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Closing late……

September 6, 2016 by Lance Hulsey

Closing late……

I’ve always told my clients that the closing date is a “target date” because things can sometimes come up at the last minute that can delay the closing a day, or a week, or sometimes even longer. It seems like it’s RARE to close on time nowadays. The reasons for the delay are many. Sometimes […]

Filed Under: Crunching the numbers, Lessons from the investment front, Messages from the front office, Real Estate, Real Estate Dictionary, Real Estate News Tagged With: government restrictions, lance hulsey - realtor, Mortgage, Real Estate, Real Estate Dictionary, real estate terms, TILA

Credit for Closing Costs

March 21, 2016 by Lance Hulsey

Credit for Closing Costs

Credits for Closing Costs… Sometimes a buyer will ask a seller to pay for their closing costs. But, there could be a problem with credits for closing costs when the lender won’t allow credits to apply against some closing costs. Or when the buyer’s costs don’t add up to what was negotiated between buyer and […]

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Solar News

March 2, 2016 by Lance Hulsey

Solar News

Two items came to my attention recently in regards to solar power for your home that I thought you should be aware of. The first is that the federal tax credit that was set to expire at the end of 2016 was just extended for five more years. I’ve heard VERY little mention of this […]

Filed Under: Crunching the numbers, Lessons from the investment front, Messages from the front office, Properties, Real Estate, Real Estate News, Tools for Real Estate Tagged With: california tax credit, Department of Energy, federal tax credit, lance hulsey - realtor, PG&E, Real Estate, Santa Cruz, solar, solarchoice

Interest rate update 2016

January 27, 2016 by Lance Hulsey

Interest rate update 2016

The Federal Reserve recently raised interest rates. That is the first time they’ve done that in about 10 years. Gasp! That must mean that we’ll all be paying higher interest rates and our hot real estate market will cool down, right? Actually, since the Fed raised rates, actual mortgage rates haven’t changed that much. Maybe […]

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C.A.R. releases its 2016 California Housing Market Forecast

November 13, 2015 by Lance Hulsey

C.A.R. releases its 2016 California Housing Market Forecast

From the California Association of Realtors. California home sales to increase slightly, while prices post slowest gain in five years LOS ANGELES (Oct. 8) – California’s housing market will continue to improve into 2016, but a shortage of homes on the market and a crimp in housing affordability also will persist, according to the CALIFORNIA […]

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Riding the Wave of the New Tech Economy (another perspective on local housing)

February 23, 2015 by Lance Hulsey

Riding the Wave of the New Tech Economy (another perspective on local housing)

Here is an article I co-wrote with my colleague Liz Kroft you might find interesting. Santa Cruz is experiencing a technology boom and housing is becoming an issue we need to talk about. Here is the article: Riding the Wave of the New Tech Economy (another perspective on local housing) POSTED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2015 BY […]

Filed Under: Crunching the numbers, Messages from the front office, Real Estate, Real Estate News, Santa Cruz Locals Tagged With: lance hulsey - realtor, liz kroft, Real Estate, Santa Cruz, santa cruz real estate, technology

Regional Housing Market at a Glance

February 17, 2015 by Lance Hulsey

Regional Housing Market at a Glance

I have uploaded a PDF of the Regional Housing Market at a glance report. This report gives an insight into what is going on in California real estate by region.  It is worth reading if you are following the trends in housing in California and want to try and see where prices are going in […]

Filed Under: Crunching the numbers, Lessons from the investment front, Messages from the front office, Real Estate, Real Estate News Tagged With: lance hulsey - realtor, market news, Market Value, Real Estate, real estate investing, Smart Real Estate Investing

Flipping Edges Out Renting As The Preferred Investment Strategy In The Fourth Quarter Of 2014 According To Auction.Com Real Estate Investor Activity Report™ (Auction.com study)

January 21, 2015 by Lance Hulsey

Flipping Edges Out Renting As The Preferred Investment Strategy In The Fourth Quarter Of 2014 According To Auction.Com Real Estate Investor Activity Report™ (Auction.com study)

IRVINE, CALIF. – January 21, 2015 – Auction.com, LLC, the nation’s leading online real estate marketplace, today announced the findings from its Fourth Quarter 2014 Real Estate Investor Activity Report™, a nationwide survey of real estate investors bidding on properties offered for auction during these respective periods. This research provides insight into real estate investment […]

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Small, Exterior Home Improvements Offer the Best Value Investments in 2015, Say Realtors®

January 14, 2015 by Lance Hulsey

Small, Exterior Home Improvements Offer the Best Value Investments in 2015, Say Realtors®

Homeowners often consider various remodeling and replacement projects as a way to add value to their homes. Some projects add more value and better recoup their costs than others, according to Realtors® who rated small and exterior projects as the most valuable home improvement projects in the 2015 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report. Compiled annually […]

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Millennials looking toward homeownership. The next wave of homebuyers.

November 18, 2014 by Lance Hulsey

Millennials looking toward homeownership. The next wave of homebuyers.

As Millennials get ready to be homebuyers, there are some interesting statistics coming out about what they want, how many want to buy and what their needs are. As a Realtor we should not ignore Millennials as a future and current demographic.  Interesting enough is the fact that over 65% are going to want Single […]

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