Helping You Buy and Sell Real Estate in San Diego
Waterfront homes are in very high demand. Tight inventory drives prices up, up and up! Where can you find homes that have the beach and ocean as their backyard? Neptune in Encinitas is a very popular street, due in part to many homes having private beach access! […]
What do you do? As a Real Estate broker & active agent, I have to tell you there’s so much that goes into this “job”. Not only do I consult with people one of the most expensive transactions in their life but I am also their therapist. Yeah, a therapist. It’s true. Haven’t you heard […]
Real estate. It’s an interesting thing. We all need it in some form or another whether it’s renting or owning. Everyone needs a home. But real estate as an industry goes beyond the end result which is to find a place to live. In the home buying process, there are three major things to consider. You’ve […]
Mello Roos, an assement on property at the APN level, are ubiquitous in San Diego County. As such, it is difficult to research which homes are obilgated to which CFDs. To solve the Mello Roos research issue, our County Assesor/Recorder/Clerk Ernest J. Dronenburg […]
Time and again, we seek to shed light on practices in the real estate community. We lead by being transparent. It is nerve wracking that some of our colleagues are continuing to bend half truths in ways to make themselves appear more grandiose than reality would dictate. Our example in this post is about agency. […]
Everyone is an informed consumer these days. We have terabytes of data at our fingertips online, just one search query away. So what is your immediate reaction to something like this? We just saw this ad pop up, and had to take a look for ourselves at ipayone.com. […]
The online world is awash with information. Most of it free. Or is it? What consumers should know about how home searches are presented. Zillow, Trulia, and Realtor.com are the largest “portals” for real estate nationally. They negotiate to publish information from your local MLS (multiple listing service) to their vast databases, and advertise that […]
While individual transactions can be straightforward, the landscape of real estate in California can become a vast minefield. There are many iterations of consumer protection at the state and federal level, all geared to provide the most protections to you, the consumer. What happens when those protections are breached? A class action lawsuit is being […]
Buying your first home can be an exciting & yet scary decision. Everything from picking the right home to conducting the proper inspections to locking down the financing. There are many moving parts in the process of buying your first home. It’s essential to do your research. You know that. But what’s even more essential […]
