Tax Consequences of a "Short Sale" of Real Estate vs. Foreclosure
The United States is now seeing the effects of tightening mortgage credit. With interest rates increasing for adjustable rate mortgages. Borrowers in default are either trying to "walk away" from their homes allowing them to be foreclosed or are making "short sales"...(read more)
Buying a Home - Buy now? Or wait to see if prices drop?
The question that people are continually asking themselves regarding buying a home in Southern California is should we wait to see if prices fall, or take advantage of today's low mortgage rates? ...(read more)
California Foreclosures Rise to 8-year High in Fourth Quarter
Mortgage default notices filed against California homeowners hit the highest level in about eight years in the final quarter of 2006... (read more)
Is it Going To Last? - Find the Life Expectancy of the components in your home.
When you are looking at buying a home, selling a home, or even just updating your home here are some reasonable estimates of how long, at most, different components in your home will tend to last... (read more)
California Market Report
What type of market are we currently experiencing? It's at time to sell and a time to buy... (read more)
Income Tax Time: Value of Homeownership
Our first look at the value of homeownership is the return on investment alone... (read more) |
