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The Temecula/San Diego Market

The Silver Lining for the Temecula, Murrieta and San Diego Mortgage Markets

Wait a minute!  Just when we were almost convinced the US economy might be creating some solid footing for a slow, but sustainable recovery it seems like all the economic news has taken a turn for the worse.  The big monthly jobless claims number last week was a huge disappointment, many other economic reports from [...]

Inflation and Real Estate in Temecula

As you would expect I get asked regularly about what direction I believe interest rates are headed.   Whenever someone asks I immediately put them on hold, reach behind my desk, grab my crystal ball and get the most up to date prediction for any particular time period…yeah right! Don’t I wish I had a [...]

Everywhere there’s signs…of potential health in the Temecula, Murrieta Housing Market

There is news every day, on every news channel about how unhealthy the housing market is.  The buzz words are shadow inventory, removal of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, strategic foreclosure, negative equity, etc.  There are many headwinds blowing in the face of today’s real estate markets.  That said, I want to point out some [...]

FHA Rehab Mortgages in Temecula

Think rehab loans aren’t available in today’s lending market?  Think again.  With so many bank owned properties and distressed short sales on the real estate market today in Temecula and the greater Southern CA region, the FHA 203K program might be the most grossly underutilized financing tool out there.  A few of the benefits of [...]

Temecula, Murrieta, San Diego Mortgage Brokers

Mortgage brokers have been the punching bag for the mortgage business for much of the past several years.  Some brokers created bad blood back in the subprime days of the early and mid-2000’s.  These risky loans were originated almost exclusively through brokers and it’s well documented how poorly subprime mortgages worked out…a catastrophic failure. Fast [...]