Happy Holidays!



Hello and happy holiday season! I hope this magical time of year finds you warm, happy, healthy, and full of the giving spirit.

The end of the year is quickly approaching, and you may be wondering if it's really worth putting your house on the market. The time is NOW! There's been a paradigm shift lately in the San Gabriel Valley within the housing market. During the last couple of years, we've seen a big increase in Asian (mostly Chinese) buyers; now comprising 1/3 of the market. It's Christmas season and New Year's is just around the corner. This means a bump in tourism and a much larger holiday market for sellers. Conventional thought dictated that the real estate buying season started in April, but jump onto this trend as a seller now and you'll be grateful!

Until next time, Happy New Year and a very Merry Christmas! 

HUD Home Program Update



 Hello everyone and thank you for joining me on my video blog. There has been an update in the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Program for home buyers and I wanted to fill you in. You can see my original blog post on the HUD Program by clicking here.

As I detailed in my original post, the HUD program has to do with homes acquired through the consequence of foreclosure on an FHA Loan. There are two ways to take advantage of this service, first: law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and teachers (k-12) can buy a HUD home in a nice area for up to a 50 percent discount on the list price. Second, when using the HUD Program the buyer has a 30 day period to purchase a home before anyone else in the marketplace.

However! This 30 day period, starting on the first of December, turned into a 15 day period! This means there is less time to take advantage, so act swiftly!

Finally, in addition to the HUD update I wanted to let all of you know that tickets are still available for my home buying class. Through the HUD program, completing this class makes you eligible for down payment assistance! Be sure to sign up if you live in the Covina, CA area and are in the market to buy a house.

Thank you for joining me on my video blog and have a safe and productive week!