My entire life I have watched the Real Estate Business in wonder and awe. All of the different factors that go into the market are
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At Beach Street News our lives are a little different. Living near the beach usually means a smaller place that needs every square inch just right. No wasted space allowed. Living at the beach is different and real estate at the beach is different, so in this section you’ll find our take on what is happening now.
ARM Mortgages Are Coming Back?
Mortgage rates rose 0.53 percent to an average of 4.46 percent this week, marking the largest weekly increase in more than 26 years. The dramatic
Read moreGOP Seeks Changes To Troubled FHA
Republican legislators are seeking reform of the struggling Federal Housing Administration. Passing 14,000 is a rarity for the Dow; the index has only done so
Read moreMortgage Rates, still near record lows.
As the housing market bounces off the bottom along the coast, the inland areas are starting to see a little rebound as well. Flippers are
Read moreThe Foreclosure Report – December 2012
Big Milestones for Both the Foreclosure Marketplace and ForeclosureRadar® On November 26, 2012, ForeclosureRadar recorded its millionth California foreclosure sale since we began collecting the
Read more2013 Real Estate Market in SoCal
In the area I focus on, my “farm”, listings are nearly zero. Three years ago there would have been 20-30 signs at any given time. Last weekend, there were just four.
Read moreHomes Are Selling, Is Yours?
The better prepared you can be in advance of home shopping, the more likely you are going to be able to find a home. If you just want to shop, that is all you will do when the market has low inventory and investor cash flowing back in. Tax increases may slow the sales speed a little, but as with all things, the taxes will get passed on to the next person and the market will keep moving.
Read moreCounties With The Most Affordable Homes In California
Affordable homes in California, isn’t that any oxymoron? It is true that California isn’t known for “affordable housing” by any stretch of the imagination in
Read moreHistoric Homes – The Painted Ladies of Huntington Beach
Orange County’s suburban tract homes are often unfairly labeled as “cookie cutter,” but in reality, Orange Counties’ communities boast some unique architectural gems. At OCAR,
Read moreSchool Bonds – Measure P and Prop P A Guilt Tax?
Since tax values can return to 2008 purchase prices very quickly, school districts should soon be seeing increases in income.
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