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The following section of the website is devoted to news articles that have information or an impact on the Downtown San Diego Real Estate Market. I always tell clients to not “take my word for it”. I encourage clients to do their own research and form their own opinions. These are the same resources that I refer to, in order to collect my opinions and facts on the state of the Downtown Market and lifestyle. In this section, it is our opinion that the articles we include do not only present one side of the story. We include EVERY interesting article that we find not only the ones that shed a positive outlook on the state of the Downtown Market. For your organizational convenience, we have separated the articles into three sections: Downtown, San Diego County, and National Real Estate/Urban Living General. Many of these articles are used in our blogs and monthly newsletters to stimulate thought and debate.
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2011-07-15 New free credit scores: What you need to know now
New credit score disclosure rules issued by the Federal Reserve Board on July 6 require lenders to supply potential borrowers with their scores if they are denied credit or offered less favorable terms because of those scores. Starting on July 21, applicants denied for credit cards, student loans and auto loans will see their scores.
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2011-07-15 New free credit scores: What you need to know now
New credit score disclosure rules issued by the Federal Reserve Board on July 6 require lenders to supply potential borrowers with their scores if they are denied credit or offered less favorable terms because of those scores. Starting on July 21, applicants denied for credit cards, student loans and auto loans will see their scores.
2011-07-14 Foreclosures plunge in first half of 2011
Foreclosure filings plunged 29 percent compared with the same period a year ago and were down 25 percent from the last six months of 2010, according to the latest report from RealtyTrac.
2011-07-14 Foreclosures plunge in first half of 2011
Foreclosure filings plunged 29 percent compared with the same period a year ago and were down 25 percent from the last six months of 2010, according to the latest report from RealtyTrac.
2011-07-13 How did home prices change in San Diego by region?
Here’s a regional breakdown using DataQuick numbers for June.
2011-07-13 How did home prices change in San Diego by region?
Here’s a regional breakdown using DataQuick numbers for June.
2011-07-12 Investors to the rescue of housing market
Real estate investors will outnumber traditional borrowers 3 to 1 during the next two years, according to a new survey by Move Inc., helping clear millions of repossessed properties from banks’ books and pave the way for a recovery.
2011-07-12 Investors to the rescue of housing market
Real estate investors will outnumber traditional borrowers 3 to 1 during the next two years, according to a new survey by Move Inc., helping clear millions of repossessed properties from banks’ books and pave the way for a recovery.
2011-07-11 Public can offer input on Convention Center expansion
Members of the public interested in helping influence the design of a planned expansion of the San Diego Convention Center are invited to meetings that will be held next week.
2011-07-11 Public can offer input on Convention Center expansion
Members of the public interested in helping influence the design of a planned expansion of the San Diego Convention Center are invited to meetings that will be held next week.
2011-07-10 Obama administration boosts aid for unemployed homeowners
The Obama administration announced yesterday an extended forbearance program that allows unemployed homeowners with FHA mortgages who are enrolled in the Making Home Affordable program to miss up to one year of mortgage payments before the foreclosure process begins.
2011-07-10 Obama administration boosts aid for unemployed homeowners
The Obama administration announced yesterday an extended forbearance program that allows unemployed homeowners with FHA mortgages who are enrolled in the Making Home Affordable program to miss up to one year of mortgage payments before the foreclosure process begins.
2011-07-09 How to appeal your property-tax assessment
If you’re a property owner in San Diego County and don’t agree with your tax assessment, you can fight it. Here’s how.
2011-07-09 How to appeal your property-tax assessment
If you’re a property owner in San Diego County and don’t agree with your tax assessment, you can fight it. Here’s how.
2011-07-08 San Diego recovery might not come till 2017
Limited capital sources, inflation fears point to a slow recovery from the recession, Apartment Association says.
2011-07-08 San Diego recovery might not come till 2017
Limited capital sources, inflation fears point to a slow recovery from the recession, Apartment Association says.
2011-07-07 Mortgage rates trending higher
30 year fixed rate loans averaged 4.6 percent this week, up from 4.51 percent a week earlier, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.
2011-07-07 Mortgage rates trending higher
30 year fixed rate loans averaged 4.6 percent this week, up from 4.51 percent a week earlier, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.
2011-07-06 City redevelopment could lose $70 million
Forty percent cut this year likely means delays in neighborhood improvements, jeopardizes larger projects, like Chargers stadium and the San Diego Convention Center Expansion.
2011-07-06 City redevelopment could lose $70 million
Forty percent cut this year likely means delays in neighborhood improvements, jeopardizes larger projects, like Chargers stadium and the San Diego Convention Center Expansion.