There are a lot of benefits to owning your own home in California—control over paint color and flooring, building up financial ownership or equity, and pride of ownership, to name a few. But did you know that there are benefits…
The first thing that a potential buyer sees when they pull up to a house is the exterior. How does it look from the outside? Is the yard kept up? Are there flowers, shrubs, a comfortable bench to sit on?…
A home is most likely one of the largest purchases you will make in your life. For many of us, it is the first time we knowingly take on debt that will take 30 years to pay off—and we’re excited…
Over the last few weeks, mortgage rates have ticked down a bit opening up a buying opportunity for house hunters to take advantage of a dip in a steadily rising rate environment. Most analysts don’t believe this dip will last…
Adjustable Rate Mortgage can be a great option for the right circumstance. Did you take advantage of Prime day this week? Here is an interesting statistic. Apple has made more profit in three months than Amazon has generated during its…
Supply and Demand driving prices of existing homes up. We hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July! As most people have come to realize over the last few years, home prices just seem to be on a never…
Rates are on the rise! Over the past few weeks, mortgage rates have hit their highest levels since 2011. So is the era of low mortgage rates over? Most likely, but the rates are still extremely low by historical standards.…
Have you ever thought of flipping a home in the Downey area? I know I have! With so many TV shows on about people making tons of money flipping houses, it is really hard to ignore. The temptation is great…
In this fast moving real estate market, one item that seems out of everyone’s control that can kill a deal is the home appraisal. But is it really completely out of everyone’s control? Before answering that question let’s look at…
The news on Friday was all about jobs!!! US employers added 313,000 jobs in February which was much more than anticipated. The initial report from February will be revised up to 2 times over the next couple of months as…
