HVCC impacts Simi Valley Homes For Sale HVCC – HOME VALUATION CODE OF CONDUCT History: New York Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo investigated Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appraisal practices. Fannie and Freddie (with the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (aka – OFHEO) agreed to adopt new changes to how appraisals are processed in the […]
Simi Valley Homes For Sale Market Report May 31st 2009
Simi Valley Homes For Sale Market Report May 31st 2009 My Video Commentary on the current Simi Valley Real Estate market conditions will follow shortly. For now the closing numbers up through the end of May are below. Oh Yeah, no we have not hit bottom yet…..I’ll explain later. Activity – Single Family Detached Homes […]
Simi Valley Real Estate Market Report YTD April 30 2009 (Video Blog)
Simi Valley Real Estate Market Report YTD April 30 2009 The table below contains the Simi Valley Homes for Sales numbers and closing numbers Year-To-Date April 30, 2009. One number that our Multiple Listing Service Statistical reports do not separate is the Active Listings. Our Simi Valley Multiple Listing service lumps the homes in “Back […]
SHORT SALE (WIKI ENTRY)
What is a Short Sale? What does it mean? A Short Sale occurs when a home Seller, who needs to sell their home, owes more in debt secured by the home than what the seller can expect a buyer to pay for the home. In other words when the sale occurs, the proceeds of the […]
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Look Up for Simi Valley Home Owners
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Look up for Simi Valley Home Owners The government is doing everything it can to keep stability in the housing markets. 75 million was set aside to try and help 3-4 million homeowners with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac backed loans get help with refinancing. This assistance was designed to help […]
Simi Valley Home Owner Tip – Power Lines & Tree Trimming
Simi Valley Home Owner Tip – Power Lines & Tree Trimming Who is responsible for trimming the trees near power lines? What should you worry about? The service lines that come from the pole to your home will be maintained by Southern California Edison; however bushes, plants and trees that interfere with those lines are the responsibility of the […]
Simi Valley Real Estate Home Sales Market Update March 2009 YTD
Simi Valley Real Estate Home Sales Market Update March 31 2009 YTD The Charts in the video are posted below the table for further study. One disclaimer is that the MLS data adds the homes that are contingent in a backup status with the Active Listings. This is not a true picture for the real […]
Video Technology helps sell Simi Valley Real Estate
Video Technology helps sell Simi Valley Real Estate (April 2, 2009 Pasadena California) Simi Valley local real estate agent Ted Mackel with Keller Wiliams Realty presented on full motion video home tours and video blogging in real estate at the Los Angeles Real Estate Barcamp. Attended by approximately 300 real estate agents, mortgage brokers and […]
1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credits Explained for Simi Valley Home Buyers
1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credits Explained for Simi Valley Home Buyers The Details are out!!! 1. There are income limitations for the purchasers, $75,000 for an individual or $150,000 for a couple. Partial credits may be available if you exceed the maximum income limits. 2. The Tax credit is for 10% of the home’s value, […]
Simi Valley Included In The Top 10 Most Improved Selling Zip Codes
Simi Valley Included In The Top 10 Most Improved Selling Zip Codes A recent Businessweek article includes Simi Valley’s 93065 zip code as the 6th most improved area for real estate sales. This is welcome news but when taken in context, the same period the year before was terrible. Anything would have been an improvement […]