Category Archives: Real Estate

New homes sales slip for February, prices go up

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Gavin Linde - San Diego REALTOR

The numbers are out for the real estate market for the month of February, and it appears that the sale of new single family homes fell, but the prices of homes went up. A recent article on CNBC has the … Continue reading →

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Good time to buy a new home in San Diego

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Gavin Linde - San Diego REALTOR

USA Today wrote a great article about the falling prices of real estate, and whether it is a good time to buy a new home. As a REALTOR here in San Diego I see a lot of great real estate … Continue reading →

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San Diego home prices continue to fall as foreclosures loom

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Gavin Linde - San Diego REALTOR

This morning The S&P/Case-Shiller Index of property values was released, and the property values 3.4% from October of 2010. Bloomberg covered the drop in estimates, you can read the full article here. I took note of  few points that made … Continue reading →

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Home prices across the United States are at 2003 pricing

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Gavin Linde - San Diego REALTOR

The recent article in USA Today about current home prices and home ownership has some good points, being a REALTOR in San Diego I definitely see many of these issues on a daily basis. Some points that stood out to … Continue reading →

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Buying an investment property in San Diego for you or your children

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Gavin Linde - San Diego REALTOR

The San Diego real estate market continues offer great opportunities to either buy a new home or to buy and investment property. A recent article on MortgageLoan.com commented on how the demand for rental homes is up sharply.  The statement … Continue reading →

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Great time to buy a home in San Diego with the 30 year mortgage rate at 4.01%

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Gavin Linde - San Diego REALTOR

Everyone keeps saying in the real estate market we are at the bottom, I think we still have a ways to go. With the 30 year interest rate dropping this week to 4.01% it adds some spending power to new … Continue reading →

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New home sales continue to fall across the nation

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Gavin Linde - San Diego REALTOR

Read the USA Today article about the fall of home sales across the nation for June and the new homes under construction have fallen as well. Some highlights of this article are below in bold. “The number of homes under … Continue reading →

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You can buy a real home in San Diego for under 400k

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Gavin Linde - San Diego REALTOR

There were quite a few years where for 400k all you could get was a condo in San Diego or some beat up old apartment, but times are changing. I am working with a buyer right now in the market … Continue reading →

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Using a VA loan to buy a home in San Diego

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Gavin Linde - San Diego REALTOR

I spent the morning over with the good folks at Military Home Programs and they really opened my eyes to the ability of our active and retired military in San Diego and their VA loans. In San Diego right now … Continue reading →

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Short sales add to the frustrations of the San Diego real estate market

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Gavin Linde - San Diego REALTOR

Anyone who has ever bought or  sold a home through a short sale knows it is not a pleasant process and it can go on forever sometimes. So this morning’s article in USA today about the frustration of short sales … Continue reading →

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