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PruCalVoices is a real estate blog supported by Prudential California Realty located in San Bruno, Ca. Professional real estate agents and loan broker share thoughts and ideas about local market trends, home finance and hot topics in the news.
Recent Posts
To Send or Not to Send?
I did a floor shift in the afternoon on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. At some point during the shift I received a call from a woman who was very anxious to see a condo in South San Francisco. I told her “no problem!” I...
Still the Time to Borrow and Buy
For the past four months, we have been forwarding the argument that housing prices have stabilized. Wells Fargo has provided another arrow for our quiver. To avoid defaults and foreclosures, the banking giant is offering homeowners with Alt-A ARMs th...
My Thoughts for Real Estate in 2009 in San Francisco and the Peninsula
The year began with home prices free falling and no end was in sight. In April we, in the business began seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Homes in the starting price points began selling and inventory started to stabilize. Banks were pric...
5 Advantages for Move-Up Buyers In This Market
Five reasons current home owners should consider upgrading to a new home. 1. Interest rates are at historic lows: Lower interest rates means you can now buy more home then you could have a year or two ago. 2. Prices have come down: Even if your curre...
The First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit is Extended!
The $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit that was scheduled to be canceled as of November 30th has been extended, which is absolutely wonderful news for all of those potential home buyers who weren’t able to find their new homes before the d...
To Mod or Not to Mod?
I just found out that a friend of mine tried to modify her loan early this year. She contacted a law firm in Southern California, paid few thousand dollars and nothing has happened yet. She was told to stop making mortgage payments on her first and s...

