Long Beach And Southern California Low End Homes Push Recovery

Long Beach And Southern California Low End Home Push Recovery Long Beach and Southern California home sales show an increase in volume to the highest levels in 5 years. Most of these sales are in the low and very moderate range of prices pushing the median price of homes sold down 3.7% from last year. The Long Beach home sales pushing the … [Read more...]

Why You Should Consider Buying A New Long Beach, CA Home

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user name: xedos4Below are some reasons why you should consider buying a new Long Beach, CA home. It comes as barely a surprise that new houses generally sell at a bigger price per square foot than re-sale houses. Cost is commonly a serious factor when people and families choose to buy re-sale houses rather than building their own. There are plenty … [Read more...]

Real Estate Market Trends in Belmont Heights and Alamitos Heights Long Beach CA

  Long Beach CA Real Estate Market – Belmont Heights and Alamitos Heights November 2011 The Belmont Heights/ Alamitos Heights area of Long Beach offers some unique amenities of oceanside living. The proximity to the beach adds to the attraction as does the easy access to the delightful 2nd street restaurant area. Homes available … [Read more...]

How New Debts Can Affect Your Mortgage Terms

New Debts Can Affect Your Mortgage Terms Fannie and Freddie (feel like I know them on first name terms) have recently strengthened their requirements for credit transparency. These guidelines can affect the terms of the mortgage you ultimately get. First, they are now requiring lenders to not only check your current credit report. They are … [Read more...]

Builders and Banks Offer Free Job-Loss Insurance To Long Beach CA Buyers

Search For Long Beach CA Properties Here Builders and Banks Offer Free Job-Loss Insurance To Long Beach CA Buyers Insurance programs offering to make a borrower’s payments for up to 6 months upon job loss are available to buyers for a one to two year period after they buy their homes. Builders are offering it to new buyers as are sine if the … [Read more...]

11 Points To Consider When Buying A Rehab Property in Long Beach CA

Search For Long Beach CA Properties Here Long Beach CA property values are low and you may be thinking this is a good time to buy a fixer, repair it and sell it for a profit. However several factors have to be considered before starting such a project. Is the property likely to be suitable for such a project.  What are the costs of  of the … [Read more...]

What Are The First Steps To Buying A Long Beach CA Home

Question: What is The First Step in Buying A Home. Down Payment Is From Retirement Funds.  Search For Long Beach CA Properties Here Answer: Step 1 Getting The Money To Buy A Home in Long Beach, CA The first step in buying a Long Beach CA home is to find how much of a home you can afford. This is done by looking at your finances and … [Read more...]

Long Beach CA: First Time Home Buyers Assistance

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Search For Long Beach CA Properties Here Long Beach CA NSP2 First Time Home Buyers  Assistance And the NSP2 Neighborhood Stabilization Program By Fred Sweezer Sr., Home Inspector,  562-234-2689 As a Long Beach CA  first-time homebuyer,  you may qualify for a second silent mortgage loan of up to $97,000 through NSP2. The program is … [Read more...]

Long Beach CA: Ten Risks of Buying With A Lease Option

Risks Of Lease Options

Lease Option Purchase Risks What Is Buying With A Lease Option in Long Beach, CA? When you buy with a lease option you are putting down a security deposit and undertaking to buy the property when you can get the mortgage. The purchase price and the date by which you will buy are set in the contract. A portion of the rent is usually credited … [Read more...]

Long Beach CA: New Credit and Your Mortgage Terms

Mortgage Rates and Credit Checks

Before you searched for you look for you for Long Beach CA home you were likely pre-approved by a lender. Then after you found the home you sent them the address and the contract to purchase. From here everything should be routine. Right? Not necessarily. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have recently strengthened their requirements for credit … [Read more...]

Long Beach CA– Bixby Village, Bixby Knolls and Alamitos Real Estate Market September 2011

Bixby Knolls and Alamitos Heights Real Estate Market Trends

View Larger Map  Search For Homes Here  The Single Family Residence  Real Estate Market of Bixby Knolls and Alamitos Heights The Bixby Knolls/ Los Alamitor areas of Long Beach single family home market has been essentially stable for the last three months. The sales price of the single family homes was very close to the asking price. … [Read more...]