Stephen MacLeod's Blog

Rancho Bernardo San Diego Real Estate Market Update (January-2011)   As "Baby Boomers" approach retirement age some are considering downsizing their homes.  This could mean that single story homes are going to be more in demand thus driving property values up. In Rancho Bernardo the following sta...

Mira Mesa California. You have heard it before "If you don't own a home buy one". Smart people are buying homes right now because they know that owning a home is a great hedge against inflation and San Diego is one of the best places in America to own a home.  The  Mira Mesa market statistics wil...

Del Mar real estate market review for 2010. As the economy continues to improve and people feel better about keeping their job, home purchasing activity will rise and so will the value of property....stay tuned.  Locally, the key metrics below will provide some insight into the Del Mar single fam...

Scripps Ranch San Diego California real estate market update. Across the U.S. homes sales in the month of December were the highest they have been since 1997.  Housing economists are forecasting 2011 home sales to be up from 4% to 10% year-over-year and new construction to be up by 20%. In Scripp...

Mortgage interest rates edged up a little this week but they are still way below the norm. Some encouraging news, the government sold its remaining stake in Citigroup and AIG said it will pay back the final $20 billion it owes the New York Fed. The key metrics below will provide some insight into...

Greetings,  National average mortgage rates edged up in both Freddie Mac and Mortgage Bankers Association weekly reports. The key metrics below will provide some insight into the Rancho Penasquitos single family home, and condo/townhome market:         Rancho Penasquitos Single Family Homes Novem...

Greetings,  With the talk of rising interest rates looming on the horizon we may see a surge in home sale activity to beat the rate hike. The key metrics below will provide some insight into the Scripps Ranch single family home, and condo/townhome market:                       Scripps Ranch Singl...

Welcome,  36% of all California real estate resale activity in the third quarter of this year was attributed to real estate owned (REO) inventory, virtually unchanged from the same period last year. On the home front, the key metrics below will provide some insight into the Encinitas single famil...

Greetings, California home owners continue to suffer at the hands of lending giants such as Wells Fargo and Chase because of their unwillingness to participate in the federally funded HAMP and CAL-HAMP programs.  Are the banks hiding something? Perhaps it's time for Congress to step in and give t...

Greetings,  Should you have your home professionally staged before you put it on the market?  Contact me and I will give the list of pros and cons. On the home front the key metrics below will provide some insight into the Carmel Valley single family home, and condo/townhome and a link to the mos...