Who pays for What? What costs are customary for a buyer and seller varies from state to state and in some states like California, what is customary for buyers and sellers in Southern California may be different than in Northern California. The following list is what is generally customary for Home Buyers and Sellers in […]
Home Loan Check List
The Home Loan Check List will help make life easier during the loan process, your credit, income and asset situation is critical to maintain. Here are guidelines to follow once you have decided to start the process to find and buy a home from a friend who works with Texas based VA home loan experts. […]
October 2015 Simi Valley Housing Report
October 2015 Simi Valley Housing Report will be a little different this time as new regulations imposed by the The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Dodd-Frank have caused new requirements in loan disclosures. These requirements are significant enough that Lenders are requiring 45 days for Escrow periods as opposed to a typical 30 day escrow. This longer […]
Contingent Simi Valley Homes in Escrow out number Sales by 3 times, why?
Contingent Simi Valley Homes in Escrows out number Sales by 3 times, why? As a Realtor, I have access to detailed information on all the Home Sales activity posted in the multiple listing service. My avocation of real estate blogging pushes me to dig deeper into the numbers so I can provide a better economic […]
Simi Valley Home Sales Report YTD – October 31, 2009
Simi Valley home sales were down in October 2009. This is very interesting in that the market has been pushed in a positive direction by the first-time home buyers tax credit. In September and October buyers knew that the tax credit was scheduled to expire on November 30, this should have reflected in an increase […]
Simi Valley Real Estate Homes Sales update
This report is an update report of all the closed sales of single family dettached homes for Simi Valley. The good news is that we are definately seeing more units close as this trend started in April and is continuing into May; however the the Average Selling Price is dropping and dropped significantly over the […]