United States Home Prices Decline Over Last Year
Home prices in the U.S. dropped 1.4% in the 1st quarter compared with one year ago. Read More

Tougher Lender Regulations Keep Some Home Buyers Out of Market
As a result of the recent need for tougher lending standards, some lenders are tightening the rules. These changes can make the loan application process much more difficult for potential home buyers to obtain a loan. Read More

Mortgage Applications Rise along with Rates
More people applied for mortgages last week despite an increase in interest rates. This activity increased the Mortgage Bankers Association Market Composite Index up 1.6% to a level of 686.2 on an adjusted basis compared to last week's activity. Read More

Stricter Lending Slows Sales in Southern California
There has been a decrease in home sales in Southern California neighborhoods that cater to first time buyers and also offer affordable housing options. The drop is due to tougher mortgage loan standards, which has decreased the number of eligible buyers. Read More

Owners Who Restore Historic Homes See Little Profit from Efforts
According to experts n the field of home restoration, the process of restoring a historic home can be very involved. The process is consumes a large amount of money, time and energy. Home owners which enter into the process expecting to profit from their efforts can find themselves disappointed. Read More

San Diego County Market Slow, yet Home Resales show Strength
The San Diego real estate market continued at a slower pace in April; however resales of exiting homes showed some strength. Read More

Appraisers Feel Pressure to Boost Home Values
A recent survey of appraisers finds that they are feeling increased pressure by lenders to boost their estimates of home values. Read More

California Foreclosures show Slight Decrease
The real-estate data firm Realty-Trac has reported that home foreclosures fell slightly in April from a 2-year high which was set in March. Read More

La Jolla Homes - Sales Report for April 2007
Quite a month for La Jolla real estate, with the final tally ending with 34 homes sold for the month of April 2007. More than half of the La Jolla homes sold were under $2,000,000. Seven homes sold for over $3,000,000 and the highest priced home sold for over $6,000,0000. We have listed some of these homes, along with details, starting with the lowest and ending with the highest. Read More

New Investors Take advantage of Foreclosure Auctions in Southern California
Newbie investors are currently crowding the housing market in Southern California. They are drawn by the increase in foreclosure auction opportunities to purchase a home at a great price. Read More

Top Ten Cities with lowest Tax Rates
The Government of the District of Columbia recently conducted a survey of tax rates around the country. Read More

Companies Offer Garages Intended for Storage
Do you know the man who has everything? How about a new garage? Read More

One Couple's Fixer-Upper Nightmare
A young couple's dreams literally collapsed in San Francisco this past weekend, when their home caved-in. Read More

Federal Reserve Board Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged
The Federal Reserve Board May 9 left the key interest rate at 5.25% This rate has been at this level since June of 2006. Read More

San Diego County Housing may have hit Bottom
The worst may be over for the San Diego County housing market, despite the recent surge in home foreclosures. Read More

New Home Owner Insurance Danger
In the aftermath of such natural disasters as Hurricane Katrina and other serious storms, insurance companies are now adding clauses to policies upon renewal. Residents of the Gulf coast and other hard-hit areas are seeing these changes appear on their policies. Read More

Bank of America to Offer No-Fee Mortgages
On May 8, 2007, B of A will begin to offer a no-fee mortgage at all of it branches nationwide. The new mortgage program will cut out all the charges that in the past would have added thousands of dollars to the overall cost of borrowing money. Read More

$5 is all it takes to make a Home More Appealing to Buyers
Real estate professionals say it only takes a small $5 investment to some quick and easy makeovers that can make your home more attractive to potential home buyers. Read More

Numbers show Small Home Price Drop
Home values in the United States have dropped slightly for two consecutive quarters when compared with prices in 2006. Read More

Higher Rates Have no Effect on Loan Application Volume
Mortgage applications were up last week in spite of slightly higher interest rates. The Market Composite Index was up .6% on a seasonally adjusted basis. Applications rose 1.4%, on an unadjusted basis, compared to last week and were up 1.4% compared to 2006. Read More

Del Mar Condos - Sales Report for April 2007
The Del Mar Real Estate report for condos sold in the month of April ended with a total of four. We have listed these condos along with details, starting with the lowest priced condo and ending with the highest. Read More

Larger Banking Institutions reach out to Illegal Immigrants
Some of the largest banks in the nation are currently developing plans to offer mortgages to illegal immigrants. Read More

Del Mar Homes Sales Report for April 2007
The Del Mar Real Estate report for homes sold in the month of April ended with a total of twelve. We have listed these homes along with details, starting with the lowest priced home and ending with the highest. Read More

Voters Show they want Housing to be a Focus in Presidential Race
A majority of voters in the U.S., 9 out of 10, want affordable housing to be of the top priorities of this election. Many believe that this issue is not being properly addressed. Read More

Increasing Number of Home Owners Appeal Assessments
Across the country, home owners are beginning to file record amounts of appeals for property tax assessments. The increase comes at a time when community governments are increasing assessment amounts that are based on sales data that is up to two years old, at a time when current property values are falling. Read More

Number of Vacant Homes on Market Hits Record
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the number of vacant homes that are for sale has risen for the tenth consecutive quarter, hitting a record of 2.8% of total homes available for sale. Read More

The Over-40 Set is not to be Underestimated
High numbers of the over-40 set are more prone to go to use online real estate resources for information. They are also proving to be one of the strongest groups for word-of-mouth advertising. Read More