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2011
There are a few areas in San Diego County where housing prices have increased this year. A Union-Tribune analysis of sales and prices compares half-year numbers in 2011, from January to June, to the same period in 2010. Bear in mind that in the first half of 2010 homebuyer tax credits drove sal...
08/31/2011
On Monday August 22nd, Mortgagee Letter 2011-30 announced that the deadline for the new Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) requirements has been pushed back to January 1. It will apply to appraisal guidelines for FHA financed purchases (with case numbers assigned on or after Jan 1), and appraisal gu...
08/30/2011
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One of the interesting aspects of the U.S. credit rating downgrade from AAA rating from to AA+ is that S&P has been signaling they would make this move for several weeks prior to the announcement on August 5th. It was not a big surprise to investors. In my view, as far as U.S. equity markets are ...
08/17/2011
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San Diego scores a 15 on Trulia’s Rent vs. Buy Index for the latest quarter of 2011. San Diego is cheaper to buy than rent! The index tracks whether buying a home or renting is less expensive in America’s 50 largest U.S. cities by population. The price-to-rent ratio for the 50 largest U.S. cities...
08/16/2011