It seems that the consensus of opinion on the San Diego real estate market is a continued decline into spring or summer, at which point the market will stabilize and start to improve.
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During the past few years we have been talking about toxic mortgages — and the need to avoid them. Without fail, each time the subject has arisen lenders would write to say we were wrong, that option ARMs and interest-only loans were simply “affordability products” with no financial sting. As to prepayment penalties and stated-income [...]

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As the 2008 condo market continues to unfold, one thing is for sure, skittish would-be buyers will remain renters for the time being. That one fact, has multi-family developers seeing green, as in higher retention rates for their condo dwellers.
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It was a less than impressive on-camera performance. On morning television yesterday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson looked nervous, stumbled over his words, and used strong terms to describe the economic slowdown.
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The real estate market is challenging throughout the United States. For the first time in nearly thirteen years, U.S. home prices experienced a quarterly decline, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO, November 29, 2007). Additionally, single family home sales fell by 13 percent in 2007, which was the largest drop in [...]

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Putting a fresh coat of paint on your home will prolong the life of its skin, pump up the value, and revive its curb appeal, all important additions, especially when it’s time to sell.
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