Krista Lombardi's (lombardihomes) Blog

Happy Birthday America! This 4th of July will be our great country's 234th birthday.  Is that a cause for celebration, you betcha!  And what better place to celebrate it than right here in San Diego with the fireworks on the ocean. You may be wondering where the free (free is such a good word) fi...

Peace of mind This is an interesting conundrum! One of my friends and clients wants to modify her loan from an ARM to a fixed loan.  Guess how long she has been asking the bank to make this change. One week?  One month?  One year?  Wrong, wrong, and wrong... She has been calling the bank everyda...

I was out previewing properties and I came across a home that had a synthetic lawn and pondered if a potential home buyer would be okay with that. If you were buying a home here in San Diego, and it had a synthetic lawn, would you still consider purchasing it?  Would you replace it with live plan...

Hopefully everyone is enjoying a great weekend and getting some relaxation in! If you are looking for things to do in San Diego this week, here are some top exciting events going on to fit almost anyone's lifestyle.  Hope you enjoy! 1.  Sunday July 27th - Chef's Kitchen experience - 616 J Street,...

This was this the only image of the home available? Really? Have you ever seen a San Diego listing with only one picture? As a realtor I unfortunately see this quite often and I wonder why this is.  Home buyers like to see as many photos of a property they're considering buying and it's unfortun...

Homeowners from 37 States across the nation have complained about toxic drywall.  What is this phenomenon? Around 2008 homeowners began complaining that they had houses with smelled like rotten eggs or burning matches.  Rotten eggs?  I giggled over that, but apparently it was much worse than just...

To help out on States that were slammed hardest by the real estate market, President Obama has approved more plans to help homeowners. The program is going to 5 States, California being the largest, which will get $700 million to assist 46,000 borrowers.  The choice of States was established by w...

I have been pondering the question in the title of this blog entry for quite some time. As a San Diego native I guess I've grown up seeing my city's housing price history and can remember the "good ol' days" when pretty much anyone in the city and county could afford to purchase their own little ...

As a native San Diegan I've been fortunate to have lived here all of my life and I have this questions for all of us, whether you're a native or transplant from another city; why isn't San Diego atop the list of the top 25 fittest cities?   I was sitting at my desk looking at my gym's class sched...

Can't believe what you just read?  Yeah, me neither, but it's true.  An audit of refunds to taxpayers claiming the tax credit concludes that millions of dollars have been paid out to prison inmates and homes purchased before the credit took effect. Apparently quite a few scams and mistakes were m...