Lenders expect loan delinquencies to drop

by countyproperties | Apr 11, 2012 | Latest News, Real Estate news, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Investment Properties, San Diego Real Estate

A survey of bank risk professionals found fewer lenders expect a rise in delinquencies on home loans, car loans, and small business loans, according to FICO’s quarterly survey. In the latest survey, the number of respondents expecting mortgage delinquencies to...

New update on short sales HAFA and housing industry! On Friday, March 2012

by countyproperties | Apr 11, 2012 | Latest News, loan modification, San Diego Foreclosure news, San Diego Real Estate, San Diego Short Sales, Short Sales

Major news in the short sale and housing industry! On Friday, March 9, 2012 the Obama Administration announced updates to the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative (HAFA) program. Created in 2009, HAFA is a government-sponsored initiative assisting all Home...

Want to buy a home and having trouble quailifing?

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...

From Feb. 2008 to 2012 Existing Home Sales Trends

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...

Fear of rising mortage rates could spur buyer demand

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...

Top Foreclosure Myths for 2012

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...