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The Siberian Dilemma: Foreclosure or Short Sale?
by Roberta Murphy Carlsbad, CA–When considering the hard choices faced by distressed San Diego real estate owners, it’s not too difficult to recall what is called the Siberian Dilemma: If you are stranded on a frozen lake in Siberia and f...
San Diego REO Buyers: Rejoice or Growl?
by Roberta Murphy Carlsbad, CA–I’m not sure whether San Diego REO buyers should be rejoicing or rolling their eyes about Assembly Bill 957. This new California law went into effect October 11, 2009 and prohibits an REO lender from requiri...
Carlsbad Beach Area Townhome Bargain
by Roberta Murphy Carlsbad, CA–Sometimes people live in homes so gently that years barely wear on the surfaces. Cabinets still gleam with their original finishes, tiling sparkles, and nothing has soiled the walls. Even paintings are hung on st...
San Diego First Time Home Buyers: Tips and Traps
Carlsbad, CA–It’s that $8000 Federal Income Tax Credit for first time home buyers that is all the buzz in San Diego real estate circles. We receive calls and inquiries almost daily from renters who are looking to make the leap to home ow...
San Diego Foreclosures Dwindling; Prices Rising
Carlsbad, Ca–Things are starting to brighten for the San Diego real estate market. Home buying in San Diego may have dipped 4 percent in May, but that is likely due to the dwindling number of foreclosures available in San Diego County. And acco...
San Diego Realtors Asked to Help Bust Real Estate Fraud
It’s a sad fact of life, but unscrupulous vultures are always ready to pick at the flesh of the most financially distressed. It is also refreshing to hear that San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis is asking San Diego Realtors to he...
Beware those Real Estate Foreclosure Scams
by Roberta Murphy Carlsbad, CA — I can’t begin to tell you how often we get emails and calls about how we can increase our real estate income if we will just turn our distressed clients with distressed mortgages over to “them.”...
Could This Stop a San Diego Foreclosure?
by Roberta Murphy Blogging buddy, New York attorney, and real estate broker Joseph Ferrara publishes Sellsius, one of my favorite real estate blogs. This morning, he tossed out a possible solution that might help stall at least some of our San Diego ...
Lowest-Priced Condo in Encinitas: Pacific Pines
by Roberta Murphy We have a great couple looking for a San Diego condo near the beach. They were hoping to locate second-home with a price under $250,000–and were more concerned about a coastal location than the size of the unit. We looked at ...
San Diego Foreclosure: Back to 2002?
by Roberta Murphy This was a morning of discovery and indigestion digestion. We have seen San Diego real estate prices plummet in the suburban communities of Chula VIsta, National City, San Marcos, eastern Oceanside and Fallbrook. After all, these ...
San Diego Pre-Foreclosure Solution
by Roberta Murphy There are thousands of San Diego real estate owners who are in various stages of mortgage distress and pre foreclosure. Some have had interest rate resets, making their mortgage payments unaffordable, while others have had life setb...
Want to Search for San Diego Foreclosures?
by Roberta Murphy San Diego foreclosures and bank REO’s are quickly becoming the top request among many of our San Diego home buyers–so we decided to add a tool that we could use as well. It has become a necessity, because until banks can...
The Encinitas Short Sale from Hell: Closed
by Roberta Murphy It was group hug time Friday afternoon when we received confirmation that our 10-month short sale ordeal in Encinitas Ranch had successfully recorded and closed. Kudos to the patient buyers of this Encinitas home, because they tru...
Are Lenders Redlining Entire Cities?
by Roberta Murphy Redlining is a term that describes the unethical–if not illegal–practice where lenders “red line” a neighborhood or community, making it very difficult for buyers to purchase in these afflicted areas. I have ...
