24 Oct San Diego’s Favorite Team hosts Annual Day at the Del Mar Races
Everyone is family when you work with Martin Correia, San Diego's Favorite Son. At his annual Day at the Races, clients and friends gather for a good time. ...
12 Oct SDG&E Historic Building Remodeled Into Stunning Condos
A 100-year story in a historical San Diego building. Once the home of San Diego gas and electric, check out the remodeled building and their stunning new condos for sale....
10 Oct Population trends for the Golden State
California’s population grew at a rate of 0.7% in 2017. This is a slightly quicker pace than the prior year, but the overall trend since 2009 is a declining growth rate. The annual rate of population growth is usually closer...
21 Sep California’s Coastal Cities contain the highest home-price-to-household-income ratios
Buying a home wasn’t always this expensive. The average income-earner needs to spend a significant portion of their income on mortgage payments in order to buy a home pretty much anywhere in the U.S., but this ratio is exorbitant in California....
06 Sep California to Have Solar Systems on Every Roof in 2020?
Net-zero energy — when a building produces as much energy as it consumes — used to be science fiction. Here in California, it’s about to get real. The California Energy Commission (CEC) — California’s primary energy policy and planning agency — recently adopted...
04 Sep Here’s What You Need to Know about Mortgage Insurance Premium
If you're a first-time mortgage borrower, you might be asking yourself, "What is MIP?" Home buyers considering getting a loan from the Federal Housing Administration will find MIP, or mortgage insurance premium, especially relevant because all FHA loans require insurance. Here's what you...
07 Aug Housing Inventory Looking Up? What That Means For The Real Estate Market
The most competitive, tightest housing market in decades may finally be loosening its grip, and that could put pressure on overheated home prices. The supply of homes for sale in the second quarter of 2018, the all-important spring market, rose...
02 Aug 6 Surprising Truths About Down Payments
If you're thinking about buying your first home, that pesky down payment has probably kept you awake more than a few nights. We get it—while a pre-approval is crucial for determining your buying power, it's the down payment that shows...
05 Jul Home Buyer Sentiment is Up in 2018 – Is It Time to Buy?
Consumer sentiment about future economic conditions in California remained about the same in the second quarter (Q2) of 2018. Planned spending on big-ticket purchases rose from the previous quarter. The outlook for future spending is more positive than negative, according to Chapman University’s...
03 Jul Try These 7 Things to Save Energy and Money
The electricity you use to power your home can cost a pretty penny. The average family spends $1,900 a year on utility bills, according to the government's Energy Star program. But did you know that performing simple home maintenance tasks can...