Krista Lombardi's (lombardihomes) Blog

Save some money and get new furniture - awesome!  Check it out and send it to any of your clients that aren't loving this economy and spending money. Get a great deal you can feel good about. Does this sound too good to be true? Are you in the market for new furniture but the economy makes you th...

San Diego's real estate future is looking bright. Are you ready for some good news about San Diego real estate? Well Standard and Poor's/Case -Shiller Home Price Index is how Wall Street evaluates real estate markets throughout the country. San Diego showed great signs of recovery and was second...

Interesting perspective on a new bill to Congress pushing short sales to get approval sooner so that we can get our buyers into their new home and clean up the real estate market mess:)U.S. Representative Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) and Tom Rooney (R-Fla) offered up new legislation to Congress last w...

Will we ever see homes of this size become the standard again? Do buyers still want that 2600sq.ft. home with the large yard?  There's a new trend  in real estate and it's going in the direction of smaller.  From young buyers to middle age to seniors.  The days of the McMansions are over and peo...

How fun!  I didn't know Google is 12 years old - a lot has changed in the way of technology and it's very exciting to see what Google is able to accomplish from Google docs to Google voice.  Happy birthday Google!If you have gone to your Google Search today, you will see a Birthday Cake.    Googl...

Happy weekend San Diego!  What beautiful weather we're having, time to Carlsbad Artsplash soak it all up and enjoy ourselves before the time changes and it gets dark early. So what's there to do in San Diego for today and the upcoming week?  Here are the San Diego Real Estate Cafe Crew's top pick...

In response to my "Why Why Why does this continue" post regarding short sales, I think that this speaks volumes about what is going on and why the housing industry is in the hole that it is. It is really despicable considering how many businesses housing affects from movers to furniture to carpet...

I had to reblog this because it really doesn't make sense.  And it is beyond me that everyone just accepts that this is the way it is.  I know the bank is too big to beat, but can't something be done?Is this insane, or am I just confused? Am I missing something, or do I just not have the ability ...

I've been wondering what this FHA change is going to do and how it will affect my buyers.  More MI, huh?  Ya can't beat this lending situation:( FHA loan updates are imminent!   FHA MI (Mortgage Insurance) rates are being raised effective for all mortgages contracted on or after October 4, 2010. ...

Would this work in the San Diego real estate market? How many of you have attended an auction of some sort? I attended one once as a research project for a buyer that wanted to bid on a home that had gone to auction. One thing I learned is to bring your patience and be quick on your feet. The pa...