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southern california: Housing Hangover? Not in the Inland Valley - 06/23/10 06:46 PM
The Commerce Department reported today that nationwide new home sales plunged 33 percent in May and analysts and economists immediately declared buyers aren't buying homes because they can't get tax credits.
Here in Southern California's Inland Valley, sales of newly constructed homes may have dropped in May, but buyers still are eager to get pre-approved and writing offers, and sellers are getting offers. Clients in Upland got a full-price offer from well-qualified buyers 10 days after listing their home in May; escrow closes in early July.
What's down is inventory.
When home prices dropped, builders halted new construction projects. With typical mortgage payments … (0 comments)
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southern california: ListingBook Comes to the Inland Empire - 02/19/09 11:11 PM
There's a new way to search for homes in the Inland Empire. The Multi-Regional Multiple Listing Service now allows Realtors to offer consumers direct access to MLS listing information - for houses, land, even rentals - through ListingBook.com.
An online home search website will never replace face-to-face contact between people - more about that below. However, ListingBook is a great tool for home buyers, sellers, and local residents who are simply curious about current prices in any neighborhood in Southern California and want to search online at their leisure. Click Here to get your personal - and FREE - ListingBook … (0 comments)
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southern california: When the Earth Moves, Are You Prepared? - 07/30/08 05:03 PM
Earthquakes are a fact of life in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. The Chino Hills earthquake on July 29, 2008, was a jolting reminder that earthquakes are a fact of life in Southern California. We often forget that the ground beneath our feet is subject to thrusts and slides, from slight movements we never feel to the threat of a major movement on the San Andreas Fault.
The lesson learned from the devastating 1994 Northridge earthquake and Hurricane Katrina is that families will be on their own for days, possibly much longer when an emergency happens. Are you and … (0 comments)
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southern california: Think Houses Cost Too Much? - 09/26/07 01:50 AM
By Ila Josephs
"It's a lot of money. Houses cost too much," an open house visitor said Sunday. The cost of buying a house is indeed a lot of money. A home is the biggest single investment most people make in their lives, and it's not just about money. Buying a house requires a real commitment -- to paying the mortgage and property taxes, to putting down roots here and now, to investing in the future.
"Houses cost too much!" Generations of home buyers have said the same thing. During the 1930s, home prices outpaced buyers' ability to pay, and the term … (0 comments)
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Ila Josephs
Ontario,
CA
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Tarbell, Realtors
Address: 1570 W. Foothill Blvd., Upland, CA, 91786
Office Phone: (909) 261-3541
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