Here's a handy website to use when searching for crime around an address: www.crimemapping.com They track the type of crime; you can search different time periods, and you can also register to receive crime alerts. I haven't used it too much yet, but quickness and...
From the nytimes.com: The continuing economic downturn has drastically altered the internal migration habits of Americans, turning the flood of migrants into the Sun Belt and out of states like New York, Massachusetts and California into a relative trickle, an...
Trying to find a quality home at $500,000 or under is tough enough - then once you find it, having to beat out the competition is challenging too. Get good help!
This just closed today, along a popular stretch of North Rios where sales have been spotty this year - there were no sales all summer. But once this went pending on September 19th, three others followed, all over $1,500,000:
Hat tip to TL for sending this along from the latimes.com: Real estate agents listing an $8-million home in Santa Monica wanted to ensure a good crowd for an open house last month, so they hired a stilt walker, shirtless male jugglers and a contortionist who floated...
A reader noted that yesterday was an active day for trustee sales. But unlike last month, when I got snookered into thinking something was afoot, I went right to the auction.com website. Yep, yesterday they conducted their latest installment of 'trustee sales by...
Part of the buyers' frustration these days is due to seeing so many properties of lower quality. Elective sellers who are too proud to sell for below-peak prices are holding off, and as a result, the inventory is full of houses that people don't mind losing - fixers,...
From the latimes.com: Centered on a century-old Moreton Bay fig tree, this neo-Craftsman looks at home among the historic estates of Pasadena. Wood beams, floors, built-ins and ceilings continue the contemporary take on Arts and Crafts architecture inside. Location:...
From dsnews.com: HUD has approved a program aimed at putting foreclosed homes back into the hands of owner-occupant buyers. In select states, from now into October of next year, buyers need a down payment of only $100 to purchase a HUD-owned REO home. The buyer must...
When houses all around are selling for high-$700,000s and up, why does a house have to get down to $639,000 before selling? Last month, two brand-new houses that were virtually the same square footage sold on the same street for $835,000 and $839,000.
