Why it Might Be a Good Time to Buy – 3 Reasons

Posted on 02. May, 2011 by Scott Schang in Home Buyers

A good time to buy in any market is when it’s the best time for you. This is not really as much a “get off your butt and buy now” article as it is a “here are a few good reasons to not wait” article. Ok, two sentences in and i’m sure i’ve got you [...]

When is the Best Time to Buy a Home?

Posted on 07. Feb, 2011 by Bryan Schurter in Tax Financial Planning

Is this a good time to buy a home? Should you wait to buy a home or continue renting for a while? Should you wait to see if the government is going to have another homebuyer tax credit? As a Tax & Financial Advisor, I hear questions similar to these quite frequently. Buying a home [...]

Gift Funds for Down Payment and Closing Costs

Posted on 08. Apr, 2010 by Scott Schang in Consumer Protection, Home Purchase Loan

Gift funds can be a blessing to first time home buyers. It can also be a nightmare if you do not understand the best way to receive and document the source of these funds.

Not all gift funds can be used to purchase a new home, and you do not want to have to wait until it’s time to close escrow to find out you improperly received or documented your gift!

Video – Webinar: How, When & What Guide to Home Buying

Posted on 14. Aug, 2009 by Scott Schang in Consumer Protection, Video Library

1. Learn When: Understand your local real estate market. Each local community is unique. We will show you where to get the market data to identify when is the best time to buy. 2. Learn How: How the internet has changed the real estate industry and the home buying process. Also, how to identify “lead [...]

How the Foreclosure Moratorium Changed a Buyer’s Market

Posted on 28. Jul, 2009 by Scott Schang in Consumer Protection

For a couple of weeks now, I’ve been trying to figure out a way to share with you some of my thoughts about what’s been happening in the market lately. This real estate market continues to be highly unpredictable as both natural and unnatural forces manipulate the normal economic cycles that typically dictate change. The [...]

Home sales jump 65% in Southern California! Wanna know why?

Posted on 20. Oct, 2008 by Scott Schang in Consumer Protection

This is a very telling article I ran across today.  MercuryNews.com out of Silicon Valley featured this article today – Southern California home sales jump 65% in September. What struck me as the most telling statistic from this story is the fact that the median home price in the six county region dropped 33.2% from [...]