by Kurt Galitski | May 3, 2011 | Consumer Information, For Buyers, For Sellers, Kurt In the News, Kurt Suggests, Kurt's Thoughts, Real Estate News
Rent vs. buy – which is better for buyers in your area? Use our interactive map to find out. We just released our Q2 2 Rent vs. Buy Index, which found that buying a home has become more affordable than renting in nearly 80% of major U.S. cities since last...
by Kurt Galitski | Apr 22, 2011 | Kurt's Thoughts
Friday | April 22, 2011 | Costa Mesa Bring Your Community Run Wristband to The Weichman Booth for a free prize! The 4th annual Costa Mesa Community Run brings together community and school for a 2K fun run and a 5K run through Fairview Park, beginning and ending...
by Kurt Galitski | Apr 21, 2011 | Kurt's Thoughts
OC Skateboarding League continues to bring local students the opportunity to skate competitively with Round 3 of its 2011 season starting on April 22nd at the Volcom Outdoor Park in Costa Mesa. Newport Beach, California (April 15, 2011)– The OC Skateboarding...
by Kurt Galitski | Apr 18, 2011 | Kurt's Thoughts
For the week of Apr 18, 2011 — Vol. 9, Issue 16 In This Issue… Last Week in Review: How do you sort out seemingly contradictory data and the impact on the market? Read below to find out. Forecast for the Week: How is the housing industry holding up? And...
by Kurt Galitski | Apr 11, 2011 | Costa Mesa, For Buyers, For Sellers, Kurt's Thoughts, Loans, Real Estate News
Deductions in the Loan Process Write-offs are the government’s way of rewarding taxpayers when they’ve done something the government likes. And to judge by the write-offs, the government likes it when people borrow money to buy a house. There are...
by Kurt Galitski | Apr 7, 2011 | Consumer Information, Costa Mesa, For Buyers, For Sellers, Kurt's Thoughts, Loan Modification, Loans, Marketing Reports
Ways to Improve a Credit Score With identity theft on the rise, consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of reviewing their credit reports. However, their thoughts about credit and its long-term impact upon their financial future typically end there...
by Kurt Galitski | Apr 4, 2011 | Community Information
In This Issue… Last Week in Review: The Jobs Report for March was released on April 1, and that’s no joke. But did the numbers give us something to smile about? Forecast for the Week: It’s a quiet week ahead when it comes to economic reports, though news from...
by Kurt Galitski | Mar 30, 2011 | Kurt Suggests, Kurt's Thoughts
Just a little over a month ago I was hit by a car while riding my bike in Huntington Beach. A car pulled out in front of me leaving me no where to go but into the side of the car and ultimately into the driver’s side window. Just two weeks ago I had extensive...
by Kurt Galitski | Mar 29, 2011 | Community Information, Consumer Information, For Buyers, For Sellers, Kurt's Thoughts, Real Estate News
The below article should not come as a surprise to anyone being that real estate is all about location, location, location. OC Register, March 28th, 2011 Question: Where’s home-buying on the rise as the traditional home-buying season starts? Answer: At the beach!...
by Kurt Galitski | Mar 24, 2011 | Consumer Information, Costa Mesa, For Buyers, For Sellers, Kurt's Thoughts, Stimulus Plan
March 23rd, 2011, OC Register Beacon Economics has an updated housing forecast out for California – and it’s pretty optimistic: The real estate forecast calls for average home gains of 0.6% this year; 3.2% next year; 5.4% in 2013; 6.7% in 2014; and 7.8% in 2015. All...
