Trulia’s Housing Barometer charts how quickly the housing market is moving back to “normal" and the signs are pointing to recovery, which is good news for California first time home buyers. Trulia summarizes three key housing market indicators: construction starts (Census), existing-home sales (N
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11/29/2012
We can't go a day without hearing about the potential devastation of the "fiscal cliff" and Congress is working overtime to find ways to keep us from tumbling off it. So, it should come as no surprise that the mortgage interest deduction is squarely in the cross-hairs. It is one of the oldest ta
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11/29/2012
Being a first-time homebuyer is one of the most exciting times of your life. There is nothing like walking into a home and wondering if this is the home in which you will bring your children home to after they are born... For first time home buyers so much of the home buying process is emotional
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11/28/2012
You may not be in the market (yet) to buy your first home, but when you do, here are nine things to consider. 1. Good View = Higher Price: The view of what really doesn’t matter. It could be a pond. A view of a mountain or valley. The rule of thumb is that you can expect to pay a higher price
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11/26/2012
Are you still one of the "hold-out" California first time home buyers? You might be right but this video contains some info you need to consider You've convinced yourself that home values will continue to decline and interest rates will never go back up? 2013 has a lot of promise for housing and
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11/26/2012
With all the recent positive news about the housing recovery, you knew there would be at least one contrarian to step up and challenge the status quo, and give us something to chew on over the Thanksgiving holiday. Keith Jurow, who writes about the housing market for finance site Minyanville, thi
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11/21/2012
First time home buyers in California are the largest segment of home buyers in the state and in case you're wondering how you measure up to the competition? This infographic from the National Association of Realtors illustrates who's buying and who's selling. We have helped hundreds of first time
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11/21/2012
Are you a first time home buyer in California who's been wondering if it's finally the right time? The housing data over the last few months would certainly suggest it is. If you were trying to catch the "bottom of the market", it's probably too late for that but with interest rates barely above
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11/20/2012
Homeownership has taken a beating over the last few years, not only in regard to home prices but also the perceived investment value of owning your first home. Industry professionals feel that owning your first home is a good investment, but believe it or not we may have been understa
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11/19/2012
If you're a first time home buyer and having difficulty keeping up with all the information about buying your first home, here's something for you to think about for 2013. Active first time home buyers have undoubtedly been in bidding competition with investors when they've made offers on their f
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11/13/2012
