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Oct. 7, 2015

San Diego Zillow Home Search, App and Zestimate

San Diego Zillow Home Search App and Zestimate

Zillow Home Search

Zillow has been a great tool for both home buyers and home sellers since its rise into the top pages of search engines. It’s a great place to look at the local real estate market and some “not all” …

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Sept. 13, 2015

Zillow San Diego Home Search

Zillow San Diego Home Search

Zillow has been a great tool for both home buyers and home sellers since its rise into the top pages of search engines. It’s a great place to look at the local real estate market and some “not all” homes for sale on the market …

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Aug. 24, 2015

Zillow Zestimate

Zillow Zestimate

This is where things get interesting. Zillow has a feature that they call a Zestimate. This will give you an estimate on a home’s value in your neighborhood. It will even give you your home’s or condo’s estimated value. I do many, many, CMA’s “Comparative Market Analysis” of …

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June 5, 2015

Life of a Real Estate Purchase and Sale Transaction

Life of a Real Estate Purchase and Sale TransactionLife of a Real Estate Purchase and Sale Transaction

It all begins with the offer and acceptance skillfully negotiated by the Realtors representing Buyer and Seller

Buyer

  • Submits a written offer to purchase (or accepts the Seller’s counter-offer accompanied by a good faith deposit amount.
  • Applies for a new loan …
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Nov. 12, 2009

2010 San Diego Real Estate Market

San Diego Real Estate Blog2010 San Diego Real Estate Market

2010 San Diego Real Estate Market

I know it’s still 2009 November and it might be a little early for 2010 San Diego Real Estate Market predictions but I think I’ll give it a shot. 2010 in the San Diego Real Estate Market should show …

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July 2, 2009

CAR Revises San Diego Real Estate Sales Due to MLS Glitch

San Diego Real Estate Blog

CAR Revises San Diego Real Estate Sales Numbers Due to MLS Data GlitchSan Diego MLS Software Glitch Blamed

This blog post is in reference to an article in the Wall Street Journal by James R. Hagerty. The WSJ reported that:

“The California Association of Realtors expects to make sharp downward …

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March 11, 2009

San Diego Home Buyer Assistance Programs

San Diego Real Estate BlogSan Diego Home Buyer assistance Programs

The San Diego Housing Commission or SDHC has several home buyer assistance programs for San Diego home buyers. Some of the different home buyer assistance programs include deferred loans, grants for down payments and closing costs, tax credits, and opportunities to purchase homes at below …

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March 8, 2009

California $10,000 New Home Tax Credit

San Diego Real Estate Blog

This $10,000 tax credit in the state of California only applies to homes that have never been occupied and purchased between the dates of March 1, 2009 and March 1, 2010. The California home buyers must also reside in the home as their primary …

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March 4, 2009

$8000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit in San Diego

San Diego Real Estate Blog

San Diego - First Time Home Buyers Only – 8000 Dollars !8000-dollar-first-time-home-buyer-tax-incentive

The $787,000,000,000 stimulus bill signed into law has some benefits for first time home buyers. In the bill signed by Obama there is an $8000 first time home tax credit. This $8000 …

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Feb. 24, 2009

2009 San Diego Median Home Prices Compared to 2008

San Diego Real Estate Blog

I spent some time today researching San Diego median home prices in 2009 compared to what they were in 2008. I found a great link that shows the median price from January 2008 to January 2009 and shows the house-for-sale San Diego CAdifference in median prices in percentages …

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