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Troubled Homeowners: Beware the Predators
by Roberta Murphy The real estate predators are always there–in good times and in bad. There are whispered stories in real estate circles of certain escrow and loan officers who, in the heady days of real estate, slipped deeds into … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Gossip, Rants, Real Estate News, Real Estate Trends
Tagged banks, beware, criminals, deed of trust, elderly, foreclosure, homeowner, luxury, mortgage, predators, professional, promissory note, real estate
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Meet This San Diego Real Estate Blogger in San Francisco!
by Roberta Murphy I attended the Inman Connect event in San Francisco last year and met lots of people I knew only from the real estate blogging world–and others who would become good friends. Could I resist missing this event, … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Events, Real Estate News, Real Estate Technologies
Tagged blogger, blogging, connect, inman, luxury, market, real estate, san diego, san francisco, technologies
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Mortgage Rate Freeze: Who Wins and Who Loses
by Roberta Murphy This months hot real estate question: Which homeowners will benefit from President Bushs recent interest rate freeze for subprime loans? And who will be left out in the cold? Drumroll. The winners, who may receive a five-year … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News, Real Estate Trends, San Diego Luxury Homes
Tagged Alt-A, ARM's, freeze, loans, luxury, mortgage, mortgage resets, mortgages, rate, rate freeze, real estate, relief, san diego, subprime
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Real Estate Fraud: Cash Back and Consequences
by Roberta Murphy Opportunities for real estate fraud couldn’t have been more ripe than in 2005 and 2006, when real estate prices started to quietly soften–especially in fertile markets like San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Miami. Home prices in … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury Info, Rants, Real Estate News
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San Diego and Detroit Make Strange Bedfellows
by Roberta Murphy Say what? In 2004, San Diego real estate was ranked as the least affordable in the United States. Thousands of San Diegans, priced out of the coastal market, moved to Temecula, Murietta and other outlying and inland … Continue reading
Malibu Thanksgiving Wildfire Burning Homes
by Roberta Murphy The Malibu fire started early this morning just before 3:30 a.m. near Malibu Lake and Mesa Peak Canyon–and as of this writing, has destroyed over 35 homes. Propelled by strong Santa Ana winds and fed by dry … Continue reading
Posted in Luxury News, Real Estate News
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Real Estate Exchanges: Banter and Barter
by Roberta Murphy Yesterday afternoon and evening were devoted to Leaving Las Vegas. I was tired of long lines at the airport, anxious to get back to San Diego, and was dismayed to hear the Southwest flight had been delayed … Continue reading
San Diego Fires: Coming Home to Ashes
by Roberta Murphy The displaced people of San Diego County are beginning to return home. Most return to standing homes; 1600 or so others are greeted by their nightmares. We are just beginning to hear and see stories of people … Continue reading
Posted in Rants, Real Estate News
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The Witch Creek Fire
by Roberta Murphy I awoke at 4:30 a.m. yesterday morning with a sense of dread, quickly remembering that there is a demon called the Witch Creek Fire raging in the communities around our home in La Costa. It is just … Continue reading
Lenders: Pre-Negotiate Your Short Sales
by Roberta Murphy We are trained and skilled negotiators. Give us a chance, and we could probably get hostages released from terrorists, convince a teenager to leave his tongue unpierced (perhaps)–or successfully negotiate a sale leaseback of the Brooklyn Bridge. … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News
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