San Diego Real Estate Blog| | | Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:20:24 +0000 | | | Guess How Many Homes Are Selling in San Diego!
Before you read this post, humor me and humor yourself; take a guess… How many residential properties have sold in San Diego County so far this year? According to my most recent research today on our Sandicor Tempo MLS system, there have been 26,431 residential properties sold through our MLS so far this year (and [...]
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| | | Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:41:13 +0000 | | | Great News from a Happy Buyer!
I received a great email from a client who I helped buy a condo in downtown San Diego. See below: “Things are going great with the loft. We’ve made it down about once per month for a few days at a time and it has become our sanctuary……no stress allowed! In retrospect, I am happy [...]
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| | | Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:17:18 +0000 | | | How Many Agents Are There, Anyways?
Did you know that Los Angeles County has approximately 55,000 people with a real estate license? Orange County has about 24,000 licensees and San Diego County (where I work) has about 19,000 licensees. I just found this data on the California DRE website. I’m not sure how often they update it, but it’s pretty interesting [...]
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| | | Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:55:21 +0000 | | | Downtown Park at the Center of a New Controversy
An “oval park” is at the center of a new debate that could become a public debacle and could delay the North Embacardero Project on San Diego’s downtown waterfront for months. Read San Diego Union Tribune reporter, Helen Gao’s story here: http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/aug/05/1n5water005636-oval-park-isnt-part-waterfront-plan/. What do you think? Do you want a park? No park? Visit http://AboutUs.Globella.com [...]
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| | | Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:31:53 +0000 | | | Interest Rate Affects Monthly Payment
Here is an interesting thought you probably already know, but has it really sunk in? If prices decline by another 10 percent, but interest rates increase by 1 percentage point, the monthly payment will be the same. Justin Gramm, Exclusive Buyers Agent, http://globella.com.
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| | | Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:45:28 +0000 | | | Quiet Zone for Downtown San Diego?
Downtown San Diego isn’t a quiet place to live. It’s full of hustle-and-bustle and loud noises from pedestrians, cars, buses, motorcycles, fire engines, trains, trolleys, boats and ships. All that is about to change, at least in theory. San Diego is planning what is believed to be the largest, most ambitious “quiet zone” in the [...]
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| | | Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:07:57 +0000 | | | 0.4% Increase From April to May in San Diego
Thomas Kupper from the San Diego Union Tribune reported today on the release of the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Schiller Index data showing an increase in San Diego home values from April to May. Read the whole article at the following link: http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/28/housing-san-diego-prices/. In summary, the writer suggested we could have “hit bottom”, but we won’t know [...]
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| | | Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:35:47 +0000 | | | A Behind the Scenes Look at Buying an REO
I received a very interesting email from a listing agent today. Anyone who is considering writing an offer on a bank-owned property should read this. I am changing the names to keep it anonymous. See the email below: Justin, Thank you so much for taking the time to write the email. The asset management company [...]
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| | | Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:51:36 +0000 | | | Downtown San Diego Condos
If you’re interested in purchasing a condo in downtown San Diego, this article in the L.A. Times is an interesting read. It mentions what’s going on with Vantage Pointe and the rest of the downtown market. Nice overview. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-condobust27-2009jul27,0,881890.story?page=2
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| | | Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:48:25 +0000 | | | New Home Sales Rose Last Month
According to an AP article I found on Newsday.com, new home sales are rising – which may indicate a stronger housing market across the nation. Read the article here: http://www.newsday.com/june-new-us-home-sales-rise-11-percent-1.1329285
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