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October 2009 - Posts

Senate Plans to Extend and Expand Popular First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
The Senate has reached a compromise on extending and expanding the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, a boost the housing industry believes will help it pull out of its two-year-old downturn. While its passage remains uncertain, the agreement Read More...
Tuesday’s Featured Pet: NOLLIE - Adopt Or Foster A Pet & Save A Life!
Animal shelters across the nation are exploding with thousands of pets who need a loving home! These pets come to the animal shelter as victims of: - Foreclosure: M any abandon their pets at the property to provide for themselves - Irresponsible owners Read More...
Home Resales Nationwide Up Nearly 24 Percent From January 2009…
Racing to complete their purchases before a tax credit for first-time owners expires, homebuyers pushed sales up last month by the largest amount in more than 26 years. After jumping 9.4 percent in September, home resales are up nearly 24 percent from Read More...
San Diego County Continues To Experience Strong Sales For September 2009...
In September 2009, San Diego County saw strong sales for single family attached & detached houses and strong price appreciation for single family detached homes. A mad rush to get the $8,000 first time homebuyer tax credit, which expires November Read More...
Featured Pet: RUSTY - Adopt Or Foster A Pet & Save A Life!
As a REALTOR and Pet Lover, I care about my community and everything that affects it. The displacement of pets because of foreclosure is a major crisis that is resulting in thousands of animals losing their home every day. As a result, animal shelters Read More...
Prices Hold Steady Home-Sales Increase For The 6 County Southern California Region…
Southern California home sales rose unexpectedly last month as price declines continue to moderate according to a report released by MDA DataQuick on Tuesday. There were 21,539 sales in the six-county region, including San Diego, up slightly from August's Read More...
Historically Low Interest Rates Continue To Drive Increase In Mortgage Applications…
Mortgage applications continue to surge as interest rates on home loans remain low. Mortgage application volume rose 16.4% last week versus the previous week. Applications continued to surge as rates 30-year fixed rate mortgages remained below 5% for Read More...
How Do Credit Inquiries Like Shopping For A Home Loan Affect My Credit Score?
Credit inquiries are requests by a "legitimate business" to check your credit. As far as your FICO® score is concerned, credit inquiries are classified as either "hard inquiries" or "soft inquiries". Only hard inquiries Read More...
Sales Prices Continue To Climb But Low Inventory Drags August Sales Down For San Diego County…
In August 2009, San Diego County continued to see strong price appreciation both for single family detached (houses) & attached (condos/townhomes) bouncing back from records lows from the start of 2009. Many buyers’ have gotten off of the sidelines Read More...