Posts Tagged ‘San Francisco Bay Area’
Burlingame’s 10 Most Affordable Homes
Burlingame, CA, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, offers an attractive variety of affordable home choices that range from condominium living to cozy suburban single-family houses. One house provides a working and living space if you dream of working out of your home. Prices for these homes start at $918,000 and run…
Read MoreEmployment on the upswing in Bay Area
Patch, in the Burlingame-Hillsborough area, posted an article about projected growth in employment opportunity in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Burlingame publication reported that Beacon Economics, a research firm for economics based in Los Angeles, released a forecast Oct. 1 stating that it expects non-farm employment in the Bay Area to grow through the…
Read MorePriced out of the San Francisco Bay Area housing market? Check out these creative housing options.
Coit Tower, S.F., CA While the rest of the world is amazed or simply amused by the surging prices for housing we have in the Bay Area, one couple has documented it and one google employee has found a creative way to thrive. Is his plan part of a bigger movement? What can a…
Read MoreWhat’s Hot in Real Estate – The Rental Market
Investors who purchase apartment houses see better deals now than in the last four years. In contrast to housing, where prices are low, inventory high, loans are difficult to get, and 40% of the market is foreclosures or short sales, the rental market (especially apartments) have rents growing, vacancies declining, and can produce cash […]
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Read MoreWhen comparing your insurance premiums, use your discounts!
When comparing your insurance premiums you need to make sure you are looking at the whole picture rather than looking at one mono-policy compared to another. Often the various discounts available through a multiline carrier will make your overall insurance cost less than if you just compared one mono-line policy to another.
For example, […]
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10% down and not FHA!
Property type: Three-bedroom, two bath in Half Moon Bay
Appraised value: $585,000
Loan amount: $508,000
Loan type: 30yr fixed
Rate: 5%
Back story:
For a long time in this economy the only way to do a 10% down mortgage was through FHA. This loan makes the blog because it was the first loan we’ve done in a long while […]
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A Lender’s Perspective: How does the Homeowners Insurance Agent fit in during a Home Purchase?
In the case of a home purchase, the mortgage lender cannot do his job unless homeowners insurance is provided. And a good insurance agent is very important to make sure the client has the correct and adequate insurance coverage. How is the right coverage amount determined and how does the mortgage lender and […]
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