by countyproperties | Sep 27, 2012 | Latest News, San Diego Real Estate
Pending home sales in California increased in August from July levels even as inventory levels in the sales pipeline declined over year ago levels. The California Association of Realtors made those assertions this week, noting its pending home sales index rose 2.7%...
by countyproperties | Sep 27, 2012 | Latest News, San Diego Real Estate
The gap between the visible supply of houses and the total housing supply remains such that borrowers may start to compete for well-kept, vacant homes. Goldman Sachs is also warning clients that REO investors are bidding up for shrinking reserves of properties. This...
by countyproperties | Sep 27, 2012 | Finance, Latest News, San Diego Real Estate
The Federal Reserve’s continued purchase of mortgage securities took the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage down to unchartered territory this week. The Freddie Mac survey showed the 30-year, FRM averaged 3.4% for the week ending Thursday, breaking through it’s...
by countyproperties | Sep 18, 2012 | Latest News, San Diego Foreclosure news
Foreclosure Filings–Notice of Default filings are the first step in the foreclosure process. Notice of Trustee Sale filings set the date and time of an auction, and serve as the homeowner’s final notice before sale. Foreclosure Outcomes–After the...
by countyproperties | Sep 18, 2012 | Finance, Latest News, San Diego Real Estate
Higher-dollar mortgages that typically finance bigger, pricier homes, widely called “jumbo loans,” may be getting easier to obtain. Such loans became popular during the housing boom as home prices soared and lending guidelines were lax. But they petered...
by countyproperties | Sep 18, 2012 | Finance, Latest News
With rates for 30-year mortgages hovering below 4 percent since last October, all kinds of homeowners are trying to get their monthly mortgages reduced, say lenders and mortgage experts.Along with months of record-breaking low interest rates, other factors are driving...
