by countyproperties | Jul 28, 2011 | Latest News, Real Estate news, San Diego Real Estate
In the old days, if you were looking for a new place to live, you picked up the local newspaper, looked at the real estate classifieds, put on comfortable shoes or gassed up the car, and began a house-to-house search. The Internet has made the job easier, at least on...
by countyproperties | Jul 28, 2011 | Latest News, Real Estate news
Case-Shiller index sees home price increase in May A closely watched index of home prices in the largest U.S. cities increased from April to May, the second consecutive month of improvement, but experts attributed the bump to seasonal variations and prices continued...
by countyproperties | Jul 22, 2011 | Current Affairs, Finance, Latest News, Riverside Short Sales, San Diego Short Sales, Short Sales
Governor Jerry Brown signed into law today a C.A.R.-sponsored bill, Senate Bill 458, prohibiting a deficiency after a short sale for one-to-four residential units, regardless of whether the lender is a senior or junior lienholder. Effective immediately for...
by countyproperties | Jul 22, 2011 | Current Affairs, Latest News, New Homes
The size of homes is dropping from the peak of 2,520 square feet in 2007. This year homes will average 2,327 and are expected to drop to 2,152 in 2015. That is also good news for the storage companies, because downsizers will never throw everything away. (Do any of...
by countyproperties | Jul 22, 2011 | Current Affairs, Latest News, New Homes
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for June 2011: BUILDING PERMITS Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in June were at a seasonally...
by countyproperties | Jul 22, 2011 | Current Affairs, Latest News
A federal court has temporarily halted a telemarketing operation that targeted consumers trying to sell their timeshare properties. The defendants allegedly charged consumers thousands of dollars, falsely claiming they had buyers lined up for sales that supposedly...