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Welcome to my blog! Here you fine folks will be able to read up on the latest real estate news and tips about buying your first home. This blog is dedicated solely to first-time homebuyers but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t great information here for everyone because trust me there will be. As the site grows I look forward to hearing your comments on both the articles, the industry and your thoughts in general (why not?) Enjoy!
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February News Update
I read a few headlines this morning and threw together a quick breakdown of three interesting articles that are quite timely to February. They talk about homebuyers finding love, lenders giving a bit of loving and banks spreading the love. How fitting right? So if your single, looking for love and renting check out the first article. If you’re curious about what kind of a timeline short sales are looking at check out article number two. Lastly, if you think the banks are cold, heartless…. well anyways not all of them are, check out...
read moreUPDATE:Webinars, Weather and local goods
Okay folks, it’s Thursday January 19th, I have been working away in my top-secret lair for quite a while now (months) but I finally am looking at just a few finishing touches, some tweaks and mods and a little bit of audio work and then…. drum roll please…. The webinars for first-time homebuyers will be complete and ready for release. I have been talking about getting these together for months and just haven’t been satisfied with the drafts, revisions and redos that I have been putting together. Finally, I am going to...
read moreWebinar for First-time homebuyers version1.0 ready to rock!
Check it! Alright guys and gals, this is something I have been working on for a while let’s call this version 1.0 as I am sure there will need to be some tweaks here and there. The concept is there and I want to hear your feedback…. comments will be rewarded. Just sayin’ Dominic Tartaglia touches on the broad realm of buying your first house. This is an introduction to a series soon to follow… Stay posted at...
read moreCoffee Talk on Friday the 13th
Join me in a brief discussion about the current market trends in San Luis Obispo, the SLO County plastic bag ban and the decrease in foreclosure activity in 2011. Dominic Tartaglia addresses local SLO real estate trends and market data, the county’s plastic bag ban and the national decrease in foreclosure activity in 2011.
read moreHow much money do you have to have in hand to buy a home?
A lot of people are under the impression that they cannot afford to purchase a home at this point in their life but how do you know if you can afford to buy if you don’t know what the cost is? It’s a simple concept that you need to know the price of something before you know whether or not you can afford it, however, buying a home isn’t like buying an item at the local market. When you buy at the market the cost is listed on a tag and you know by previous experience that you have to add sales tax to that and you have a total...
read moreUsing QR Codes to look up property info on the spot from RealEstateBook.com
In keeping with the spirit of yesterday’s post about New Year’s Resolutions and getting after it in your home searching, today’s post is about using your smart phone and a QR Code enabled sign at properties for sale to get more information. Sure many of the younger generations are adapting to QR Codes and even tech savvy boomers are on board too but have you ever used it for real estate? I will venture to say that many of you have never taken a second to look at how much information you can pull from one of these signs. To...
read moreIs buying a home in 2012 your New Year Resolution?
Hey Guys, in the next 2.5 minutes you can hear my top 5 tips for helping you achieve your goals/ resolutions of buying a home in 2012. In short here they are in a list but the video goes into a bit more detail. Get financially fit Get pre-approved for a loan Meet up with a REALTOR® Save money for your down payment Start looking for properties (Get after it) Happy New Year...
read moreRiley comes to Tartaglia Realty
Backstory I got a phone call from my roommate this morning informing me that my dog had escaped the yard twice in my absence so I went back to check in on the situation and decided that the easiest thing would be to simply bring her to work with me. You know. Maybe put her to work sorting paperwork or something… see the video below.
read moreWhat’s going on in the SLO Housing Market?
November finished off with an interesting data set from a graphical point of view. Below, you will see the graph as I’m taking a look at it and making my speculation on what’s happening in the market. I also used some MLS data and ran some numbers to help me find a direction of where things are going and where we are now. Median SOLD home price for San Luis Obispo single family residences is at $509,500 Median Pending home price for SFR is at $519,000 Median List price for SFR is at $699,000 When I look at the above data I see a...
read moreFHA Loan Limits increased in SLO County
The day had finally come when I can announce that FHA has in fact restored higher loan limits in San Luis Obispo County. Good news for buyers! Sure, not all buyers need to utilize an FHA conforming loan but some buyers will and it is a peace of mind knowing that the limit for FHA loans has been restored to $687,500 in SLO County. Why is our limit higher than other counties? Our Median home price in some of our areas are considerably higher. When you look at home prices along the coast it isn’t uncommon to see a price near 1 Million...
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