outlook isn't the same for everyone. Some markets have hit bottom and are trending up, making...
Market Viewpoints
My recommended strategy: Work to find a house that you can buy for 10% off, (downturn insurance), OR find a house so superior that it's worth paying the freight because you're comfortable with it satisfying your long-term needs (10-20 years minimum). If you can find...
Suing for Lost Profits
Hat tip to Susie for sending this along from the Idaho Business Review: What a great way to make money! Buy an old house, fix it up, and then resell it for a tidy profit. Let the good times roll! Of course, the A&E reality show “Flip This House” well documents...
Fact Check: Munchkin House?
From the voiceofsandiego.org: Statement: A colony of little people who played Munchkins in the movie The Wizard of Oz live in miniature houses somewhere on La Jolla's Mt. Soledad, according to local urban legend. Determination: False Analysis: More than any San Diego...
FHA Short Refis: 3
From the HW: Bank analysts expect little change from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s stance against reducing loan balances on underwater mortgages despite a news report that the Obama administration is urging them to do so. The Wall Street Journal reported that the GSEs...
