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Real Estate Today, the weekly on-air talk show hosted by George Chamberlain and sponsored by the San Diego Association of Realtors (SDAR) president Erik Weichelt, addressed the facts and myths about real estate in Mexico on Sunday, December 6, 2009 from ...  [Read More]
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by Brian Flock ( Mexidata.info contributor and San Diego Real Estate Examiner) December 6 – KOGO AM 600 radio program to cover facts and myths of life in Mexico Real Estate Today, the weekly on-air talk show sponsored by the San Diego Association ...  [Read More]
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Brian Flock
First time home buyers in San Diego get $8,000, others up to $6,500 US Senators yesterday voted yesterday to approve bill HR 3548 which was primarily intended to extend unemployment benefits. However, as with most bills, a variety of other legislation ...  [Read More]
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Very few home owners in San Diego have access to the program by Brian Flock There are a number of myths in the market about US government programs intended to address the traumatic economic situation in housing market, including our local market in San ...  [Read More]
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by Brian Flock If it’s not common knowledge already, I’ll announce it now: short sales and foreclosure home purchases in San Diego County require a special tact and patience in order to purchase successfully. Full stop. This truism applies ...  [Read More]
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Yet many veterans and home sellers are unaware of the benefits of VA real estate loans by Brian Flock Military bases in San Diego include the largest concentration of naval facilities in the world; Marine Corps bases such as Camp Pendleton that encompass ...  [Read More]
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by Brian Flock Market conditions require better preparation before making an offer Buying a home in San Diego is more complex than ever. Yet responsibility for navigating the lending process remains squarely on the shoulders of the borrower . The lending ...  [Read More]
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Plus tips to make your FHA offer stand out by Brian Flock The US government stimulus programs were in part designed to increase home ownership and to decrease home foreclosures. In support of this, Federal Housing Association (FHA) loan limits have nearly ...  [Read More]
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By Brian Flock The state of housing in each area of San Diego County As a service to Examiner.com readers, the following price trends are provided for every city in San Diego County (and in alphabetical order). Would you like more details on a specific ...  [Read More]
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By Brian Flock (Examiner.com) Distressed properties receive a “blight bailout” from Government-backed “renovation loans” Most first-time home buyers in San Diego have been looking for the perfect starter house. Yet in a market full ...  [Read More]
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Brian Flock
Something Really Strange is Happening in the San Diego Home Market Can Buyers and Sellers Make Sense of It? Bidding wars. Moratoriums. Foreclosures. Short sales. Rising and falling median home prices. Over-reported home sales in May . How are San Diego ...  [Read More]
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Mexico Real Estate Cell Phone Fees Drop for Binational Users near the Border By Brian Flock · New Verizon plan fills convenience and affordability hole left vacant for over two years In April 2008, MexiData.info covered the general affordability ...  [Read More]
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Brian Flock
On Sunday, May 3, Verizon Wireless launched its new "Nationwide Plus Mexico" program designed for those who frequent both sides of the US/Mexico border. This is a particularly useful program for frequent visitors and residents in the northern ...  [Read More]
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Brian Flock
BusinessWeek in April showed how US business is still sending billions of dollars towards investments in Mexico despite the negative news coming out in the jaundiced coverage of cash-strapped media outlets who are clawing for advertising dollars. What ...  [Read More]
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Brian Flock
By Brian Flock · The decree would allow foreigners direct ownership of "residential use" property in the so-called prohibited zone. · Amendment could simplify and accelerate investment in tourist communities and beach areas. A new ...  [Read More]
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Brian Flock
The online ezine Ensenada.net today reported that Governor Osuna Millán has confirmed that Mexico's President Felipe Calderón will visit Punta Brava in "March." The Governor had invited the President to visit Baja California ...  [Read More]
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By Brian Flock · Security measures too often neglected within tourist communities The unthinkable happened. I was recently a victim of burglary – twice within a one week period, the second time before I finished all the security measures that ...  [Read More]
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A new project has been raised by the local water company (CESPT) to remove 100% of a wastewater discharges to both the Tijuana River basin (affecting San Diego County) and the Pacific Ocean. The sum of $400M pesos is allocated to the project (almost $30M ...  [Read More]
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Brian Flock
Prior counsel now especially apparent in the light of the global financial crisis In February 2008 , I wrote in Mexidata.info an article analyzing the Baja phenomenon of what I called “virtual real estate inventory.” I defined this as real ...  [Read More]
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Brian Flock
On December 14, 2008, Tiger Woods hosted his Championship Club at Punta Brava at the tip of Punta Banda in Ensenada, Baja California. The event included the presentation by Tiger of custom fitted clubs to early club members and a driving range at one of ...  [Read More]
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Brian Flock
Today's Agencia Froneteriza de Noticias (AFN) or Border News Agency reported on a public meeting held on Monday in Ensenada regarding the development of Punta Brava, future home of Tiger Woods' first oceanfront golf course. The complete report ...  [Read More]
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Brian Flock
On Sunday, December 14 a colleague wrote me about the large number of helicopters that were heading to Punta Brava, home of Tiger Woods' first oceanfront golf course. Then the confirmation came out last night that indeed Tiger had arrived with the ...  [Read More]
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By Brian Flock · Buyer Tips to Clarify Conventional Wisdom about Distressed Properties Buyers today have been regularly trained by the United States (US) media to be on the lookout for foreclosures as one of the staples of getting a great deal in ...  [Read More]
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Get Your Property Title into a Bank Trust Now By Brian Flock With alarming regularity in the past, foreigners buying property in Mexico ignored their basic purchasing rights. Complete, legal title to a property in Mexico should have transfered at the same ...  [Read More]
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No better oceanfront value on the coast • lot / land - $300,000 USD - Ocean lot at $330 per m2 or approx. $30 square foot Punta Bandera, Tijuana - SECURE THIS PIECE OF OCEANFRONT WITH 50% OWNER-BACKED FINANCING On the ocean and away from the chaos ...  [Read More]
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