Lynn's Blog

I know all of us are  tired of the barage of real estate doomsday news coming at us. Today I received an email from one of our local title reps that I want to share. I think it's important for those of us who are in this business for the long haul to get out the good word to our clients and the g...

At the California Association of Realtors convention, there was much of the same news we've been hearing (or living). But there were some faint glimmers of hope in the Economic Forcast. Robert Kleinhenz, an economist for CAR, stated "We think the credit crunch has a short timeline, and that it wi...

It's been soooo long since I've done an FHA loan, I didn't know some of the changes that are currently in effect. Went to a seminar last week and found that there are no longer any required seller closing costs, no closing cost limitations for buyers and appraisals are "as is" except for any glar...

Good news for the real estate industry and many buyers. The House has passed the bill to reform the FHA mortgage insurance and increase the FHA loan limit. This may eventually be the shot in the arm we need. With the huge inventory of Ventura homes for sale currently, this increase will be a boon...