Avalar San Diego real estate blog

How do we market a San Diego Victorian Home during the Holidays?   During the first week in December we are planning to list a very cute Victorian home in San Diego.  It is a Registered Historical Residence and it has been completely remodeled to code with  the latest improvements. It is charming...

06073 - Foreclosure Filings

The Foreclosure Report - April 2011 Foreclosure filings decrease to lowest level in years, while foreclosure cancellations increase 05/17/2011 Foreclosure activity slowed in April. Foreclosure filings were down in Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington, with Oregon being the sole exception wh...

New Study Shows Buying A Home Is Now Better Than Renting A Home We are in the "perfect storm" for real estate. The combination of low real estate prices and low interest rates make this the best buying opportunity in many years. This was verified in a paper to be published in Real Estate Economic...

 The guidelines for new mortgages are changing. Everything we take for granted about home loans (and being a home owner) is being debated now in Washington D.C. Its clear that required mortgage down payments will increase along with other key elements that many of us have taken for granted. For e...

The mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 4.43 percent, down from 4.46 percent at this same time last week. This is the lowest average rate reported on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for 2011. The 30-y...

In the tradition of annual spring cleaning, this is a great time to check your finances and see what areas could use a little sprucing up! Informa Research Services, a subsidiary of Informa plc (LSE: INF), suggests some resources and tactics for tackling your financial clutter.     Slim down that...

2011 Housing Predictions | Homes Losing 1% in Value Per Month n Zillow's just released housing report reinforced the fact that Home values are very much on the decline. Actual numbers, home values fell 3% quater over quater, the largest decline since late 2008. You read that correctly, home value...

Here is some interesting news for anyone considering getting a building permit or an approval from the planning department within San Diego County Calif. To save $1 million a year, the mayor of San Diego will fold the Planning Department into the department in charge of processing building permit...

Every time we begin the buying journey with a new client we ask them what is their credit score. Most of the time they give us an adjective like, bad, great, fabulous and sometimes they state that it is lousy. Our brand new 2 minute video on the importance of your Credit Score can really come in ...