San Diego Fireworks 2012
July 2, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
4th of July – Independance Day Gary Harmon has a 100% success rate with “short sales.” Gary has a full time “short sale negoiator” working with him that will just drive your lenders crazy until they accept your short sale. Other agents who try to do it on their own just can’t be as […]
[Read more...]Real Estate Investments
April 20, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
If you just finished your taxes as I did, you probably realize that you could have been better organized, especially if you own North County investment properties. A well organized record keeping system is a valuable and indispensable asset. Individual records should be arranged by category and labeled so that you can find everything quickly. The […]
[Read more...]Finding the Perfect Tenant
April 18, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Assuming you want to take full advantage of the historically high returns found in San Diego North County real estate, you might decide to use the equity in your San Diego home to purchase one or more North County rental properties. I can help you find the right San Diego home to purchasel Some homeowners […]
[Read more...]North County Market Statistics March 2012
April 17, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
The April 2012 HomeDex™ Report provides March 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 County home […]
[Read more...]Home Inspections
April 7, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
One of the most important things you should do when you are buying a San Diego North County home is to get a home inspection. This not only tells you what may be wrong with the home right now, but chances are the home inspector will give you tips on how to avoid large cost […]
[Read more...]California Foreclosure Rates
April 4, 2012 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
The chart below shows California foreclosure rates by county. As you will see San Diego County and especially San Diego North County has done well when comparing it to the rest of the state. Only 1 in 27 households have been foreclosed on in San Diego County compared to 1 in 10 in many counties. […]
[Read more...]Foreclosure Homes
April 4, 2012 by Gary Harmon · 1 Comment
San Diego foreclosure homes, REO,s and short sales continue to be available in San Diego North County. However, overall, the amout of San Diego homes for sale of any kind is down this year as compared to recent years at the same time. If you are interested in finding San Diego foreclosure homes or other […]
[Read more...]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 […]
[Read more...]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, […]
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