How to File a Homeowners Insurance Claim After a Fire

By Tobie Stanger: Consumer Reports Follow these tips to make sure you’re compensated correctly: The wildfires in California have destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. It’s a catastrophe that could happen anywhere, but if you have a homeowners insurance policy, which covers all kinds of fires, including wildfires, you’ll be covered. The road to recovery, […]

How to Save Water in Your Home

From the City of San Diego Most people aren’t aware of how many gallons of water the average household uses each week. In San Diego, a typical household uses around 14 hundred cubic feet (HCF) of water a month (more in the summer, less in the winter.) One HCF of water is equal to 748 […]

Year End Real Estate Musings and Prognostications

It was a dynamic year in real estate. Low mortgage rates, all-cash buyers and tight inventories touched off bidding wars amid the housing market’s recovery. As 2013 comes to a close and real estate experts predict where the housing market is headed in 2014, a look back by the National Association of Realtors reveals […]

If These Walls Could Talk…

The house welcomed new owners in 1926. The Taylors would keep it in the family until 1944. One of these days I will do some research on this family and share tidbits of their history with you. Work is coming along nicely, we are about six weeks out from final sign-off by the City! Notice the new […]

The Thawing Out of Foreclosures

I am frequently asked, “Where have all the foreclosures gone?” and run into people still expecting vast loads of this “shadow inventory” to hit the market. I thought I would share some timely information on the foreclosure market. Thank you to Roger Cruzen for these excerpts from C.A.R Magazine June/July 2012. Federal officials hailed it as a major […]

How Much of Your Income Goes to Housing?

Information courtesy of the California Association of REALTORS (CAR) A new study by the Center for Housing Policy, entitled Housing Landscape 2012, found that the share of working households paying more than half their income for housing rose significantly between 2008 and 2010 for both renters and owners. This annual report explored the latest Census […]

Foreclosures Tale of Two Legal Systems

By Inman News® Trends in serious delinquencies and foreclosures continue to be a tale of two legal systems. According to loan data aggregator CoreLogic, in the 24 states where courts handle the foreclosure process, 13 saw foreclosure inventory rates increase in March when compared to a year ago. In contrast, the percentage of homes in […]

Real Estate Market @ a Glance – January Edition

Here is the most recent information on the California and San Diego housing markets. For specific information on your neighborhood or a market analysis on your home, please send me an email or call me at 619-325-4192. November :: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® • Existing Home Sales 2.1% higher than October and 2.3% higher than […]

Real Estate Market @ a Glance – January Edition

Here is the most recent information on the California and San Diego housing markets. For specific information on your neighborhood or a market analysis on your home, please send me an email or call me at 619-325-4192. November :: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Existing Home Sales 2.1% higher than October and 2.3% higher than one year ago Median Home Price 1.0% […]

Real Estate Market @ a Glance – November Edition

Here is the most recent information on the California and San Diego housing markets. For specific information on your neighborhood or a market analysis on your home, please send me an email or call me at 619-325-4172. SEPTEMBER :: CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Existing Home Sales 2.1% lower than August and 4.1% higher than one […]