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Jesse’s Hot Picks of the Week “South Bay”
Hot Picks of the Week “South Bay” Chula Vista, CA | Jesse Ibanez f/ The GreenHouse Group. Check out this list of 5 homes in the 650-750k range that we saw this first weekend of 2014. There were…
Hints for Home Owner’s: Annual Home Maintenace Ideas
Like most of us, the average person starts the new year off with a list (or maybe just one,) of new year’s resolutions that usually include personal health and growth type’s of goals. But many of…
U.S. postpones 2014 hike in mortgage fees
By Les Christie @CNNMoney Planned fee increases that would have added to the cost of millions of mortgages will be postponed. Currently, borrowers seeking loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie…
Jesse’s HotPicks of the Week: “Mira Mesa – Poway”
This week’s HotPicks had me up in the northeast corridor of “The Heart of San Diego,” in Mira Mesa, Scripps-Poway and Poway extended for a Tour of 5 homes in the entry to mid-starter level. The…
How FHA Lower Loan Limits for 2014 effect San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles
Lately we’ve been talking about the changes coming in the new year that will have the largest impact on our clients. Today I wanted to put some real numbers around that change and discuss how FHA…
Thinking About Buying a Home? 8 Questions to Ask Yourself
For many first-time home buyers, the idea of buying a home starts simply with an idea. Maybe it comes around the first of every month, when writing that rent check to your landlord. Or maybe it’s…
Big Changes Coming in 2014
It appears that many of the lending predictions and forecasts we’ve read about over the last 3 years finally took root in the second half of 2013. The big one of course was rates rising. I…
Ken & Mona’s Celebration!
This is the final video of The GreenHouse Group’s Celebration of Ken & Mona’s home purchase: Mission Accomplished! Who: Jesse Ibanez & Andrea Ibanez were the REALTORS & David Hughson was the…
Carmen’s Top Picks: Homes for Sale in Chula Vista
Another installment of my Top Picks for this week! The four homes I’ve chosen for this week are all located in Chula Vista, west of the 125, and offer great neighborhoods, large square footage…
FHA Chops Loan Limits in 2014
Posted by Frank & Brian of the NREP FHA loan limits vary in size across the country and they top out at $729,750 in the highest of high cost areas. Come January they are reducing this max loan…
2014 Loan Limits
Great News! Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have decided to keep the 2014 Loan Limits the same as 2013. This is good news for a couple reasons that might not be obvious at first. Primarily the benefit…
Jesse’s Hot Picks of Thanksgiving Week
Here are my Hot Picks of last week. Let me know if you: *Want a copy of these picks with my notes on them, by clicking here HotPicks_11_27. *Want to schedule a custom tour of your own, by clicking…
Carmen’s Hot Picks of the week: 5 Homes in Chula Vista
The market has slowed down just a bit which is typical around the holidays. That means, the number of homes available compared to the usual frenzy of buyers is for the first time in a while, to…
Josh & Erin’s Testimonial: Working with us, in their own words…
Every so often you come across a couple who is so laser focused on what they want, where they want to get it and WHY they want it in the first place that the stars *literally* align, and we end up…
How to Buy an Investment Property
How to Buy an Investment Property – It’s a question I get a lot and am amazed at the many misconceptions around this topic. I find that most people think you need more money down than you do, and…
Warning: Your PreApproval May No Longer Be Valid
This week I have some words of caution for you – Your PreApproval may no longer be valid. Last Friday Fannie Mae changed their guidelines for loans that they will accept. This means that nearly…
Search: College Towns & Great School Districts in San Diego, CA
Are you on the search for College Towns & Great School Districts in San Diego County? This could be one of the best parts that makes up our little real estate market here in San Diego. There are…
Ready for the Holidays? Neighborhood Celebration is Coming!
The December South Park Walkabout is coming soon, and this year, they’ve added something new. On December 1st, the First Light Ceremony will be held at 6:00 pm. On Grape Street Square the…
Home Prices Continue to Climb
By Chris Isidore @CNNMoney October 29, 2013: 9:28 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Home prices posted the largest annual gain since housing bubble days in August, although the month-over-month gain…
Hot Picks of the Week :: South Bay, San Diego [Chula Vista]
Ok crew, Here’s the Hot Picks of the Week for South Bay San Diego, Chula Vista. There are 5 homes on the docket today. Looks like things are beginning to get more homeostatic in South Bay a bit…
When Does My Mortgage Insurance Cancel?
One by-product of the banking crises and subsequent mortgage meltdown that started in 2007 was the elimination of second lien financing for loan-to-values exceeding 80%. This meant the return of…
VA Recognizes Same Sex Marriage
The VA has announced that beginning immediately it will abide by the presidential mandate to recognize same sex marriage. Prior to this decision, only veterans and a legal spouse could be…
Thanksgiving is Near – Give Back This Year
Well…the holidays are officially upon us. Now that that Halloween has passed, the next big occasion for most of us is Turkey Day. And while I like to scarf down more food than my belly can handle…
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