Throughout the year, the Transcript takes an in-depth look at living in San Diego. Each edition reviews different topics impacting the local housing landscape, as well as the newest lifestyle trends. We also take a look at developments around the county, as well as regionalized data on home sales and housing prices.
Homes offer amenities and services of world-class resort
Did you know that there are more than 150 new home developments in the San Diego area alone? There are another 65 new home tracts in the Temecula area.
In the highly competitive new homes market of San Diego, Shea Homes is determined to stick to its core strategy: quality.
Little League tryouts are just around the corner. Every kid is sleeping with their glove, practicing their swing and looking forward to that great American spring-time tradition: baseball.
The Federal Reserve has hiked its Target Fed Funds Rate 14 times since July 2004.The Fed Funds Rate now stands at 4.50 percent, compared to just 1 percent before the rate hikes began. Many economists are predicting additional rate hikes in the future.
San Diego based real estate professional Boyd Smith says, "There are three words that really matter in real estate - location, location, location. And for as far back as anyone can remember, real estate has been based on this core principal."
Phone E.T. for homes? Elena Thompson, "E.T.," is remembered and valued by her clients for more than her catchy marketing tag line and Web site address (www.phoneETforhomes.com).
Mike Althof, San Diego real estate professional, knows just what young professionals are looking for in a home, "A resort-style, gated condominium community. One that allows residents to enjoy superior amenities and extraordinary interiors."
Bathroom remodeling projects can pay off for homeowners, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors.
With outstanding views and luxurious interiors, K. Hovnanian Homes' "Links at The Crosby" will be celebrating its model grand opening on March 11.
Offering a variety of living options from stylish row-homes to well-designed condominiums, William Lyon Homes is answering the demand of a surprising number of San Diegans who are foregoing sprawling homes and big backyards for efficient, low-maintenance homes closer to work, shopping and other every day necessities.
Consider this: You're a first-time homebuyer looking for the best value in a place where you would enjoy living. Right now, a condominium home at Artesia in El Cajon is leading the way.
One tool many people are using to pay off their debts is the home equity loan or a home line of credit.
The housing-bubble debate has served as a full-employment act for economists. It's also left some folks wondering how much they should shell out on remodeling if their as-yet-unfinished hardwood floor is about to drop out from under them.
San Elijo Hills, the award-winning master-planned community that offers stunning ocean views, a wide variety of homes, and an inviting small town ambiance, welcomes two new neighborhoods by D.R. Horton.
Barratt American's trendy Metrome in the East Village neighborhood of downtown San Diego received two awards at The Nationals -- an award program presented by the National Association of Home Builders -- including Community of the Year.
The number of licensed California real estate agents continues to mushroom as more and more people intent on cashing in on California's real estate boom or making career changes are flooding the industry.
Many buyers often think the fastest route to home ownership is to crack open their retirement nest egg and make the mistake of using their retirement accounts and 401(k) savings to finance a home down payment.
Even as soaring home price increases have showed recent signs of slowing, mortgage interest rates have begun to climb, keeping pressure on affordability with only 9 percent of San Diego County households able to afford a median-priced home. In lieu of purchasing a new home, a growing tide of current homeowners are looking to room additions and alterations as an alternative.
Re/Max Associates, which became the first Re/Max franchisee in San Diego County in 1984, has grown to 14 offices to become one of the area's largest independently owned residential brokerages.
Military efficiency and standards are in the blood for Pacific Beach- and Clairemont Mesa-based Prudential Dunn Realtors.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Construction of new homes and apartments, defying forecasts of a housing slowdown, shot up in January at the fastest pace in more than three decades.
Even as realtors, homebuilders and economists predict either a stabilization or small increase in the prices of homes in San Diego County this year, affordability will continue to be a topic of discussion as interest rates rise.
WASHINGTON -- Mortgage giant Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) last year fell a bit short of some of the government-set goals for making home ownership affordable as it worked to untangle its accounting in an $11 billion scandal.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tanned models lounging in bubbling spas are a perennial feature of the nation's biggest homebuilders exhibition -- but there were few, if any, at last week's sober show.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Construction of new homes and apartments, defying forecasts of a housing slowdown, shot up in January at the fastest pace in more than three decades.
WASHINGTON -- Mortgage giant Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) last year fell a bit short of some of the government-set goals for making home ownership affordable as it worked to untangle its accounting in an $11 billion scandal.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tanned models lounging in bubbling spas are a perennial feature of the nation's biggest homebuilders exhibition -- but there were few, if any, at last week's sober show.
Throughout the year, the Transcript takes an in-depth look at living in San Diego, from the local housing market and current developments to the newest lifestyle trends.
Throughout the year, the Transcript takes an in-depth look at living in San Diego. Each edition reviews topics impacting the local housing landscape, the newest lifestyle trends and developments around the county.
Throughout the year, the Transcript takes an in-depth look at living in San Diego, from the local housing market and current developments to the newest lifestyle trends.
Throughout the year, the Transcript takes an in-depth look at living in San Diego. Each edition reviews different topics impacting the local housing landscape, as well as the newest lifestyle trends. We also take a look at developments around the county.
Throughout the year, the Transcript takes an in-depth look at living in San Diego. Each edition reviews different topics impacting the local housing landscape, as well as the newest lifestyle trends. We also take a look at developments around the county, as well as regionalized data on home sales and housing prices.
Throughout the year, the Transcript takes an in-depth look at living in San Diego. Each edition reviews different topics impacting the local housing landscape, as well as the newest lifestyle trends. We also take a look at developments around the county, as well as regionalized data on home sales and housing prices.
Throughout the year, the Transcript takes an in-depth look at living in San Diego. Each edition reviews different topics impacting the local housing landscape, as well as the newest lifestyle trends. We also take a look at developments around the county, as well as regionalized data on home sales and housing prices.
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