by Kurt Galitski | Sep 27, 2018 | Costa Mesa
With high demand, mortgage fraud has climbed 12.4 percent year over year in the second quarter of 2018, and about one out of every 109 mortgage applications has been found to contain false or misleading information, according to real estate data firm CoreLogic....
by Kurt Galitski | Sep 15, 2018 | Costa Mesa
Home prices are going up, inventory is drying up, and wages are not increasing nearly as quick as real estate prices. Simply put, pursuing the American dream has become increasingly difficult, especially for young adults struggling to navigate student loan debt, and...
by Kurt Galitski | Sep 13, 2018 | Costa Mesa
As a homeowner, your ability to deduct mortgage interest from your tax return makes real estate one of the best investments. But, changes are coming to the way you deduct taxes. The tax bill that will be in force in the up and coming tax season, the Tax Cuts and Jobs...
by Kurt Galitski | Sep 3, 2018 | Costa Mesa
The current economy is thriving, stock market at ultimate highs, unemployment as low as ever, but is housing still a risk? The world has moved on from the 2008 housing crisis which was caused by unethical lending and investing by the big investment banks. Even though...
by Kurt Galitski | Aug 30, 2018 | Costa Mesa
Realtor.com® announced today, the findings of its August housing trend report which revealed a surge in price cuts and the second largest drop in the U.S. median listing price in three years. The report also showed a decrease in price growth and inventory declines,...