Joseph & Cheryl Melendez's (melendezteam) Blog

   Great article on the front page of the Orange County Register today.  DataQuick reports that the median price of a home in Orange County now stands at $436,500 which is up almost 4% over a year ago and up a whopping 18% from January's price bottom.  It also says most of the sales are centered ...

   It is always interesting to me how the media works.  I guess it is just easier to say that they print whatever sells the most papers.  The same real estate reporters that predicted doom and gloom from 2002 up until the actual crash are now publishing positive real estate articles.  Last week w...

   Lots of stories out today with slightly different details but both the House and Senate have ap­proved the $8,000 tax credit for first time homebuyers through the middle of 2010.  The pro­gram has also been expanded to include those people who purchase an owner occupied home within the past 5 ...