People wonder if they are missing opportunities - are there sales happening off the MLS? Yes - there will always be sales closing that aren't listed on the MLS. There are intra-family sales, tenants buying from landlords, for-sale-by-owners, and unscrupulous agents...
Looking for a project that, in the end, would give you a real ocean view?
Thanks to the reader HomeBuyer for the alert: Pardee has changed their website, and is promoting the old Shaw Lorenz tract in Carmel Valley's Del Mar Mesa area as "Alta Del Mar". They are calling it, "The last, and unquestionably, most desirable address in coastal San...
No shortage of buyers looking for houses under $400,000 near the coast - we'll see if the higher-end takes a breather in the coming weeks:
From HW: An overwhelming 85% of Americans prefer homeownership over renting, Fannie Mae said in a new study. However, while this remains the prevalent attitude, economic realities still keep many from actualizing this dream. Demographics such as income, age, marital...
If you like having a bay and city view, you will love La Playa. You are out of the Lindbergh flight path, and have great-looking mansions dating back to the 1920s.
The new rent-vs-own comparison from zillow.com: Powered by Tableau
Seen at zillow.com: When you buy a property in a common interest development — an HOA — you are not just buying your particular unit. You also are buying into a larger entity that typically owns the building structure, the roof, the parking garage, the clubhouse, the...
In some areas, the lower end is so hot it doesn't matter much what you have to offer:
From NMN: It has been mind-blowing to find out that lenders and servicers have been offering defaulted borrowers up to $45,000 to work with them in a variation on the old Cash for Keys program. But sessions at the recent SourceMedia Loss Mitigation Conference in...
