by countyproperties | Aug 27, 2011 | Latest News
From a very young age, I understood not just the importance of a freshly pressed outfit with price tags newly ripped from the seams, but the value of pencils sharpened like daggers and Lisa Frank notebooks ordered by beauty. I guess you could say that I was a bit of a...
by countyproperties | Aug 19, 2011 | Finance, Riverside Short Sales, San Diego Short Sales
Short sales – a real estate transaction in which the homeowner needs to sell the property, but owes more on the mortgage than the home currently is worth – continue to dominate the housing market, but these real estate transactions aren’t for everyone. Typically with...
by countyproperties | Aug 19, 2011 | Finance, Real Estate news, Riverside Real Estate, San Diego Investment Properties, San Diego Real Estate
Home prices have taken such a beating and demand for rental units has increased so much that it’s now cheaper to buy a two-bedroom home than to rent one in most major U.S. cities. According to real estate web site Trulia, buying was cheaper than renting in 74%...
by countyproperties | Aug 19, 2011 | Finance, Real Estate news, San Diego Foreclosure news
HomeSteps, the real estate sales unit of Freddie Mac, is offering “Condo Cash,” a special limited time offer that will provide eligible condominium buyers with up to $1,500 for standard condominium association dues. HomeSteps’ Condo Cash is limited...
by countyproperties | Aug 19, 2011 | Finance, Real Estate news
Here are the IRS’s top 10 tax tips for home sellers: 1. In general, you are eligible to exclude the gain from income if you have owned and used your home as your main home for two years out of the five years prior to the date of its sale.
2. If you have a gain...
