One West Ocean: Long Beach’s Hottest Condo Tower

PRIME HIGH-RISE CONDOS. METICULOUS DETAILS. PRICELESS AUTHENTICITY. One West Ocean, Long Beach’s tallest and fastest-selling residential tower, offers four exceptional, private luxury condos per floor. The commanding, 59-story ocean and city view condominium tower is perfectly positioned in the heart of downtown Long Beach. This full-time doorman designer skyscraper features beautifully tailored, expansive interiors that [...] Read more »

Top Reasons to Sell Your Home Via Short Sale

Perhaps you’re “upside down” on your house and can no longer afford your mortgage payments. Maybe you owe more than the property is worth and simply can’t refinance. Or, it may be that you still can’t handle your house payments even after modifying your loan or reducing your interest rate. Times are tight and you’re [...] Read more »

Short Sales 101: What’s All the Buzz About?

So you’re seeing the words “SHORT SALE” splashed all over real estate signs across town, on the news and in the headlines. Short sales are everywhere, but exactly WHAT ARE THEY and WHO BENEFITS from them? Let’s take a quick, painless, non-confusing look. You’ll be clued-in in no time, and if you have any questions, [...] Read more »

Top 5 Benefits of Buying a Bank-Owned Home

1. More home for your buck. How? By taking advantage of potentially lower interest rates and dramatically lower prices, two ways in which banks entice buyers to take a losing asset of their hands—fast! Bank-owned (REOs) and foreclosed upon properties average discounts between 20% and 25% off their overall retail value. Buying the property “as [...] Read more »

Southern California Home Prices Plummet as Foreclosures Rise

Southern California home prices have fallen to 2002 levels, according to a recent Los Angeles Times report, and they won’t stop plummeting any time soon. SOCAL HOMES BECOMING MORE AFFORDABLE Studies show that significantly more people will be able to realize the American dream of home ownership in Southern California than they have been since [...] Read more »

The Inside Scoop: How Banks & Mortgage Servicers Are Coping With Foreclosure Explosion

In an effort to stay on top of the latest in the exploding foreclosures market and the ever-adapting mortgage loan servicing industry, I had the benefit of attending the Feb. 17-20  MBA’s National Mortgage Servicing Conference & Expo in Tampa, Florida. I’m excited to share the crucial insider information I was able to learn and [...] Read more »

Obama Signs Economic Stimulus, Will Soon Reveal Homeowner Help Plan

Today’s breaking housing news is centered on two historic events: The Economic Stimulus Package – President Obama signed the $787-billion economic stimulus package in Denver, Colorado, just moments ago, in an attempt to revive the hard-hit economy and slow the tide of foreclosures. President Obama’s Housing Rescue Plan – Tomorrow the President will unveil his [...] Read more »