18 Questions to Ask Your Lender
December 3, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
When buying Escondido real estate, it is important to find the right home with Gary Harmon, your Escondido Realtor, but it is also important to select the correct lender. After working with many lenders over a 20 year period, Gary has selected Home Services Lending for his winning team. Whether you choose Joyce Nathan at […]
What is Title Insurance?
December 1, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Why You Need California Title Insurance To understand the definition of “what is title insurance” you must understand why you need title insurance. Since the purchase of Escondido real estate may be your largest investment, it is important that California Title Company insures you get a clear title when you buy your Escondido home. Most people […]
FHA is Going Away?
December 1, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
What’s the Problem? Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac making reckless loans with low or no down payments have got us in one of the largest financial recessions in history. Escondido sellers have definitely felt the pain. Trillions are being spent to try to fix the problem, but is history just repeating itself in a different […]
Where to start when buying Escondido real estate.
November 27, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Buying Escondido Real Estate Where to Start In todays tough Escondido real estate market you have to be ready to make an offer on Escondido homes the minute the homes hits the market. Many Escondido homes are short sales or bank owned properties (REO’s). This type of Escondido real estate often sells the first weekend […]
Escondido Real Estate: Where’s the market headed?
November 25, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Where is the Escondido Real Estate Market Headed as of 11-20-2009? This week the median price for an Escondido home across all four zip codes is $415,000. The inventory of Escondido homes for sale is going up and sales of Escondido homes are slowing. While this is some concern, it is not unsual. We would expect the trend […]
Welcome to my new Escondido Real Estate blog, see video!
November 20, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
Welcome to my Escondido Real Estate blog! The goal of this blog is to provide you real estate related content and videos that will help you save time and money on your next Escondido Real Estate purchase or sale. I made this YouTube video to help get you started in the right direction and to help you […]
First-time Home Buyer Tax Credit, See Video!
November 19, 2009 by Gary Harmon · 1 Comment
First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit has been Extended! What are the Main Terms of the Tax Credit? Escondido real estate before May 1 and close before July 1, 2010. Escondido homes must be purchased by a First-Time Home Buyer. The maximum credit is $8,000 or 10% of the Escondido Real Estate, whichever is less. Escondido first-time buyers who […]
Current Market Conditions for Escondido Real Estate
November 18, 2009 by Gary Harmon · Leave a Comment
The median price of Escondido Real Estate this November is $404,500. The average list price of Escondido homes is $592,001. There are approximately 384 Escondido homes for sale with an average market time of 149 days. The Escondido Real estate inventory and days on the market has remained relatively unchanged over the past month. The profile of […]
