From MND: President Barack Obama signed a bill Friday that reinstates the recently expired higher loan limits that were in effect for FHA and VA loans through December 31, 2013 but does not provide this extension to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. H.R. 2112 sponsored by...
This is in one of the first Davidson-built tracts in Carlsbad, near Aviara:
All they have to do is ditch the reserve price, and auctions would work great - have some guts! Hat tip to AL for sending this along from the wsj.com: Last Friday, about 60 people gathered at a 10,300-square-foot French Chateau-style home in a gated community of this...
From wsj.com: Highly ranked school districts may have been spared the worst of the foreclosure crisis, according to a new analysis, showing that the housing crash was akin to a tornado that tore through wide swaths, but hit with particular force in certain areas. The...
Most would prefer a smaller house with a more traditional floor plan, but for La Jolla this is a lot of square footage for the money:
A reader sent this in: An article in today's Wall Street Journal sounds like the HARP program should be named CRAP, because Fannie/Freddie are holding the line by not allowing HARP refi's on loans over 6% to appease their bond holders, and the Bond rates increased...
From Reuters: Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress have agreed on a measure that would increase the maximum size of mortgage loans that can be insured by the Federal Housing Administration, a key funding source for U.S. home loans. The measure to raise the...
Towards the end of this youtube tour, I mention the price ranges around the North SD County Coastal region, and note that there probably won't be much change in 2012. Reasons: 1. The inventory is so thin that there aren't enough comps in either direction to change the...
You always get higher density closer to the beach.....but this is tight!
Every for-sale-by-owner hopes that a magical buyer will come along who appreciates the uniqueness of their special home - and be ready, willing, and able to pay for it. Not sure why the U-T considers this news, and not advertising: The family of the late Nobel Prize...
