home buying: Great Time to Buy a Home in Imperial County CA - 11/13/09 11:12 AM
Local Press Confirms What I've Said All Along As a REALTOR® in Imperial County, CA I provide value opinions known as BPOs (broker price opinions) and CMAs (comparative market analysis) for a variety of private and professional clients and track housing prices for neighborhoods and areas throughout Imperial County for my home buyers, short sales, and REO disposition clients. I am interested in news stories regarding our local housing market, whether positive or negative. News articles allow me the opportunity to digest the information and interpret housing trends for my clients. Local IV Press confirms what I've said all along. Elizabeth Varin, … (0 comments)
home buying: Homeowners are still getting mortgages so why the media hype? - 10/15/08 12:27 PM
Homeowners are still getting mortgages so why the media hype? It's no doubt you may have heard news stories claiming people cannot get a mortgage unless they put 20% or more down. Perhaps you heard that homeowners need to have a minimum of a 720 FICO credit score or worse, maybe someone told you that banks and lenders are just not lending anymore until the dust settles. It's a sad sad day in America where we pay any attention to the media much less believe it. By the way, if you DO believe the media, I have some bridges in the desert … (0 comments)
home buying: How much more do house prices have to fall before you buy? - 03/17/08 06:39 PM
How much more do house prices have fall? by Frederic A Din Over the past several months a question has popped up frequently and it's obviously on the minds of many, that question being, "Is this a good time to buy or should I wait for house prices to fall more?" In the March 2008 issue of my monthly mailed newsletter, Frederic's Home News, the article entitled "Shopping for a Home?" asks some probing questions of those desiring home ownership. The largest financial decision of your life needs careful consideration and preparedness, however I have found that many during the boom-cycle of the 2005-2006 did little more than want to sign a loan application and hope … (1 comments)
home buying: Welcome to Heber, California - 12/19/07 11:57 AM
Heber, is a CDP (census designated place) and is a small farming community nestled a few miles south-east of El Centro, CA and a few miles north of Calexico, CA.
All data provided is according to the US Census Bureau and other public information sources For more information about Heber, CA or surrounding areas, please contact me www.homeloans.cc Zip code: 92249 Heber , uninc. town, CDP (2000 pop. 2,988), Imperial co., S Calif., 4 mi/6.4 km SE of El Centro, in irrigated Imperial Valley, 6 mi/9.7 km N of Mex. border; 32°44'N 115°31'W. Vegetables, tomatoes, sugar beets, melons, dates, corn, wheat, alfalfa; cotton; cattle, sheep. During … (0 comments)
home buying: Are You Stuck with a BAD Mortgage? There is Hope! - 07/17/07 03:20 PM
Mortgage Money Meltdown ~ an investigative report by Frederic A Din, licensed mortgage professional Regardless of your credit rating you may have obtained a mortgage from a list of companies that are now defunct, but that's not the problem. Can you get out of your mortgage may be the actual issue at hand. The real estate industry frenzy since the turn of the century has aided the economy in terms of moving money forward, up and out of the recession from 09/11 and war. Record numbers of transactions in terms of both real estate sales and mortgages brought everyone out of the … (0 comments)
(Thank you to the West Shores Chamber of Commerce for providing this important information) Community The Salton Sea Communities offers a rich heritage of recreation, resort living, community services and public events along with residential, retail, and commercial growth. A brief History of the Salton Sea (you can read the entire history by visiting http://www.westshoreschamber.org/history.php) The Salton Sea was so named in 1905, but its history begins in the Salton Basin of ancient times - … (0 comments)
View Larger Map (Thank you to the City of Westmorland and Westmorland Chamber of Commerce for providing the information) For more information about the lovely City of Westmorland, contact me at Westmorland About Westmorland is located in the fertile Imperial Valley in Southeastern California. We are a small residential community that sits along state Highway 86. Westmorland is 12 miles south of the Salton Sea, 87 miles southeast of Palm Springs, 122 miles east of San Diego, 192 miles southeast of Los Angeles, 261 miles west of Phoenix, Arizona, and 31 miles north … (0 comments)
