The reporters should go into more detail here, rather than leave the viewer hanging - for example, where's dad(s)? Hat tip to daytrip: http://abc7.com/realestate/single-mom-pays-$1000-a-month-to-live-in-converted-garage/544887/
Month: April 2015
Carmel Valley Townhouse
One of the most affordable ways to get into the Del Mar School District:
Scandalous
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mansions-owned-by-white-collar-criminals-1429199709?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLE_Video_Top The 2000s saw a tidal wave of corporate scandals in which some of the world’s top business titans moved out of their palatial homes, ritzy ski lodges and...
San Diego Selling Faster
Hat tip to W.C. for sending in this article: http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/15/real_estate/housing-markets-fastest-sales/index.html?iid=HP_River An excerpt: The report tracked home sales listed on Trulia in the 100 biggest metro areas in the U.S. on Feb. 5 and were...
PMJ
At first glance you might think - here's a quality unknown band....until you see that this video has 1.8 million views:
Seller Demands
This article lays out the basic 12 tips for homebuyers to use when preparing to buy a home: http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2015/04/13/12-tips-for-spring-homebuying-in-a-sellers-market The local market has been very competitive lately, with...
Higher Mortgage Rates?
Yesterday some Wells Fargo guys urged the Fed to raise rates: http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/04132015_fed_monetary_policy.asp Today Wells reported they made $49 billion in home loans in 1Q15, which is 36% higher than last year:...
Inventory Watch
If you get the feeling that the 2015 market has been a lot like 2014, it's because it has been, statistically. Using the NSDCC data gathered below, here are the new actives and new pendings from the first 15 weeks of each year, and the number of house sales closed in...
HELOC vs. Equity Sharing
We've been talking about the re-emergence of creative financing - the first was crowdfunding, now this from the latimes.com - an excerpt: One company based in San Diego, EquityKey, says it has completed or has in process appreciation-sharing agreements on homes with...
More Shipping Containers
A new restaurant due to open in the US is claimed to be the largest in the country to be built using shipping containers. The Smoky Park Supper Club in Asheville, North Carolina, is constructed from 19 containers and was built by shipping container construction firm...