Now through June 12th, ERA Coastal Properties is sponsoring our food drive to help "Surf Out Hunger". We plan on making this an annual spring event...so this is the 1st Annual Surf Out Hunger food drive. Donations are usually down in the spring as we make plans for the summer. We want to help those in need as we can.
Everything we collect is going to the North County Food Bank (in San Marcos). We have been in contact with them and they are excited to be a part of our little event. Of course we need everyone's help.
So if you are in the San Diego area, we would be so appreciative of any donated items that can be dropped off at our office.
LOCATION:
731 South Highway 101, Suite 1P
Solana Beach, CA 92075
(858) 793-3600
Some Suggested items:
-Can goods (meats, fruits, vegetables, tuna)
-Dry goods (rice, cereal, instant potatoes, oatmeal)
-Beans (canned or dry)
-Pasta
-Peanut Butter/Jelly
-Breads
-Condiments
-Juice/water/coffee
-Toiletries
-Diapers/wipes
-Baby formula/food
If you don't live in the area and would like to donate, we welcome checks made out to: North County Food Bank or a grocery story gift card.
We're trying to advertise as much as we can for this cause. Hopefully this will continue to grow and be a positive influence for those in need. Thank you for your support!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Use Your Mobile Phone to Retrieve Home Price for FREE!
For those who know me, I am a bit of a "techie"! This is a cool feature that has been around since last summer from a company called Housefront.
How many times are you driving around and see a house with no flyers and wondered - "How much is that house?" Perhaps you don't want to call the agent, so you drive on and wonder all day.
Well there is another option. Simply text the address, city, and state to: 46873 (spells out HOUSE) and hit SEND. You should receive a text message with the price, square footage, etc...how cool is that? And only standard text messaging fees (from your wireless carrier) applies.
The company has more than 100 million homes in their database (over 90% of the nation's listed inventory).
You can also go to Housefront.com to access more listing details, view home comparisons, check out aerial photos, see the home sales history, and more!
And it's FREE! Kind of cool.
How many times are you driving around and see a house with no flyers and wondered - "How much is that house?" Perhaps you don't want to call the agent, so you drive on and wonder all day.
Well there is another option. Simply text the address, city, and state to: 46873 (spells out HOUSE) and hit SEND. You should receive a text message with the price, square footage, etc...how cool is that? And only standard text messaging fees (from your wireless carrier) applies.
The company has more than 100 million homes in their database (over 90% of the nation's listed inventory).
You can also go to Housefront.com to access more listing details, view home comparisons, check out aerial photos, see the home sales history, and more!
And it's FREE! Kind of cool.
Down Market...Depends If You're Buying or Selling?
It's been a little while since I last posted. I have to say that as of the past few weeks, there has been a noticeable sputter of activity in the real estate market here. While we are nowhere near the mayhem of 2005, there seem to be a a few more buyers coming out of the woods. That's definitely a bit of good news!
The media is reporting that foreclosures in California are up a whooping 327% since 2007...averaging more than 500 a day. Some believe the nation's economy IS in a recession, others say it's headed that way. While we're in an election year, some of the "talk" has to be taken in context. But we also see things in our own world that may lead us to one conclusion or the other. Record high gas prices aren't helping matters!
Many experts do assert that the "loans-gone-wild" theory (of bad loans originated in '04/'05 resetting to higher rates) is merely working it's way through the system and it's not pretty.
Another BIG question many are contemplating is that will these dicey-loans begin to creep into mainstream home loans?
Default Notices mark the start of the foreclosure process. DataQuick reports that of the homeowners in "default", around 32% of those will be able to STOP the foreclosure process by selling, bringing their payments current, or working out some other plan with the lender. A year ago that figure was 52% emerging ok. So less folks are able to stop the foreclosure train before being run over.
While perhaps not the best news, it does provide an bristling opportunity to BUY. As the old saying goes, 'BUY low, SELL high'.
Historically, election years often see an improved economy (even slightly) before November...we'll see?
The media is reporting that foreclosures in California are up a whooping 327% since 2007...averaging more than 500 a day. Some believe the nation's economy IS in a recession, others say it's headed that way. While we're in an election year, some of the "talk" has to be taken in context. But we also see things in our own world that may lead us to one conclusion or the other. Record high gas prices aren't helping matters!
Many experts do assert that the "loans-gone-wild" theory (of bad loans originated in '04/'05 resetting to higher rates) is merely working it's way through the system and it's not pretty.
Another BIG question many are contemplating is that will these dicey-loans begin to creep into mainstream home loans?
Default Notices mark the start of the foreclosure process. DataQuick reports that of the homeowners in "default", around 32% of those will be able to STOP the foreclosure process by selling, bringing their payments current, or working out some other plan with the lender. A year ago that figure was 52% emerging ok. So less folks are able to stop the foreclosure train before being run over.
While perhaps not the best news, it does provide an bristling opportunity to BUY. As the old saying goes, 'BUY low, SELL high'.
Historically, election years often see an improved economy (even slightly) before November...we'll see?
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