First Time Buyer help
What is an REO property and how do I find one in OC?
An REO or Real Estate Owned property is a home that’s been through the foreclosure process and is now held by the lending institution. When borrowers default on their monthly mortgage payments, lenders will start foreclosure proceedings beginning with the notice of default, through the pre-foreclosure stage and into the final foreclosure step of the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Get out to VOTE and learn some fun facts!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 will be a historic day in American History. Thanks for doing your part and voting. Here is a link to find your polling place in Orange County: http://www.ocvote.com/
Now for some fun facts about the United States of America and how YOUR ONE VOTE COUNTS!
FUN FACTS
1. The state that was the birthplace [...]
A sign of relief from JPMORGAN CHASE
Good news from JPMorgan Chase. Read this article from www.businessweek.com
In what may the biggest sign yet that banks are getting serious about attacking the nationwide wave of home foreclosures, giant JPMorgan Chase (JPM) announced on Oct. 31 that it is sharply ramping up its efforts to restructure the loans in its massive mortgage portfolio. For [...]
Orange County California ranks high for value!
If you are looking to buy a home in Orange County, you are making a wise investment. The “OC” is ranked #7 in the country for median home values for top-ranked US counties. In fact, 8 of the 10 counties are here in California with the only Southern California county being Orange County.
6 Orange County [...]
Take advantage of an FHA LOAN and buy your dream house now!
Why pay rent when YOU can AFFORD to buy your DREAM HOME!
We may have told you this before, but it is a FIRST TIME BUYERS MARKET now! Did you know:
A very popular FHA loan allows you to put ONLY 3% DOWN on your dream home!
You can finance 97% of your loan!
This down payment can come [...]
The best time to buy your home is… NOW!
THE TIME TO BUY IS NOW… Take advantage of all the current incentives!
On July 30, 2008 President Bush signed into law H.R. 3221 which is the “Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008,”. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 is a $300 Billion program to help homeowners that may be in trouble, avoid [...]
Exciting news for FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS!
There is important new legislation that is beneficial to first time home buyers. We strongly recommend you take advantage of this tax credit by the deadline of mid-2009. Thanks to J. Lennox Scott, for the following information about The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.
Buying smart in today’s market got a little easier recently [...]
Tips for Earthquake Safety
The Chino earthquake on July 28 was the largest since the Northridge earthquake, over 14 years ago! Here are some earthquake safety tips from Doug Copp the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world’s most experienced rescue team. We can’t promise all these tips will succeed, but they [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mission Viejo High School - New listings in Mission Viejo
We receive so many inquiries from families looking for homes in the Mission Viejo High School district. Mission Viejo not only offers great schools and amazing shopping, and surrounds beautiful Lake Mission Viejo.
We want to share with you 2 homes that are new on the market and can’t be missed! Both will “wow” you and [...]
Looking for Government Loans? Wachovia has an answer!
Hey all you “on the fence” Orange County renters, Wachovia has Mortgage solutions designed to meet your individual needs!
When you set out to find or build the perfect home, it’s important to have choices. The same is true when deciding on your mortgage. With a variety of fixed and adjustable rate government loans, competitive rates [...]
Vow2Save Orange County Home Registry offers Great Gift Alternatives for the New Bride and Groom
Planning a wedding can be quite stressful – believe me I know. Now add to that trying to save for a new Orange County home. You can imagine the pressure many brides feel when they are not only trying to plan the perfect wedding, but also find the perfect home to start their new life. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Fantastic Framed Art for Less!!
If you’ve recently purchased your first home you probably have a long list of things you would like to do to decorate. After all, it’s now your home and you want it to reflect your style, personality and what’s important to you. Unfortunately, you may not have the budget right now and we’ve got a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )FHA Limits Raised for Orange County Real Estate Market
As part of the new economic stimulus package that was recently passed, the Orange County real estate market will be seeing far more then rebate checks. The new package doubles the limits on FHA mortgages and can really be a huge benefit for first-time buyers and low and medium-income buyers. Here’s how.
Basically, prior to the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Building Wealth in the Orange County Real Estate Market
Buying a home is a huge investment and most people find the process, especially when doing it for the first time, to be stressful. While it’s true that home ownership is a huge responsibility, the fact of the matter is that owning real estate is one of the best moves you can make in terms of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mortgage Payment Relief - will the New Stimulus Package help?
Hi All!
Manny Piceno, one of our OC preferred lenders, wrote an informational email about the new Stimulus bill that Congress has been working on. Call him at 949-285-0216 if you would like more info….
So where is the relief? As you know, President Bush signed the Economic Stimulus Bill into law Wednesday February 13th.
HUD has 30 days [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )What’s Your Orange County Real Estate Experience?
Buying or selling a home in the Orange County real estate market is a different experience for each and every person that undertakes it. Some people have a great experience. They find the home of their dreams at the price they want to pay and never experience any set backs or issues. Other people aren’t [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Dodging the Orange County Tax Collector, legally
For those of you upset your home prices have declined, we have a little good news for you. If you purchased a home prior to 2006 during the “hot” OC market, here is your chance to save some extra money.
It’s tax time, and your property tax bill is one of many. Because the market went down, your taxes can go down, too. To [...]
Orange County Real Estate Owned (REO) Homes
We all know that the Orange County real estate has seen some troubled days in this past year. But while the prices of homes have dropped and there are a record number of foreclosures, there actually is a silver lining under all these clouds. While most Orange County real estate experts talk about the negative [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Orange County Real Estate Market update by Gary Watts
Hello Friends!! For all of you who are looking for information regarding the Orange County housing market (like who isn’t?)…here is the Economic Forecast from Gary Watts. Gary is one of the most respected Real Estate forecasters in the nation. His conferences fill up where ever he speaks and his insightful information is beneficial for [...]
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