by Kurt Galitski | Mar 4, 2011 | Community Information, Kurt In the News, Kurt Suggests, Kurt's Thoughts
Costa Mesa Real Estate Corner… Q. Are there any tax incentives for refurbishing an historic property? A. Yes, you may be eligible for state and federal tax incentives. Tax credits are only one option. Some homeowners qualify for property tax reductions. Others...
by Kurt Galitski | Mar 3, 2011 | Consumer Information, Kurt Suggests, Kurt's Thoughts, Loans
Ten Secrets to Saving Write down your goals. Pledging to save $2,000 for a vacation to Cancun is likely to get you there. By Janet Bodnar, Kiplinger.com Cheap is chic, frugality is in fashion, and Americans have sworn off their spending addiction. In a replay of 2010,...
by Kurt Galitski | Mar 1, 2011 | Community Information, Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa Things To Do, Kurt In the News, Kurt's Thoughts
Quite recently ( 3 weeks ago) I was hit by a car while riding my bicycle. A car pulled out in front of me leaving me no where to go but head first into the side of the car at 15 mph. I cracked my helmet in two places bruising my head, hurting my neck, left shoulder,...
by Kurt Galitski | Feb 9, 2011 | Costa Mesa, For Buyers, For Sellers, Foreclosure, Kurt Suggests, Kurt's Thoughts, Loans, Real Estate News
We are often asked what national markets are good early indicators of things to come for real estate. #1 is Las Vegas. Why Vegas? Back in 2006 the very first indications of the bubble bursting happened in Vegas. The inventory of homes for sale changed from a sellers...
by Kurt Galitski | Feb 7, 2011 | Costa Mesa, For Buyers, For Sellers, Kurt's Thoughts, Marketing Reports
OC Register, February 7th, 2011 Reports- Demand, the number of new pending sales over the prior month, increased by 26% in the past two weeks, adding an additional 564 homes, and now totals 2,718 pending sales. Thus far this year, demand is a mirror image of 2009,...
