http://www.dqnews.com/Articles/2014/News/California/Southern-CA/RRSCA140911.aspx September 11, 2014 Irvine, CA—Southern California home sales slipped to a four-year low for August as would-be buyers faced inventory and affordability challenges and investor purchases held at the lowest level in several years. The median sale price climbed to a post-recession high, a real estate information service reported. A total of 18,796 new […]

My awesome 82 year old father passed away last year and we moved my mom to a retirement community.  My sister and I agreed that renovating, then leasing out the family home was a good financial move and would create a good income stream for my mom to help pay for the retirement community.  The […]

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/california-drought/california-drought-crisis-takes-toll-lake-oroville-n185001 The Enterprise Bridge over Lake Oroville now. California Drought Takes Toll On Lake Oroville As the severe drought in California continues for a third straight year, water levels in the state’s lakes and reservoirs are reaching historic lows. Lake Oroville, pictured above, is currently at just 32 percent of its total capacity of 3,537,577 […]

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http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2014/08/weekly-update-housing-tracker-existing.html We crossed over the 2012 numbers.  2012 is when the vigorous price increases started.  I personally believe inventory will increase much more than the pundits predict.  I guess I’m a pundit?  Also – on the street inventories in the North County Coastal area’s are increasing yet strong sales are occurring for properties priced correctly.  […]

http://www.zillow.com/blog/understand-real-estate-agent-role-155884/ Date:July 31, 2014 | Category:Tips & Advice | Author:Mary Boone Brought To You By The road to homeownership can be bumpy, and it’s often filled with unexpected turns and detours. That’s why it makes sense to have a real estate pro help guide the way. According to the National Association of Realtors 2013 Profile […]

http://blogs.marketwatch.com/capitolreport/2014/07/31/a-state-by-state-map-of-foreclosure-inventory/ The inventory of foreclosed homes dropped for the 32nd month in a row in June, but there’s some states where they are elevated, according to data from CoreLogic released Thursday. As of June 2014, approximately 648,000 homes in the United States were in some stage of foreclosure, down 35% from June 2013 and 3.9% from […]