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April 2009 - Posts

• Open house in Bluff Heights this weekend, 1-4 pm, at 395 Wisconsin Ave

  I will be holding open this Sunday the Stunning, elegant museum quality, Queen Anne Victorian home located in historic Bluff Heights, about 3 blocks to the beach. This is one of the oldest homes in Long Beach, and benefits from the “Mills Act”, Read More... Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:41 PM by Carmela Etgar | 2 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Open Houses, Buyer Information, Real estate in Long Beach, victorian home, Long Beach Open House

• How is the real estate market in Long Beach?

  U.S. housing sales are near a bottom, the chief economist of Freddie Mac, Frank Nothaft, said on Saturday. He noted that Federal Housing Administration lending is up sharply, with FHA loans at the largest share of the U.S. housing market since 1942, and Read More... Posted Monday, April 20, 2009 6:04 AM by Carmela Etgar | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Buyer Information, Long Beach home prices, Real estate in Long Beach

• How Many Bank Owned Homes are in Long Beach Today?

  I meet so many people at Open Houses, talk to them over the phone, and get emails, and so many of these home buyers believe that Long Beach is flooded with bank owned homes. Up until several weeks ago, there was a significant number of bank owned homes Read More... Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 11:35 AM by Carmela Etgar | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, Community Information, Long Beach home prices, Bank owned in Long Beach

• New program provides a safety net for home buyers

  C.A.R. LAUNCHES MORTGAGE PROTECTION PROGRAM It is now easier to buy a Long Beach home, beacuse there is a new safety net provided by the California Association of Realtors. In a time when people are worried about purchasing their first Long Beach home, Read More... Posted Saturday, April 04, 2009 5:48 PM by Carmela Etgar | 0 Comments