Category Archives: Buying a Home

YOU DESERVE A FULL-TIME, FULL-SERVICE REALTOR, NOT REDUCED RESULTS! As a former teacher and school administrator I helped my students achieve their goals. Now as a REALTOR®, I help my buyers and sellers achieve some of the most important goals of their lives, buying or selling their homes. If you are considering selling and/or buying a property, I would be happy to assist you. I always place my customers’ satisfaction very high on my list of priorities and work hard to help them in any way that I can. My […]

Home prices nationwide continue to benefit from a more active spring-buying season, Clear Capital said. The quarterly, yearly and two quarter forecasts all came in stronger at 1.4%, 8.6% an 1.7%, respectively, relative to past months. This is a dramatic improvement of 6% over the 2.6% growth projected in Clear Capital’s April 2013 report. “June home price trends and forecasts were nearly all positive across the country,” said Alex Villacorta, vice president of research and analytics at Clear Capital. “We saw quarterly, yearly and six month forecasts all tick up, […]

On June 26th, 2013, the Supreme Court finally scrapped the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA); the law signed by President Clinton in 1996 that consequently denied same-sex couples 1,138 federal privileges and programs that were available to opposite-sex couples. During a historic 5-4 decision the Supreme Court struck down this law that cost many LGBT couples thousands of dollars in taxes that could not be declared as well as many wasted hours doing unnecessary property tax returns. The law also sentenced LGBT spouses to a poverty-stricken old-age as they were […]

It isn’t often that a top producing Realtor® leaves a very successful, long running career in the glamorous West Los Angeles Real Estate market, to move to a quiet, picturesque community like Capitola, but in 2005, Bryan did just that. Bryan, his long time partner and their young triplets absolutely love their new community. Bryan is full of passion for his new community and knows how to guide his clients to the same kind of fulfillment he has found. From West Santa Cruz to La Selva Beach, find out why […]

Starting this week, home owners who are at least 90 days behind on their mortgage payments and have a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac-backed mortgage may receive an offer from lenders to get their mortgage payments reduced. The program is part of the Streamlined Modification Initiative through the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

First-time home buyers accounted for 28 percent of existing-home purchases in May—down from 34 percent a year prior, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Traditionally, first-time home buyers account for four of 10 home buyers, so their dwindling numbers are alarming some housing analysts and economists.

One of the main challenges affecting new investors nowadays is actuality maintaining the property. Before buying an investment property you might want to consider whether or not you have the time and ability to be a “hands on landlord.” Handling the management of your investment property personally might sound like a good idea but it is actually a venture that takes a lot of time and effort and in fact many new investors realize quite quickly that dealing with tenants and maintaining properties is actually a full time job. A […]

Stuart is a lifelong Hoosier, who has spent the last 5 years in Broad Ripple. An Indiana University graduate, Stuart has recently pursued his real estate passion after a post-grad position as an elementary school teacher and non-profit professional.

Eric is a unique find in the Boston Real Estate world. He is a professional Interior Designer (NCIDQ Certificate No. 27518), and member of the National Association of Real Estate Agents. He is able to offer a plethora of services to his clients by drawing heavily on his experience and interest in design, if you have an interest too you can get the Best hot plate for candle making which is great for interior design.

The Supreme Court’s two decisions Wednesday supporting gay marriage could add fuel to California’s already hot housing market. “Married gay couples are going to have more confidence in making a home purchase,” predicted Nanette Lee Miller, West Coast partner-in-charge of assurance services at accounting firm Marcum in San Francisco. Striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act now means gay couples can pass assets to a surviving spouse without estate taxes, which added up quickly in San Francisco’s housing market where a million-dollar home is far from a mansion. The […]