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• Secrets for Avoiding Surprises at Closing

  4 Insider Secrets for Avoiding Surprises at the Closing Table By: Tara-Nicholle Nelson | www.trulia.com I used to pass a mortgage company billboard on the freeway every day that read: “Surprises are for birthday parties.” (Implied: surprises Read More... Posted Thursday, September 15, 2011 10:23 AM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Finances, Buyer Information, Community Information, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, Short Sale, V A loan, lender pre approval, F H A Loan Basics, Navy, Money, Job Security, make payments on time

• Real Estate Pricing

  Real estate prices cycle through different highs and lows. Keeping track of the following market indicators will help you decide if now is a good time to invest in real estate or not. Job Growth People go where the jobs are, and home prices follow jobs. Read More... Posted Sunday, August 28, 2011 6:49 PM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Industry, Finances, Buyer Information, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, Short Sale, V A loan, lender pre approval, First Time Home Buyer, Money

• Mortgage Costs to Watch Out For

  Faced with plunging property values and rising defaults, lenders are charging borrowers higher mortgage rates and adding fees. Not all of these added costs are set in stone, however. If you're looking for a loan, vigilant shopping and a little haggling Read More... Posted Saturday, August 27, 2011 8:59 PM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Finances, Buyer Information, Community Information, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, V A loan, lender pre approval, First Time Home Buyer, Navy, Money

• How to Come Up With a Down Payment

  Not long ago, no-down-payment loans were big for homebuyers. But now that lenders have tightened their standards, borrowers once again are expected to pony up some cash of their own for a down payment. Many homebuyers have difficulty coming up with a Read More... Posted Sunday, August 21, 2011 12:20 PM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Finances, Buyer Information, Community Information, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, Short Sale, V A loan, lender pre approval, First Time Home Buyer, Navy, Money

• Housing Upgrades That Don't Pay

  Before you dive into a major renovation project to give a house your special signature, consider how long you're likely to stay in the house. A lot of people get into trouble by going into a home they're only going to be in for a relatively short Read More... Posted Friday, August 19, 2011 12:07 PM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Finances, Buyer Information, Community Information, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, Short Sale, V A loan, First Time Home Buyer, Navy, Money

• Housing Slump Creating Phenomenal Real Estate Deals

  The current downturn in the real estate industry (that makes news headlines almost daily) is not all bad news. The historic fall in home prices, coupled with rock-bottom interest rates on mortgages, could mean the deal of a lifetime for home buyers. With Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 16, 2011 8:41 PM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Market Conditions, Finances, Buyer Information, Community Information, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, Short Sale, V A loan, lender pre approval, First Time Home Buyer, Navy, Money

• Home Inspections: For New Homes Too!

  There are a lot of different things that need to be inspected upon the purchase of a new home. A common misconception by many home buyers is that simply because their home is newly constructed an inspection is unnecessary. Nothing could be farther from Read More... Posted Monday, August 15, 2011 7:09 PM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Buyer Information, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, Short Sale, V A loan, First Time Home Buyer, Navy, Home Inspections

• Appraisals: Who's to Blame for Low Estimates?

  Who exactly IS at fault when an appraisal comes to a less-than-desirable valuation? And what IS a home appraisal based on? Appraisals are typically handled through a title company and appraisers are often selected from a network of appraisers with which Read More... Posted Friday, August 12, 2011 9:57 AM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Market Conditions, Finances, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, V A loan, First Time Home Buyer

• Requiem for the San Diego Buyers Market

  Requiem for the San Diego Buyers Market The tide has turned. Are there still good buys available? Absolutely! But, it's a new ball game. I believe we will look back a year from today and see that late February/early March 2009 was when the San Diego Read More... Posted Friday, June 19, 2009 1:48 PM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Finances, Buyer Information, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, V A loan, lender pre approval, First Time Home Buyer, Navy

• The things we take for Granted

  I'm blessed to live in San Diego. Almost daily on my walks with Ta-Two (the Boxer) we pass guys on the ground doing more sit ups that I can imagine............. US Navy & USMC recruits at 7:00 am busting their butts, getting in shape, stretching Read More... Posted Monday, April 13, 2009 7:02 PM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Market Conditions, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, V A loan, First Time Home Buyer, Navy

• Has the San Diego Real Estate market reached the bottom yet?

  As an Exclusive Buyers Broker in San Diego, that's a question I'm frequently asked. The honest answer is that we never know where the bottom was until we realize that we passed it about 6 months earlier. The two things I can tell you with absolute Read More... Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:36 AM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, Short Sale, V A loan, lender pre approval, First Time Home Buyer

• V A Loans are back.....Our Military families deserve the best housing & can now afford it!

  I just posted a V A loan primer on the home page of my web site. Many active & former service men and women are not sure what a V A loan can do for them. Hopefully this primer will be a good starting point. In San Diego, many of our Military families Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 24, 2009 6:59 PM by Don Nelson | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Finances, Buyer Information, San Diego Exclusive Buyers Agent, Military Relocation San Diego, Exclusive Buyer Broker San Diego, V A loan