http://www.san-diego-homes.net Property Types: Existing Homes, Vacant Land, New Construction, Investment Properties, Multi Unit Transaction Types: Foreclosures, REO, Bank Owned, Shortsales, Buyers Agent, Sellers Agent Areas including: San Diego, La Jolla, Rancho Bernardo, Mission Valley, 4s Ranch, Downtown, Gaslamp, East Village, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Mission Hills, Balboa Park, Fashion Valley, Mira Mesa, Clairemont, Kensington, North Park, Hillcrest and more. Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:50:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now that we are pretty much at the bottom of the market, I get asked all the time by clients and friends that own San Diego Real Estate about how to lower their property tax bases on homes that are currently valued much too high by the San Diego Tax ... http://www.san-diego-homes.net/2009/08/07/san-diego-property-tax-how-to-get-your-base-lowered/ I wanted to comment on this.  Because buyers, sellers and all industry people need to acknowledge that the human apsect, the "American Dream", has been pretty much stomped for many people out there.  The San Diego Real Estate market and industry... and frankly the entire California market I would say...  ... http://www.san-diego-homes.net/2009/08/04/where-has-the-human-aspect-gone-in-buying-a-home/ In San Diego Homes sales we are still seeing extreme localized markets as well as major differences in level of activity within different price points.  Downtown and much of the metro area we continue to see a number of foreclosures and a domination by short sale listings.  The lower price range ... http://www.san-diego-homes.net/2009/07/20/san-diego-market-the-localized-markets/ In San Diego Homes sale trends we are still seeing extreme localized markets and major activity differences amongst price points.  Throughout San Diego we continue to see a number of foreclosures and a domination by short sale listings.  In downtown condos, the lower price range ($400k and lower) is still hot with multiple offers and shorter marketing times.  The higher ... http://www.san-diego-homes.net/2009/07/14/san-diego-real-estate%e2%80%a6-brief-snapshots-of-some-of-our-localized-markets/ A new state law, that was passed back in February, took effect on Monday June 15th.  The state of California is imposing a 90-day moritorium on housing foreclosures that is intended to make lenders try harder to keep borrowers in their homes.  Loan companies supposedly must prove that they made ... http://www.san-diego-homes.net/2009/07/09/moratorium-on-foreclosures-for-california-real-estate/ And we're not in a buyer's market in San Diego Real Estate.  We're also not in a seller's market.  We're in a bank-ruled market.  Now, the banks aren't the winners here. Don't get me wrong.  Even if a bank forecloses, they will be out thousands and thousands of dollars due ... http://www.san-diego-homes.net/2009/07/01/buyers-frustration-were-not-in-kansas-anymore/ Those of us that own San Diego real estate, and those that are looking to buy their first home, have all heard the multitude of opinions out there regarding where our local market is at right now, most notably asking "Are we at bottom???"  "Is not the time?"   We can speculate all ... http://www.san-diego-homes.net/2009/06/29/whats-the-real-story-on-san-diego-real-estate/ This is a question that agents get asked A LOT by our buyers, especially first-time buyers. There are several "challenges" you need to be aware of when buying bank owned real estate (aka REOs & Foreclosures): The seller acquired the property via foreclosure and therefore has no prior knowledge as to the ... http://www.san-diego-homes.net/2009/06/24/drawbacks-to-buying-reo-foreclosure-real-estate/ This is a great question, and it would depend on the selling bank you are dealing with. I have represeted buyers in REO purchases recently and have found the banks willing to cover a basic home warranty plan from reputable company. Your agent does need to write that into the ... http://www.san-diego-homes.net/2009/04/04/hello-world/