Monthly Archives: March 2014

Buying A Home Is Now 38% Cheaper Than Renting

From Forbes.com.  Is renting or buying a better financial bet? Every six months, Trulia’s chief economist Jed Kolko runs the numbers to answer that question and help you stay on top of the trends.  So what does Trulia’s Winter 2014 Rent vs. Buy Report tell us? Although the gap between renting and buying is narrowing across the U.S., homeownership… Read more

California’s Distressed Housing Market has Almost Disapppeared

From Mortgage News Daily.  Relatively speaking, one might say that the distressed housing market in California has virtually evaporated.  The California Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) said today that more than two-thirds of home sales in the state five years ago were short sales and bank owned real estate (REO).  Those properties now make up only… Read more

Together Family can Conquer All

This Saturday morning our family will participate in the Los Angeles Marathon 5K at Dodger Stadium.  We will wear purple ribbons on our shirts to represents our love and support for my aunt, Lisette Gomez, who is living with Lupus. We will run together to show her we care and that we will always be… Read more