Long Beach | Southern California

The California Housing Financing Agency offers some great 1st time buyer opportunities. They have a conventional loan program, but might work easiest with FHA loans. And, interest rates are even lower when combined with California Down Payment Assistance program (CHDAPP).  The acronyms might get ...

The seller is still looking for a buyer for this listing reduced to $181,000, for a front end unit with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and no one below. This is a great value in an FHA approved building. Has one parking space in gated garage with storage. This is still an equity sale, but we need a b...

There have been numerous programs designed to assist the distressed homeowner launched under the Obama Administration. Most recent is the July 1, 2010 Home Affordable Unemployment Program (HAUP) designed to reduce, or suspend mortgage payments for at least 3 months, in coordination with the loan ...

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Short sales have been here and are here in large numbers for quite a while into the future. Many lenders are getting better in certain respects about speeding up their responses, even if it's not a HAFA program which does have numerous requirements, in their regular short sales. There can be many...

The seller is still working to get ready for showing, but this is a great value at $180,000 for a front end unit with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and no one below. This is a great value in an FHA approved building. Has one parking space in gated garage with storage. No interior photos yet, will in...

There's an old adage about seeing yourself as others see you. At Awkward Family Photos there's one thing you can see a lot of--the kind of kids pictures and engagement photos you really don't want showing on your walls when your property is on the market. I don't know what the people at the left...

This is welcome news for borrowers (up to $417,000) whose only option was FHA if they didn't have 10% or 20% down payment funds. This is also welcome news for sellers of single family homes because buyers whose loan amount is $417,000 or less may now borrow with a 5% down payment. Yes, we know th...

Was April the month of the "Effect of the IRS Tax Credit"?  While I've been telling some people that the median price of condos, townhomes and lofts was still trending downward, for the city as a whole, it's been trending upward, by quite a bit. Truthfully, it's been jumping around all over the p...

April 15th is now upon us and soon disappearing, but for those who need to consider their capital gains, there is a window until January 1, 2011 before the 20% capital gains tax returns, after an 8-year hiatus at the 15% level. If you have owned an investment property for more than one year, you ...