by countyproperties | Apr 3, 2012 | Latest News
April 5 East Village Opening Day Block Party Padre fans! An East Village block party in celebration of the opening day of the Padres baseball season. The event will have retail merchandise, great music, a beer garden and food court. Come on down and mingle, eat, drink...
by countyproperties | Apr 3, 2012 | Finance, Latest News, Real Estate news
Learn how to generate multimillion-dollar wealth — and enjoy the journey on your way to the top. First, understand that you no longer want to be just a millionaire. You want to become a multimillionaire. While you may think a million dollars will give you...
by countyproperties | Apr 3, 2012 | Finance, Latest News, San Diego Real Estate
Are you one of the many renters who wants to become a homeowner – but you’re just not ready? Or maybe you’ve lost your home in the past and you’re not sure you can ever qualify to own a home again? Don’t sell yourself short! Free Path2Buy...
by countyproperties | Apr 3, 2012 | Latest News, Real Estate news, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Investment Properties, San Diego Real Estate
The spikes in sales in late-2009 and mid-2010 were due to the home buyer tax credit deadlines. Outside of these spike periods, the past two months of sales are at the highest levels in 5 years. Inventory has been steadily falling. The charts show the raw number of...
by countyproperties | Mar 26, 2012 | loan modification, Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Short Sales, Short Sales
The following are some your options there are more: The first program to try is called HARP home affordable refinance program, toget loan information You May Be Eligible For: You May Qualify For Some of the Keep Your Home California Programs: Based on your answers to...
by countyproperties | Mar 26, 2012 | Latest News, Real Estate news, San Diego Real Estate
Fannie Mae economists predict rates will stay near 4 percent through 2013 If mortgages rates are headed up — and not everyone agrees that they are — that could create a drag on housing markets, warns Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National...
by countyproperties | Mar 26, 2012 | Latest News, Real Estate news
Pending home sales shot up in California during the month of February as more buyers signed contracts to acquire homes, the California Association of Realtors said Monday. C.A.R.’s pending home sales index grew from 102.3 in January to 127.8 in February. The...
by countyproperties | Mar 26, 2012 | Latest News, Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
Things look better on the home front now compared to late last year, notes Bank of America Merrill Lynch, which revised its home price forecast Thursday to say “prices are bottoming now.” In November, BofA Merrill Lynch analysts forecast home prices would...
by countyproperties | Mar 26, 2012 | Latest News, Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
The nation’s shadow inventory remained flat in January compared to October figures but shrunk about 10% from levels seen a year earlier, according to new data from CoreLogic. Shadow inventory totaled 1.6 million units in January, a six-month supply, down from...
by countyproperties | Mar 16, 2012 | Latest News
St Patrick is known as the patron saint of Ireland. True, he was not a born Irish. But he has become an integral part of the Irish heritage, mostly through his service across Ireland of the 5th century. Patrick was born in the later half of the 4th century AD. There...
by countyproperties | Mar 16, 2012 | Finance, Latest News, Real Estate news, Riverside Short Sales, San Diego Short Sales
Settlement starts the clock on short sales Mortgage servicers will be kept to strict short sale timelines agreed to under the state Attorneys General foreclosure settlement this week. Along with the penalties and relief for borrowers, the five largest mortgage...
by countyproperties | Mar 16, 2012 | Finance
Pay your bills and start saving: Number one: pay your bills on time. There is no single element that can so dramatically impact the success of an application as your credit history. Another thing, of course, is savings. People should have a good disciplined savings...
by countyproperties | Mar 16, 2012 | Latest News, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Real Estate
Beginning in 2007, foreclosures rocked the real estate world. Like an out-of-control freight train, they began decimating the market, peaking in 2009. Myths and rumors began propagating like mushrooms as consumers struggled to understand the new reality. Although many...
by countyproperties | Mar 16, 2012 | Finance, Latest News, Real Estate news
Mortgage rates rose across the board this past week on positive jobs data and increasing bond yields, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage hit 3.92% for the week ending March 15, up from 3.88% the previous week and down from 4.76% a year ago,...
by countyproperties | Mar 16, 2012 | Finance, Latest News
Capital Economics expects the housing crisis to end this year, according to a report released Tuesday. One of the reasons: loosening credit. The analytics firm notes the average credit score required to attain a mortgage loan is 700. While this is higher than scores...
by countyproperties | Mar 11, 2012 | Latest News
I am posting this blog to help find Kieth who is my second cousin. Arnie Levine the Broker for County Properties. Anyone wanting to donate to the reward fund contact Jeffery Goldberg his brother by email at JeffreyGoldberg1@aol.com. Posted: Feb 28, 2012 9:19 PM PST...
by countyproperties | Mar 9, 2012 | Latest News
Come 2am on Sunday, March 11, daylight saving kicks into effect. Clocks spring forward one hour to 3am, which means grumpy mornings for everyone since we get one hour of precious sleep taken away from us. Every year around this time, the debate as to whether or not...
by countyproperties | Mar 9, 2012 | Finance, Latest News
U.S. employment showed sturdy growthfor the third straight month in February, demonstrating that the recovery continues to chug along at a modest pace. The Labor Department reported Friday thatemployers added a larger-than-expected 227,000 jobs last month, while the...
by countyproperties | Mar 9, 2012 | Finance, Latest News, Short Sales
Understanding of how you can be helped as an underwater homeownerand avoid foreclosure. Don’t make the mistake of believing these myths: Myth #1:The homeowner must fall behind on mortgage payments in order to qualify for a short sale. Debunked: Years ago this...
by countyproperties | Mar 9, 2012 | Finance, Latest News, Real Estate news
Make sure it qualifies as an “investment property” under IRS §1031 If your client is selling a vacation home, it is important to know that it is possible to defer any capital gains tax associated with the disposition, if the vacation home...
