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San Diego Real Estate Market Mid-2022 Update & Forecast

San Diego Real Estate Market Mid-2022 Update & Forecast

What a difference 6 months makes!  This year started off hot as ever, with mortgage rates still around insanely low 3.25%.  You’d be lucky if a listing agent responded to you at all, let alone if you could get into a property in time to submit an offer.  Experts at the time predicted mortgage rates would touch […]

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San Diego Real Estate Market Forecast, San Diego Real Estate Economist, San Diego Real Estate

“The Oracle,” San Diego Real Estate Economist: “Buy Now Because You Won’t Be Able to In A Few Years.”

Lots of people are nervous about what’s going to happen with the real estate market. Is the presidential election going to have an effect on home values? Should they buy now, or is there another bubble that’s going to burst?Renowned real estate economist Alan Nevin was asked these questions and more at a real estate […]

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2 Carmel Valley Townhouse, San Diego Townhomes For Sale, San Diego Condo Realtor

Don’t Hire a Realtor to Help You Buy a Home With an HOA Until You Read This

If you’re buying a home which is subject to an HOA, your investigation into the HOA is one of the most important elements of your buyer due diligence. HOAs have a lot of power over your ownership of your property—they can regulate your the and design of your home, charge you directly for the cost […]

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Real Estate Scams, Protect Yourself When Buying or Selling A Home, Pacific Beach Realtor

New Real Estate Scams and How to Protect Yourself When Buying or Selling a Home

You think of cyber crime and start to tune out, right? All these big security hacks keep happening and the problem seems so insurmountable, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and just tune it out. It’s not a problem until it happens to you, so why worry about it?I recently attended a cybersecurity panel as part […]

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Homes for Sale San Diego, San Diego Real Estate, Mortgage Rate Increase

The Fed Raises Interest Rates 0.25%—Barbara Corcoran Weighs In on the End of Cheap Money for Home Buyers

For the past 2 years, analysts have been predicting an increase of about 0.5% per year on 30-year fixed rate mortgages, and it looks like in 2016 they might finally be right. As was expected and hotly anticipated, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates today by 0.25%, the first increase in almost a decade.It’s here: […]

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