Expansion of Home Improvement Tax Credit
March 7, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Tax credits for making energy efficient Escondido home improvements are now 30% of the cost of the improvements. The maximum amount you can receive is $1,500. So for example, if you added qualified improvements to your Escondido house of $4,000 the credit you would receive a tax refund of $1,200 when you file your tax returns. [...]
[Read more...]Disaster Supply Kit for Your Escondido Home
March 5, 2010 by Gary Harmon · 1 Comment
If you live in the Escondido real estate area, you should be prepared for at least two major kinds of natural disasters. In a previous post, I shared with you the “7 Steps to Earthquake Safety.” The other major potential disaster in the Escondido real estate area is fire. Not just wildfires, but more often [...]
[Read more...]Escondido Real Estate Market Statistics for February
March 4, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
The median price of available Escondido Homes for Sale this Feb 15, 2010 is $399,900. The 598 Escondido houses have a market time of 146 days. The Escondido real estate market has been consistently cool for several weeks. Escondido home inventory and days on the market have been rising. It is still a buyer’s market and Escondido real estate prices have continued to fall [...]
[Read more...]Tips on Contacting Escondido Home Owners in Default
March 1, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Be quick in contacting the Escondido home owner.
You have always heard, “The early bird gets the worm.” That is very true when trying to get a good deal on Escondido real estate. You should not wait too long before you make contact with the Escondido home owner that is in default. Remember it is 120 [...]
Escondido Foreclosures – How do I buy?
March 1, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
How do I buy a pre-foreclosure Escondido home?
An Escondido home becomes a pre-foreclosure when it has a notice of default filed against the Escondido real estate. There is usually a sale at auction 120 days after the pre-foreclosure is filed. During this 120 day period the Escondido home owner still has a chance to stop [...]
Escondido Foreclosures and Escondido Homes for Sale
February 28, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Welcome to my Escondido Homes featured listing page. Click on the hot links below by price to get a fast start. If you would like to see an area not shown you can set up your own personalized search by zip code, area, price, features, and much more. Start your own custom serarch here. You can also see Escondido foreclosures, auction, [...]
[Read more...]Do’s of Mortgage Fraud Prevention
February 22, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Yesterday, we discussed tips to prevent mortage fraud when buying Escondido real estate. We focused on the “don’ts.” Again, when you are in the market to buy Escondido real estate, the first thing you should do is to get pre-qualified with a lender. I recommend HomeServices Lending. During the process of buying your Escondido home [...]
[Read more...]Escondido Homes and Escondido Foreclosures
February 20, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Welcome to my Escondido Homes featured listing page. Click on the hot links below by price to get a fast start. If you would like to see an area not shown you can set up your own personalized search by zip code, area, price, features, and much more. Start your own custom serarch here. You can also see Escondido [...]
[Read more...]Escondido Market Update
February 17, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Escondido Housing Market as of 2-15-2010
This week the median price for a home in the Escondido real estate area was $399,900. This is down from the median price in November of 2009 of $415,000. The average asking price per squae foot was $193. The inventory of Escondido homes for sale is increasing. This is partially due [...]
Pledge to Escondido Home Buyers during Negoiations
February 17, 2010 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
“Someone accepted the offer on the Escondido house that I wrote, now what?” This is a question that I get from a lot of Escondido house buyers. After week of searching, they have found their Escondido dream home. Not it is time to write an offer and start the negoiations. But, how much should you [...]
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