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Selling a home is an exciting venture. You’re finally ready to see some cash on the investment you’ve been building for years.  But then you realize that 5%-6% of the sale price is going to go away before your money…

With the exception of the VA and USDA programs, along with certain down payment assistance programs, most every residential loan program does indeed require some sort of a down payment. Many borrowers want to come to the closing table with…

Since bathrooms are spaces that we use every day, their importance is far greater than we give it credit for. This where we start and end our day.  Thus, organizing to make sure that everything is in place in your…

Autumn is a great time to do home renovations. Summer’s over. There aren’t as many celebratory events to fill up weekends. The cool air invigorates you out of slumbrous summer laziness and makes you want to accomplish something before winter…

City Council, now responsible for hammering out the final purchase terms with SDSU, will publicly discuss the land sale on Nov 4. Read More

The city and San Diego State University have different ideas of how much the SDCCU Stadium site is worth. Read More

In a letter, the retailer’s head of real estate defends the company’s decision to sue Stockdale Read More

It’s possible but in all my years in the industry I’ve never seen a perfect score. Credit scores, commonly referred to as FICO scores, the acronym for the Fair Isaac Corporation which developed the algorithm, are three digit numbers ranging…

Just because the wave of summertime homebuyers seeking to be settled in time for the start of school has receded, it doesn’t mean sellers have lost their big opportunity! In fact, with its turning leaves and traditional family get-togethers, autumn…

A new home appraisal rule just went into effect—the first time in 25 years that “federal regulators have increased the property value limit of the homes that require an appraisal as part of the selling process,” said REALTOR® Magazine. The…