When Investing, It’s Better to Waste Your Time Than Waste Your Money

When Investing, It’s Better to Waste Your Time Than Waste Your Money By: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPM Underwriting a potential investment takes time, attention to detail, research and expertise. With that, we look at two potential investment opportunities available: one in Texas, the other in Southern California. Essentially it takes the same amount of work … Continue reading When Investing, It’s Better to Waste Your Time Than Waste Your Money →

FHA Blues: Different Buyers, Same Stories

FHA Blues: Different Buyers, Same StoriesBy: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPMArticles and statistics continue to illustrate to the public that FHA financing is the most commonly utilized source of financing in the residential real estate market at present. However, professionals in the industry are experiencing difficulties when working with it. The difficulties are not so much … Continue reading FHA Blues: Different Buyers, Same Stories →

Real Estate Transactions Are Up, But Let’s Not Get Too Excited

Real Estate Transactions Are Up, But Let’s Not Get Too ExcitedBy: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPMAn article published in the Wall Street Journal today further described the mess that is the residential real estate market. Per statistics included in the article, as many as 23% of the US or 1 in 4 homeowners currently owes more … Continue reading Real Estate Transactions Are Up, But Let’s Not Get Too Excited →

Good News for 2010!

Good News for 2010BY: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPMAnil Puri, Dean of the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at CSUF predicts that approximately 10,000 new Orange County jobs will be added in 2010. Though not as substantial as the 58,000 jobs lost this year or 38,000 lost in 2008, the idea of a halt in … Continue reading Good News for 2010! →