by countyproperties | Apr 21, 2011 | Latest News
Check out the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ) 15 U.S.C. §1692 et seq., is a United States statute added in 1978 as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Its purposes are to eliminate abusive...
by countyproperties | Apr 21, 2011 | Current Affairs, Latest News
Real estate: It’s time to buyagain. After four years of plunging home prices, the most attractive asset class in America is housing. Mike Castleman “I’m a dirt-road economist who sees what’s happening on the ground, and in 35 years I’ve...
by countyproperties | Apr 21, 2011 | Current Affairs, Latest News
CNN Money– Renters beware: Double-digit rent hikes may be coming soon. Already, rental vacancy rates have dipped below the 10% mark, where they had been lodged for most of the past three years. “The demand for rental housing has already started to...
by countyproperties | Apr 14, 2011 | Latest News
Environmental issues are hard topics to ignore nowadays. Socially, we’re all aware of the impact we are having on our planet through mass consumption, pollution, and the uncontrolled wasting of our natural resources. Politically, we are constantly reminded of...
by countyproperties | Apr 14, 2011 | Latest News, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Real Estate
California Foreclosure Trend Notice of Default filings in California rose to their highest level since October 2010, up 17.3 percent month-over-month to 26,615 filings, but only increased 3.2 percent on a daily average basis. Notice of Trustee Sale filings fell for...
by countyproperties | Apr 14, 2011 | Latest News, loan modification, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
In California, lenders who intend to foreclose on a property when the loan is delinquent typically use the nonjudicial foreclosure process also known as a trustee’s sale. This process is less expensive for the lender than the judicial foreclosure process. A...
by countyproperties | Apr 14, 2011 | Latest News
More questions we can help you, at County Properties, 24 years of brokerage experience, trust and a Member of the local Better Business Bureau! Want to know what your home is worth? Click here for a free market evaluation ! Property Tax Calendar
by countyproperties | Apr 14, 2011 | Current Affairs, Going Green, Latest News
We’re more aware of Sustainability and the “Greening” of products and services. It permeates our everyday life and influences our buying decisions. Energy Retrofits take a whole house approach determined through an analysis (audit) and...
by countyproperties | Apr 8, 2011 | Finance, Government Owned Properties, San Diego Foreclosure news
To address their growing inventory of properties, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are working to sell nearly 150,000 foreclosed homes. That means incentives to the buyers out there, YOU! WASHINGTON, DC – Fannie Mae announced that qualified home buyers who will be...
by countyproperties | Apr 1, 2011 | Latest News
How much impact does a short sale have on FICO® Scores? How about a foreclosure? The FICO study simulated various types of mortgage delinquencies on three representative credit bureau profiles of consumers scoring 680, 720 and 780, respectively. This term...
by countyproperties | Apr 1, 2011 | Latest News
The DRE (department of real estate) recently issued a new Consumer Alert, providing tips to help consumers avoid falling victim to loan modification and mortgage relief scams. The typical scam involves the promise of a loan modification or other mortgage or...
by countyproperties | Apr 1, 2011 | Going Green, Latest News
MeterReadâ„¢ is a money-saving, eco-friendly iPhone app that eliminates the confusion of reading electric meters and provides feedback on energy use with each reading. Click to learn how
by countyproperties | Apr 1, 2011 | Latest News
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it declined American International Group’s (AIG: 35.13 -0.03%) offer to purchase all of the assets in Maiden Lane II and instead will have an investment management firm sell it off in pieces. Maiden Lane is the name of several...
by countyproperties | Apr 1, 2011 | Current Affairs, Latest News
April 2-3, Annual San Diego Crew Classic Rowing Regatta Collegiate, junior and masters’ athletes will participate in over 90 races over 2 days. Various divisions of rowers will compete in eight-person shells hoping to win a prestigious trophy cup. Time: Racing...
by countyproperties | Mar 25, 2011 | Latest News
Watch this short video from the president of the San Diego Association of REALTORS® and get the scoop on the market! Snapshot of the latest San Diego sales statistics Overview of recent San Diego market trends Learn the latest San Diego housing numbers +...
by countyproperties | Mar 25, 2011 | Latest News
by countyproperties | Mar 25, 2011 | Latest News
The recession and economic woes caused once-booming cities to never reach the potential that some builders had forecast in housing. Overbuilding during the housing boom era and some cities’ high unemployment has left several cities across the country facing a...
by countyproperties | Mar 25, 2011 | Latest News
Generation X – adults ages 31 to 45 – are expected to lead the recovery in the housing market, according to real estate experts in a recent webinar produced by the National Association of Home Builders. During the event, speakers highlighted results of a survey of...
by countyproperties | Mar 25, 2011 | Latest News
Most people don’t give much thought to their water heater maintenance – they just turn on the faucet and expect hot water to come out. Water heaters are relatively maintenance free, and you can keep your water heater in peak operating condition just by...
by countyproperties | Mar 25, 2011 | Current Affairs, Latest News
Bargain prices on housing combined with low interest rates below 5 percent may bring the real estate market its busiest spring season in years, economists say. Distressed sales continue to put downward pressure on home prices, which may lure more buyers off the fence...
