Is It Really Better To Rent Than To Own a Home Right Now?

You may have seen reports in the news recently saying it’s better to rent right now than it is to own your home. But before you let that impact your decisions, you should understand what these claims are based on. A lot of the time, these reports are assuming things that aren’t realistic for the average […]

The Top Reasons for Selling Your House

Many of today’s homeowners bought or refinanced their homes during the pandemic when mortgage rates were at history-making lows. Since rates doubled in 2022, some of those homeowners put their plans to move on hold, not wanting to lose the low mortgage rate they have on their current house. And while today’s rates have started […]

Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023

I hope you finished 2022 with much to be grateful for and are starting the new year with much to look forward to. So often I say and hear, “Where is the time going?” Since the advent of COVID it seems like our lives have both been frozen and rushed past us at warp speed. This has […]

Home Depot in Mission Valley

“Many have asked about what’s going on just south of I-8 in Mission Valley. I’ve wondered, as well. Yes, that’s grading and construction underway for the new Home Depot coming into Mission Valley. The Scottish Rite site will be relocated across the site and re-built on a smaller scale. I found the information below from […]

Create Memories Not Holiday Waste

The holidays are a time of giving, so naturally deciding what to get others, and what you want in return, can be a challenge. Add on top of that, the consideration that many gifts will end up taking up space and adding to the “clutter-problem”. One-quarter of Americans admit to having this problem which results in a […]

3 Graphs Showing Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t Like 2008

With all the headlines and talk in the media about the shift in the housing market, you might be thinking this is a housing bubble. It’s only natural for those thoughts to creep in that make you think it could be a repeat of what took place in 2008. But the good news is, there’s concrete data […]

Fire, Defensible Space, and You…

“The heat is on in San Diego. It’s important that we are all prepared for and protected from the ravages of our increasing fire seasons. Hope this provides some insight.” – Lisa From the County of San Diego: Many portions of the unincorporated areas of the County of San Diego share expansive, rural settings of […]

What Sellers Need To Know in Today’s Housing Market

If you’re thinking about selling your house, you may have heard about the housing market slowing down in recent months. While it’s still a sellers’ market, the peak frenzy the market saw over the past two years has cooled some. If you’re asking yourself if you’ve missed your chance to sell your house and make a […]

San Diego has a bigger percentage of million-dollar homes than New York City

A survey by LendingTree looked at metropolitan areas with growing numbers of million-dollar homes. BY PHILLIP MOLNAR, San Diego Union Tribune JULY 5, 2022 2:33 PM PT A San Diego home for $1 million might seem commonplace now, but it is rare for the rest of the nation. Just 4.71 percent of all owner-occupied homes in the […]

Today’s Home Price Appreciation Is Great News for Existing Homeowners

If you’re planning to sell your home this season, rising prices are great news for you. But it’s important to understand why prices are rising to begin with. One major factor is supply and demand. In any industry, when there are more buyers for an item than there are of that item available, prices naturally rise. In those situations, buyers are willing to […]