Blog by Gary Giffin

La Jolla Open House Sun 1-4pm 7407 Draper Ave

May 19th, 2010
La Jolla Home in the Village Back on the market and ready to sell. Come by Sunday OPen House  1-4pm and see the Ocean Views from the upper deck!
BIG PRICE REDUCTION. READY TO GO! Amazing turnkey and absolutely immaculate single family home in the Village of La Jolla with great viewing deck of the ocean and village. Beautiful appointments including granite slab counter tops, stainless applianc ...

Carmel Valley Bank Owned Foreclosure for sale

May 18th, 2010
Gary | Middleton and Associates Real Estate | 858-401-0204
12630 Carmel Country Rd, Carmel Valley, CA
Carmel Valley Bank owned Foreclosure Opportunity at Elysian! This townhouse has 2 master suites!
2BR/2+1BA Single Family House
offered at $325,000
Year Built 1991
Sq Footage 1,050
Bedrooms 2
Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial
Floors ...

Navy awards new science ship to La Jolla Scripps Institution of Oceanography

May 18th, 2010
Navy awards new science ship to Scripps Institution of Oceanography
May 17, 2010

Scripps Oceanography's research vessels conduct science operations across the globe. This aerial image over the Scripps Nimitz Marine Facility captured an extremely rare event when the fleet's four ships and research platform FLIP were in port at the same time.

COURTESY: Scripps Institu ...

Short Sale Myths De-Bunked

May 13th, 2010

short sale real estate homes

Short Sale Myths De-Bunked


1. You must be default on your mortgage to negotiate a short sale. Short sales are not a function of default status on a mortgage. They are the result of the bank mitigating a potential default situation that, in the long run, will cost more money to the investors. We have completed many short sales in instances when the borrower was not in a default situation.

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$8,000 Federal Tax Credit is it Gone?

May 3rd, 2010

$8,000 Tax Credit Extended for VA ONLY!

$8,000 Federal Tax Credit is it Gone?

Not if you are a Veteran!!!

Members of the Armed Forces* have until April of 2011

To buy a principal residence and still qualify for a tax credit.

What I’ve always loved about VA loans is how every unique guideline is designed to benefit the veteran.  More information regarding these benefits can be found on a relat ...

San Diego County Home Sales 6.9% Increase

May 2nd, 2010
San Diego County's March home sales show 6.9 percent increase
Apr 13, 2010

San Diego County Home Sales numbers rose by 6.9 percent in March, compared to the same month a year ago, while prices increased by 15.8 percent, a real estate information service reported Tuesday.

There are 3,227 homes sold in March, up from 3,020 for March 2009, while the m ...