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Buyer Strategy

Does Your Home Inspector Do THIS!?

Why choose John Robinson Home Inspection Group as your next Home Inspector? Reason #13: Drones. For a Top Ranked Home Inspection: http://www.Home-Inspector-San-Diego.com For a Top Ranked Real…

Jesse IbanezFebruary 4, 20141 min read
Buyer Strategy

2014 Loan Limits for FHA VA and Conventional Programs

Just a quick one today. Over the last several weeks I’ve been bringing you updates on the different loan limits for individual loan programs such as FHA, VA & Conventional loans. I thought it…

J.BeckistanFebruary 4, 20141 min read
Seller Strategy

Selling Your Home? First, ask these questions.

Hi everyone, Sam Logan here, the Before-Unit Manager for The GreenHouse Group. What we’re going to talk about today are the first couple of questions that come up when you first decide to Sell…

Jesse IbanezJanuary 28, 20142 min read
Neighborhood Notes

San Diego County Farmer’s Markets – 7 Days a Week

I’m from Seattle, and for most people, without even having ever been there, they can picture the red neon sign that hangs above Pike Place Market. This is a shot panned too nearly every time a…

Jesse IbanezJanuary 27, 20142 min read
Buyer Strategy

Landmark case to make FHA Condo Approval a requirement for Associations?

Landmark case to make FHA Condo Approval a requirement for Associations? There is a case coming out of Ohio that should be of concern to condominium associations that do not seek FHA approval. The…

HuggyJanuary 27, 20142 min read
Buyer Strategy

Jesse’s Hot Picks of the Week “North County Interior”

Hey gang, So this Saturday found the hot picks coming from the North County Interior, specifically, San Marcos – San Elijo Hills – Rancho Bernardo – Poway. To schedule a private tour of your own…

Jesse IbanezJanuary 14, 20141 min read
Buyer Strategy

Qualified Mortgage and Ability to Repay

We’ve been talking about Qualified Mortgage and Ability To Repay for a year and it’s finally here. For this week’s post I wanted to highlight the most important changes to conventional financing…

HuggyJanuary 13, 20141 min read
Behind the Scenes

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…

Jesse IbanezJanuary 6, 20147 min read
Buyer Strategy

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…

HuggyJanuary 6, 20142 min read
Buyer Strategy

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…

J.BeckistanDecember 17, 20131 min read
Buyer Strategy

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…

Jesse IbanezDecember 17, 20134 min read
Buyer Strategy

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…

HuggyDecember 16, 20132 min read
Buyer Strategy

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…

Jesse IbanezDecember 9, 20131 min read
Buyer Strategy

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…

Jesse IbanezDecember 3, 20131 min read
Case Studies

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…

Jesse IbanezNovember 26, 20131 min read
Neighborhood Notes

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…

Jesse IbanezNovember 19, 20131 min read
Buyer Strategy

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…

HuggyNovember 18, 20131 min read
Buyer Strategy

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…

HuggyNovember 12, 20132 min read
Buyer Strategy

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…

J.BeckistanNovember 12, 20131 min read
Neighborhood Notes

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…

Jesse IbanezNovember 11, 20132 min read
Buyer Strategy

Two Things You Must Know About Credit Before You Buy a Home

The Hardest and Easiest Home Loans to Get By: Chris Birk It seems the Great Thaw may be upon us. Credit score requirements have loosened in recent months, a sign that at least some mortgage…

HuggyNovember 5, 20132 min read
Neighborhood Notes

North Park’s New Neighborhood Restaurant – Craft Beer and a Kids Area?

We all know how far North Park has come and that it’s residents range from hipsters to 70 year old home owners. Who falls in between that wide range? Young families of course and the new…

Jesse IbanezNovember 5, 20132 min read
Buyer Strategy

Stated Income Loans are back! Just in time for Halloween

Well, just in time for Halloween – something scary for all of you who remember our recent history – Sated Income Loans are back! You may remember that a stated income loan allows one to qualify by…

J.BeckistanOctober 29, 20131 min read
Neighborhood Notes

Downtown San Diego – The Headquarters at Seaport Village

Located on the waterfront of downtown San Diego, Seaport Village, a favorite among both locals and tourists, is getting a face lift. Scheduled to open next month, The Headquarters at Seaport…

Jesse IbanezOctober 28, 20131 min read

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