Los Angeles & Ventura Counties Real Estate & Mortgage News & Info

I recently came across, Waging War . . . Real Estate Deals Where No One Wins! by Carla Muss-Jacobs.  Carla describes some of her more recent transactions as "war-like" and her buyers as having the propensity of "ripping the sellers' flesh off".  It kind of reminded me of my own market but not exa...

Well, this week there were so many really great posts here in the rain by some of my fave bloggers as well as some newbie bloggers that I've recently come across.  First and foremost, I just want to give a shout out to my fellow rainers for their gold star features that I was happy to "call the ...

I love lists!  I'm absolutely fascinated by them.  If it's on a list, I love reading it.  I especially love Forbes picture lists like this most recent one, Cities With the Biggest Home Price Discounts.  Forbes created a list of the 10 U.S. cities with the biggest home price discounts. They compil...

I couldn't resist sharing this with everyone today.  A vision of "what if Jesus Christ had lived today" moment.  Have a Good Friday everyone and a wonderful Easter weekend.   Photo courtesy of:  creators.com

The other day, I posted What is a HomePath Property and How Can I Buy One? - FAQ #11.  Basically, I blogged about the pros and cons of Fannie Mae's HomePath properties and loan program.  Now, anyone who has read my blog, knows that I am not a big fan of this program or most of the run-down, dila...

I really liked this post by Brian Block because it perfectly outlines how a buyer can give away their negotiating and bargaining advantage with just a few seemingly innoculous comments.  It kind of reminded me of a similar post I came across a few weeks ago by Pam Miller about, Hey Listing Agents...

Well, this week there were so many really great posts here in the rain by some of my fave bloggers as well as some newbie bloggers that I've recently come across.  First and foremost, I just want to give a shout out to my fellow rainers for their gold star features that I was happy to "call the s...

  I recently had an interview for an article on "why a mortgage puts a home buyer at a disadvantage and how can buyers beat out the cash bidder" by Amy Hoak from Market Watch.  While I understand that reporters typically can't publish the entire interview, I just wanted to comment on some of the...

What is a HomePath property and what do I need to do to buy one?   With nearly 800 HomePath properties available here in Los Angeles & Ventura counties and more than 50 more coming up soon, I get numerous calls/emails asking me about these properties.  And now, Fannie Mae has special incentives f...

Right now, there are dozens of properties in Simi Valley that are eligible for down payment assistance (dpa).  Many of these properties are not REO's or short sales but actual equity sales with really motivated sellers and are NOT like all the other run-down, dilapidated dumps you've been seeing,...