Home prices skyrocketed in San Diego and the rest of the country last year, and odds are that your home earned more than you did.
Continue reading Home Prices Soar: Did Your Home Outearn You Last Year?
The annual inflation rate in the United States is currently around 7.5%. That’s the highest it has been since 1982. It doesn’t matter if you’re a cashier, lawyer, plumber, or retiree; if you spend U.S. dollars, inflation impacts you. But real estate investments can be a hedge against inflation.
Continue reading Real Estate: A Proven Hedge Against Inflation
Even in today’s fast-moving market, home updates and design are still important. They are one of the first things buyers notice when entering your home. Luckily, compared to many things in the real estate market that you can’t control, these are details that you can.
Continue reading 8 Popular Home Updates for 2022
Double-pane windows have lots of great benefits and will increase the value of your home. But they also have drawbacks that window companies fail to mention when promoting them and touting their energy savings. As a REALTOR, I get to see how they function (or sometimes don’t) in homes.
Continue reading Double-Pane Windows: Pros and Cons
According to the FBI, more than one million burglaries are committed in the United States each year, with victims suffering an estimated $3 billion in combined property losses. Fortunately, there are some proven tactics you can use to decrease your likelihood of a home invasion and bump up your home’s security.
Continue reading Enhance Home Security with These 7 Strategies
Learn how to determine your current net worth and how an investment in real estate can help improve your bottom line.
Continue reading Could Rising Home Prices Impact Your Net Worth?
If you’re a homeowner in the San Diego area, chances are your house is making you rich. Although there’s no guarantee that homeownership will help you build wealth, the Federal Reserve 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances found that the median homeowner has 40 times the household wealth of a renter. And if you live in the San Diego – Carlsbad area or in several other parts of California, you’ve gained a lot of equity in the last 10 years.
Continue reading Homeownership Builds Wealth
The start of a new year always compels people to take a fresh look at their goals, from health and career to relationships and finance. But with historically low mortgage rates, increased home sales and price growth, and a tight housing inventory, the time is right to also make some homeownership resolutions for 2021.
Continue reading 9 New Year’s Resolutions for Buyers, Sellers and Homeowners
Summer’s in full swing and we are entering our three hottest and often driest months in San Diego County. Make sure your garden has plenty of water, and don’t forget to add mulch to keep the soil cool and moist.
Here are some July gardening tips to help your yard stay beautiful throughout the summer.
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Although we’ve seen some reopening of businesses and facilities, most North County and San Diego events in July are still canceled or virtual. San Diego County had a record number of new COVID-19 cases in early July and will be added to the state’s monitoring list. Because of this, we may have new restrictions. The County of San Diego issued a new health order as of July 1, 2020 delimiting social distancing and sanitation guidelines, but this may be updated.
Read on for up-to-date information from North County cities, San Diego County and California State showing what’s open, what’s closed and what precautions you should take. I’ve also included an updated listing of July 4th firework displays Continue reading North County and San Diego Events July 2020