by countyproperties | Apr 16, 2009 | Finance
A Senate report estimated in 2008 that the United States loses up to $100 billion a year in tax revenue to offshore tax havens (PDF). In a report released Wednesday, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group offers a state-by-state breakdown of the cost to taxpayers of...
by countyproperties | Apr 10, 2009 | Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
Record-low interest rates entice first-time buyers By Roger Showley (Contact) Union-Tribune Staff Writer, Lori Weisberg (Contact) Union-Tribune Staff Writer 2:00 a.m. April 1, 2009 Jeff Grad inspected work on the interior of a foreclosure home he bought in Oceanside....
by countyproperties | Apr 10, 2009 | Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
Signs of life in California Real EstateDespite a large number of foreclosures, lower rates of new construction, and a 41 percent decline in the median price of single-family, existing homes, there are signs that California’s housing market may be coming back to...
by countyproperties | Apr 9, 2009 | Current Affairs
Easter celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion. According to St. Bede, an English historian of the early 8th century, Easter owes its origin to the old Teutonic mythology. It was derived from the name Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon...
by countyproperties | Apr 2, 2009 | Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
There are a total of 15,000 homes/condos on the market for sale in San Diego county. 6,400 are being sold as short sales, 2500 are bank owned, and 6,100 are regular listings where the seller has enough equity to sell as a normal sale. For Riverside county there are a...
by countyproperties | Apr 2, 2009 | Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
Sellers Selling your home is a very important decision, and should be given serious consideration. Here are Five Important Steps to Take before Selling Your Home. 1.) Motivation for Selling: There are many good reasons why a homeowner should sell their home. It is...
by countyproperties | Apr 1, 2009 | Finance, Real Estate news
We have a new program designed to provide peace of mind to first-time buyers who are hesitant to enter the housing market due to concerns about potential job loss, and subsequently being unable to meet their monthly mortgage obligations.Through the C.A.R. Housing...
by countyproperties | Mar 26, 2009 | Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
Given recent changes in home prices and the current low mortgage rate climate, there have been significant gains in affordability for prospective first-time homeowners. Earlier in 2009, a provision in the Stimulus Bill provided for a first-time Homebuyer Tax Credit of...
by countyproperties | Mar 26, 2009 | Real Estate news
Yes, you read that headline right. In aggregate, and based on their historical relationships with local rents and incomes, San Diego County home prices are reasonable. Not cheap, but reasonable.Exhibits A and B are a couple of long-term graphs that I’ve updated...
by countyproperties | Mar 26, 2009 | Current Affairs, Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
C.A.R. REPORTS FEB. SALES INCREASED 83 PERCENT Home sales increased 83 percent in February in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home declined 40.8 percent, according to a C.A.R. report released today....
by countyproperties | Mar 20, 2009 | Current Affairs, Finance, Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
The Obama administration on Thursday launched a new Website to provide information to home owners about its mortgage modification and refinancing programs. The Website, www.makinghomeaffordable.gov is a joint effort of the U.S. Treasury and the Department of Housing...
by countyproperties | Mar 18, 2009 | County Properties in the media, Current Affairs, Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
March 18, 2009 County Properties Mr. Arnold M. Levine 3111 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92108 Dear Mr. Levine, Thank you for sharing with me your support for including foreclosure prevention provisions in the economic recovery package. I appreciate...
by countyproperties | Mar 17, 2009 | County Properties in the media, Current Affairs
County Properties is now on the air with Channel 6 TV interview, on channel 6 San Diego.
by countyproperties | Mar 17, 2009 | Coronado Real Estate
The city of Coronado, CA is a small community by the beach with a sort of island feel to it. Although most refer to Coronado as an island, it’s actually a peninsula connected to San Diego. Also, there is a rich history with village assets in the community....
by countyproperties | Mar 13, 2009 | Current Affairs, Finance, Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
On March 4, 2009, the Obama Administration released detailed guidelines for homeowners to help them determine if they qualify for the Administration’s new Making Home Affordable plan. This is a follow up to the Administration’s announcement on February 18...
by countyproperties | Mar 13, 2009 | Current Affairs, Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
No one is making a great deal of money in real estate right now, but that doesn’t mean all cities are feeling the same amount of pain. Using data released Feb. 24 from the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index, we examined 20 cities in the U.S. on the basis of...
by countyproperties | Mar 13, 2009 | Latest News
You hear the bad news everywhere you turn. It’s on the television, the Internet, the radioand in print headlines. What you don’t hear is the good news about the real estate market. Bad news sells newspapers and gets high television ratings; therefore, the...
by countyproperties | Mar 13, 2009 | Point Loma Real Estate
Point Loma is a seaside neighborhood of San Diego, California. Point Loma is a hilly peninsula that is bordered on the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, the east by the San Diego Bay, Old Town and the north by the San Diego River. Across the San Diego Bay to the...
by countyproperties | Mar 5, 2009 | Current Affairs, Finance, Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION UNVEILS HOMEOWNER AFFORDABILITY AND STABILITY PLAN DETAILSThe Obama Administration today announced new U.S. Dept. of the Treasury guidelines to enable servicer’s to begin modifications of eligible mortgages under the Administration’s...
by countyproperties | Mar 5, 2009 | Current Affairs, Finance, Real Estate news, Riverside foreclosure news, San Diego Foreclosure news
FANNIE, FREDDIE ANNOUNCE MAKING HOME AFFORDABLE INITIATIVESFannie Mae today began making two new initiatives, Home Affordable Refinance and Home Affordable Modification, available to its servicers and borrowers as part of the Obama Administration’s Making Home...
