November 2011 San Diego North County Home Statistics
November 14, 2011 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
The November 2011 HomeDex™ Report provides October 2011 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 21 years. • The median price for all North County home sales – [...]
Single Story Homes
September 3, 2011 by Gary Harmon · 1 Comment
Finding Single Story Homes in San Diego North County With the population base getting older and baby-boomers reaching retirement age, the quest for single story, one level homes increases. So you would think builders would have realized the trend and would have built a lot of single story homes in San Diego North County. No, the [...]
Quick Facts about Mello-Roos
August 4, 2011 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
How is community funding provided? Let’s say for example, that plans for a new Carlsbad school are approved in your Community Facilities District. To finance the San Diego school, tax-exempt municipal bonds are issued. These public bonds are repaid (or secured) over an extended time through the levy of a special tax (Mello-Roos) on properties that [...]
Best Time to Invest – San Diego Real Estate
July 14, 2011 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Don’t Miss Out! Prices in San Diego North County are low. Interest rates are low. Don’t let the poem below describe you. I hesitate to make a list of all the countless deals I’ve missed; Bonanzas that were in my grip – I watched them through my fingers slip; The windfalls which I should have [...]
Pricing Your Carlsbad Home to Sell
June 6, 2011 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Listing Carlsbad homes for sale at the right price is crucial to their eventual sale. Follow the tips below to maximize the chances of selling your Carlsbad propery. If you want to sell quickly, your asking price should be very near the correct fair market value. If your Carlsbad home is listed at a price that [...]
Win-Win: San Diego North County Buyers and Sellers
May 21, 2011 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
San Diego North County home buyers and sellers can rejoice that mortgage interest rates are at year-long lows in the first week of May, compared to 5% a year ago for the week ending May 5, 2010, says Freddie Mac. Couple that with the fact that 69% of first-time home buyers can afford an entry-lev [...]
Housing Affordability Index – Why Buy Now?
May 3, 2011 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
The Housing Affordability Index reached a record high of 192.3 for February, 2011. Two contributing factors to the Index are the price adjustments homes have experienced in recent years combined with the unusually low mortgage rates make this an outstanding opportunity for North County home buyers who can qualify. Before the housing bubble burst in [...]
San Diego North County Real Estate Facts – April 2011
April 16, 2011 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Below the photo is a summary of current real estate conditions in San Diego North County. • The median price for all North County home sales – attached and detached – increased from $358,000 in February 2011 to $393,500 in March 2011. • Detached homes in North County rose 7.82 percent from $417,500 in February 2011 to [...]
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
April 10, 2011 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Safety Tips from San Diego North County Home Inspections Read the following safety tips and put them in practice. They may save your life or the life of someone you love. Have your gas water heaters and gas furnaces serviced and inspected annually, a poor running appliance will not burn efficiently and as a byproduct [...]
