San Jose, Bay Area and California Mortgage Blog

Home for Sale in Silver Creek Valley Bel Aire Luxury Estates, in the 95138 zip code of San Jose, CA. Windermere Silicon Valley properties proudly present their Luxury listing in the Silver Creek valley area at 2560 Bentley Ridge Dr, San Jose, CA 95138. Bedrooms:  5 Bathrooms:  5.5 Home Size:  4,4...

Here's how you can claim your $8000 First Time Home Buyer Credit. The video that I created also talks about how a repeat buyer can claim the $6500 Home Buyer Credit. If you have any questions about Home Buyer Tax Credit watch this Video blog.

As reported in my blog posted on Jan 14th the California governor is considering to extend the $10,000 First-Time Home buyer Tax Credit that expired last year. Here is the link to that blog post that gives you all the details - CA Proposes extension of $10,000 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. He...

The great author and speaker Og Mandino once said, "I will act now. I will act now. I will act now." This is great advice for prospective homebuyers over the next 45 days, as two key government programs that have kept home ownership more affordable than ever wind down to their completion. First,...

Real Estate Market Report (Single Family & Condominium) for Milpitas, CA. Frames not supportedFrames not supported

Weekly update on San Jose Mortgage Rates and other economy news that may have an impact on Mortgage Rates. Last Week: Freddie Mac in its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® reported that 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.97 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending March 4, 2010. La...

Understanding how mortgage rates move could be complicated, even for professionals. Of late, the market has been very volatile. Sometimes mortgage rates have gone up and down several times a day. Have you ever wondered what makes mortgage rates go up and down? Watch this clip which explains the d...

The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) today announced that it will develop innovative initiatives to use nearly $700 million in new federal funding to help California’s neediest homeowners struggling with mortgages payments remain in their homes. In addition to California, the funds wil...