Diegocentric

  Really liked this post from Wendy so I re-postecd it.  Here is how I feel about it.... I so agree with Agent "Honey"!   I really don't understand why an agent that presents a low ball offer really tries to convince the listing agent that it's good?  If baffles me.  I mean do they think the list...

Are Foreclosures Going to Flood the Market and Drive Down Home Prices Further? For at least the past year and a half I, and many of you, have heardof this dreaded foreclosure flood (aka: shadow inventory) that is supposed to hit the market with such force that home prices would decline even furth...

San Diego Home Prices and Sales Up in August! According to the September 12th article in the San Diego Union Tribune both home sales (number of homes sold) and home prices were up in August. Here is an easy bullet point of the stats: August home sales up as compared to July (month over month)    ...

Is Home Ownership Still a Good Investment?   Brett Arends from the Wall Street Journal’s recent article that blasted Time Magazine's Sept. 6th cover story that implied that home ownership might not be a good thing was a good read.  In his article Brett listed the top 10 reasons why he believes ho...

This is a repost of Greg Cooks really good post on the new CalHFA program.  After I  did my own little blog about it and Greg gave me some info I didn't know I thought re-posting his blog would be good.  Thanks again Greg! First time home buyers in Temecula, Murrieta, and other parts of Riverside...

This is a re-post of Richard Weisser's.  This couldn't be more true.  I often wonder..."God, can't anything be easy"...but hey life isn't easy.  We just have to deal.  The deals are harder than ever, but they make us stronger and more knowledgeable than we ever were before. Great post Richard!!  ...

New California Loan Program Gives First Time Home Buyers New Options. The California Housing Finance Agency just announced a new 30 year fixed low interest loan program for low to moderate income families.  Here are the highlights below.   First Time Home Buyers Only- This means you have not owne...

Don't Miss Out on the Adams Avenue Farmers Market   All year round every Wednesday from 3-7 pm at 4674 35th street at John Adams Elementary.     The Adams Avenue Farmers Market offers fresh fruits and veggies, farm-fresh eggs, fresh baked bread and pastries...plus fish, meat, cheese, spices, oliv...

This is a re-post of William Johnsons blog post on how you can use a seemingly simple photo tool to make something of value for your farm and your clients. Very cool ideas!  Thanks William!!What can be fun and practical for real estate professionals to give as a gift to our clients? I learned of ...

This post by Coleen Lane made me laugh out loud.  It is amazing to see how advertising was done not so long ago. Need a good chuckle...Read and Enjoy!These are too funny! As real estate agents, if we so much as give any hint of bias in our advertising we are doomed. My favorite is the Chesterfiel...