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Talking Points (vol.3) - 05/31/08 01:12 PM

Housing Market Conditions Favor Homebuyers
Home price affordability has improved dramatically...53.8% of all new and existing homes sold during the first 3 months of 2008 were affordable to families earning the median household income of $61,500.  Three factors combined to substantially increase housing affordability: mortgage rates returning to near record … (1 comments)

Let Renters Buy Your Retirement Home - 05/01/08 07:16 PM
If you buy a second home now for retirement later, you could give yourself a hedge against home price hikes as well as a relatively low-cost retirement shelter with an equity cushion.  That assumes during ownership you can find tenants who'll pay enough rent to cover your investment costs.  The upside … (2 comments)

Decline-in-Value Reassessment - Proposition 8 - 05/01/08 03:05 PM
Proposition 8 - What is it?
In 1978, California votes passed Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that allows a temporary reduction in assessed value when a property suffers a "decline-in-value."  A decline-in-value occurs when the current market value of your property is less than the current assessed value as of January … (1 comments)

 
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