Short Sale Lenders
March 29, 2012 by Gary Harmon · 1 Comment
Below is a chart showing the top short sale lenders for San Diego County homes. The top lender that made loans that ended up in short sales is Countrywide. Another major San Diego short sale lender was Washington Mutual. Neither of these lenders surviveded the housing crsis. Other major short sale lenders on San Diego [...]
Home Sales for February 2012
March 28, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
This blog and my main website ,www.HomeInfoSanDiego.com, focus on the communities of Carlsbad homes, Encinitas homes, Escondido homes, San Marcos and Vista homes. Below is the median price of San Diego homes from 2012 and 2011 with the last column showing increases or decreases (marked by “-”). You can also see current Carlsbad statistics, [...]
Rekey Your San Diego North County Home
March 20, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
To “Rekey” a lock means to change the internal workings of the lock to operate with a new key cut. The old key no longer works in the lock, only the new key does! Many of my San Diego North County buyers ask me if they should rekey their new home. Yes, yes, yes! You [...]
Timeshare Scams
March 17, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Over the years, I have owned 8 different timeshare weeks, and I can say it was a great way for me and my family to vacation. I owned Carlsbad Inn, Tamarack, Lawrence Welk, Kahana Falls in Maui, and Plantation Village in the Cayman Islands. I traded my timeshares for great vacations at Harborside Atlantis, Manhatten Club [...]
San Diego North County Market Statistics February 2012
March 16, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
The March 2012 HomeDex™ Report provides February 2012 San Diego housing statistics. Information in this report is used by permission from the North San Diego County Association of Realtors® (NSDCAR). Gary Harmon, your Real Living Lifestyles Realtor, has been a member of NSDCAR for over 22 years. • The median price for all San Diego North [...]
High Country Villas
March 9, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
The closest North County homes for over 55 to downtown San Diego is High Country Villas homes in Encinias, CA. These Encinitas homes offer senic views, a golf course, pool, and clubhouse. Homeowners fees and other fees are around $300/month. High Country Villas homes range from 884 esf to 1056 estimated square feet and were [...]
San Diego North County Fireplace Safety Tip
March 8, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Every time I do a home inspection, the inspector always finds the same thing. People have installed gas logs in a wood burning fireplace, but have not installed a damper clamp. A fireplace damper safety clamp is a necessary devise for all San Diego North County homes if you have gas logs. It is easy [...]
Ocean Hills Rentals
March 1, 2012 by Gary Harmon · 2 Comments
4755 Miletus Way, Oceanside CA 92056 If you have had a personal tour of Ocean Hills with Gary Harmon, your Ocean Hills Realtor, and still have not decided to purchase an Ocean Hills home, maybe you should consider renting. “Clients are constantly telling me, if we could just rent to see if we really like [...]
San Diego North County Conditions & Market Statistics – February 2012
February 7, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
For the first week of February, here is the San Diego North County market conditions and statistics for Carlsbad, Oceanside, San Marcos, Vista, Encinitas, and Escondido. On this blog, you can also click on the blue tab at the top of the home page that says “Market Statistics” to always get up to date market information on [...]