View Larger Map (Thank you to the City of Holtville and the Holtville Chamber of Commerce for providing this information) For more information about the City of Holtville, contact me http://www.homeloans.cc Holtville Holtville is a small town with a population of approximately 6,000 people. It is 120 miles east of San Diego, 225 southeast of Los Angeles, and 10 miles northeast of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The summer weather in Holtville has an average temperature of 105 degrees. But in the winter, the … (1 comments)
(Thank you to the City of Calipatria and Calipatria Chamber of Commerce for providing this information) HISTORY& FACTS The City of Calipatria is located about 150 miles east of San Diego, 100 miles South of Palm Springs. The area is predominately agricultural. Calipatria is surrounded by various recreational activity locations. The Glamis Dunes located about 40 miles from the city is home to many off road enthusiasts. Rock collecting, deer and dove hunting are also nearby about 30 miles from the city in the Chocolate Mountain areas. Fishing, camping and birdwatching are a … (0 comments)
(Thank you to the City of Imperial and Imperial Chamber of Commerce for providing this information) History and Facts The City of Imperial is located in the Southern desert of California. Conveniently, the City of Imperial is located between major cities of California, Arizona and Mexico State Route 111, which passes to the east of City of Imperial, is a major North, South corridor for the Nafta shipping and travel route to the Calexico Port of Entry at the U.S./Mexican International border. In the near future it will also connect to the Brawley, California bypass, Sr-86, and Interstate 10 … (1 comments)
home buying: Welcome to Calexico, California - 05/15/07 12:21 PM
Calexico is a border city to Mexicali, Mexico and is known as the "gateway" to Mexico. The name Calexico derives from the words California (Cal) and Mexico (exico) put together to create a unique city name.
(Thank you to the City of Calexico and Calexico Chamber of Commerce for the information provided) History and FactsCalexico began as a tent city of the Imperial Land Company and has grown into a larger thriving city on the US-Mexico border. Before the repeal of prohibition, Calexico was primarily a week-end town visited by workers in the Imperial Valley in pursuit of fun and games, … (3 comments)
View Larger Map (Thank You to the Brawley Chamber of Commerce and the City of Brawley for providing this information) Community ProfileThe City of Brawley was incorporated in 1908; it is a 'General Law' municipality. The City of Brawley is located in the far southeastern corner of the State of California, in the Lower Colorado Desert and ten miles south of the Salton Sea. Brawley is a 25 minute drive from Mexicali, Mexico, 125 miles east of San Diego, 88 miles south of Palm Springs and 65 miles west of Yuma, Arizona. POPULATION:The City … (0 comments)
Hottest cities for entrepreneurs" by Inc. Magazine (May 2006). The only California city in the group of the Top 20 category boasts a 1-year job growth of 7.3% and 5-year job growth of 14.5%. Current Population (As of January 1, 2006): 42,002 Community InformationThe multi-cultural community of El Centro has a history rich in agriculture and is the core of the Imperial Valley's retail district. El Centro, as its name implies, is the center of one of Southern California's most promising new commercial and industrial areas. … (0 comments)
home buying: Welcome to Imperial County, California - 05/14/07 08:00 PM
Welcome to Imperial County, California, also known as the Imperial Valley. Imperial Valley offers a diverse and rich collection of Resources in the form of Human Power, Infrastructure and Economic Development. The climate is hot and dry, ranging from lows in the mid 30's in January to highs of 110+ in July and August (mean temperatures: low-55.0; high-89.6), with little moisture (average annual rainfall: 2.92 inches; 25 percent average relative humidity). Imperial County extends over 4,597 square miles, bordering on Mexico to the south, Riverside County to the north, San Diego County on the west, and the State of Arizona on the east. … (0 comments)
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