Every month I ask a question about our great city San Diego. Be the first to answer correctly and you will recieve a pair of AMC movie tickets. Be quick these questions get answered fast. Rules: Only one answer per question. Just email me what you think the answer is and the first to guess right...

There are obvious decisions that need to be made before embarking on a home purchase. How much can you afford to pay? How much do you feel comfortable paying? Which neighborhoods offer the kinds of homes and amenities -- like good schools, shops and transportation nearby -- that you want? How se...

The first step in the home-buying process is to find out what you can afford to pay for a house, condo or co-op. This will depend on the amount of cash you have available for a down payment, your credit, income, assets, and overall financial situation. Mortgage qualification is easier for buyers ...

Q: I found an affordable house, but my significant other's credit scores are not up to par. What can we do? A: More and more buyers are experiencing challenges in buying homes and qualifying for a mortgage with their mates -- husbands, boyfriends, and girlfriends. One of the most common question...

As housing recoveries go, this one is in need of a cure.Homeownership — and the buying and selling of residences — is an economic keystone that carries overwhelming weight in Californians' personal sense of financial well-being.But the momentum of the state's housing rebound has faltered, with sa...

As I strive to further my education on our whole economic outlook, I came across this video and The Budget and Economic Report of 2011 written by the Congressional Budget Office. With looking at the predictions CBO claims in this report, by 2014 the economy will be back on track. Unemployment wil...

Well I am no economical expert but this looks very bad. Yes it is a little old, I would love for someone who is an expert to talk more about this video. I feel so shocked that they just "lost" 9 trillion and dont know where it is. Check out the video below. Here is a link to someone who explains ...

If your a Veteran than you know exactly what im talking about. I get a new letter at least twice a week talking about a Streamline refinance. Well I finally asked my lender about it and she told me that it is a great way to take advantage of the low rates but the downfall is there are fees associ...

I am no title rep so I have no idea of how to run title on a home with out hiring a title rep. Since they wont tell me what it takes or else lose my business maybe some one from here can save me and show me the light to pulling title by myself and not being charged by a title rep. is this possibl...

Ok maybe not exactly what you are thinking about but I am a new Realtor and also new to ActiveRain, for the last 4 years I have been forced to have a clean shave because I was in the military. So now I come to you as profesionals and consumers, is it not profesoinal to have a 5 O'clock shadow? Th...