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What is a Housing Market Correction?

Housing Correction Crash, Bubble, Correction; These Are All Phrases You Will Hear Tossed Around When It Comes To Real Estate. More Popular In Recent Months Is The Term “Correction.”  Most Real Estate Experts Are Describing The Present Condition Of Our Market Today As A Housing Market Correction.

Crash, Bubble, Correction; these are all phrases you will hear tossed around when it comes to real estate. More popular in recent months is the term “correction.”  Most real estate experts are describing the present condition of our market today as a housing market correction.

While there is no official definition of what makes a housing market correction, it is generally described as a condition when homes get too expensive, or consumers can no longer afford them. At that time buyers stop purchasing real estate and the market must adjust to spur buying activity once again. Much like the old adage, “What goes up, must come down.”

A housing market correction is when home prices experience a moderate decline following a period of rapid growth. The purpose of a correction is to naturally adjust prices in line with affordability, demand, and supply, thus restoring a more sustainable and balanced state to the market. The length of time the market remains in this correction condition may be anywhere from a few months to a year or more.

A housing market correction and a housing crash are not the same thing. With a correction, things are simply coming back into balance. Prices may fall slightly, whereas in a crash, prices fall more significantly and usually unexpectedly.

It is expected that there will be a mild price softness through the end of this year. This is described as a 0.6% dip in the typical sales price in 2023 compared to 2022.

Because of the limited housing supply, we may not see substantial home price declines even though affordability is far below recent norms.

If you or a client are hoping to purchase or refinance during this correction phase, but can’t qualify for a conventional loan, Sun Pacific Mortgage is here to help with a privately funded loan. Simply give us a call at 707-523-2099 or find us at www.sunpacificmortgage.com.

Downsizing Can Be Stressful

Downsizing Can Be Stressful

Last year a survey conducted by Trulia reported that 60% of Americans living in homes over 2000 square feet, reported that they would prefer a smaller home for their next move.  Such a move can prove to be financially and mentally a positive experience, while the actual process can be exhausting.  

The following tips were offered on the blog “Budget Dumpster” to help lessen the stress level and provide a rough roadmap for those in the throes of a downsize.

  • Take an Inventory:  Because this is one of the more daunting chores, take your time and set up a plan of attack that targets one room or zone at a time.  Decide what to keep, throw out, donate, or sell.

  • Minimize Duplicate Items:  The kitchen can be a hotbed for duplicates.  Check the multiples of spatulas, drinking glasses and silverware.  If you’re going smaller, you probably won’t be entertaining as much as you did in the past.

  • Make the Most of Storage Space:  Find “hidey-holes, such as under the bed, hanging shoe racks, or inside ottomans for that storage space you may be losing by downsizing.

  • Sell Your Belongings:  Yard sales can be a boost to your moving budget, but it is also an exhausting experience.  It does allow you to find a home for some of your things that you no longer need or that will not fit in a smaller space.  It is a good idea to measure your furniture and be certain that each piece will fit in your new home. Eyeballing does not always tell the correct story.  A decent tape measure should become one of your new best friends.

While the thought of downsizing may be nerve-wracking, think of all the good that will come from it.   You will be taking control of your possessions and learning to live with fewer encumbrances. You might even learn to enjoy life more with less!

Looking for alternative financing to purchase that next-step-home? Call Sun Pacific Mortgage today for all of your Hard Money financing needs (707) 523-2099!

What’s New in Home Design for 2019?

What’s New In Home Design For 2019

A recent article based on the remodeling and design platform, Houzz, forecast some trends to look for in the coming year.  With HGTV shows continuing to capture our imaginations and wallets, we might want to know that we are in step with the design world.

Here are some examples of the forecasted changes:

  • Full-height backsplashes extending all the way to the ceiling behind open shelving and range hoods is one of the newer concepts being adopted in kitchen design.
  • Although Living Coral was chosen to be Pantone’s color of the year, the experts see moodier colors, like navy and forest green, as the shade of choice for homeowners.  People are becoming more comfortable experimenting with rich or darker colors.
  • Open spa-like bathrooms are making up 80% of the remodels according to Houzz.  Soaking tubs was the most popular option even if it meant stealing space from the closet or bedroom.
  • Moving from white to black kitchens is another popular choice for 2019.  White kitchens have made it difficult to keep clean if you have children and/or dogs, so remodelers are opting for the “tuxedo” kitchen with contrasting black cabinets and white walls.
  • Free-standing padded dining benches have replaced the built-in, more expensive benches of the past.  These new benches can provide flexible seating and hidden storage.
  • A four-wall accent color is replacing the bold-colored feature wall.  It even includes the trim and molding. This trend seems to be happening in smaller rooms, like a bedroom, study or media room.

These six examples of home remodeling choices are some of the possible options you may want to experiment with in the new year.  If you need funds to finance your DIY efforts, and if you do not qualify for a conventional loan, Sun Pacific Mortgage is here with a Hard Money loan to support your artistic endeavors.

 

Winter Brings Out The Serious Buyers

Winter Brings Out The Serious Buyers

If someone is out looking for homes in the winter season, it is usually a sign that they mean business.  So how do you, as the Seller, take advantage of this available market?

Start by making sure that the exterior of you home is as warm and inviting as the interior.  Bare trees make for a more exposed home, so freshen up the outside of your home by keeping the gutters clean and sprucing up the yard.  Keep those leaves raked and the lawn alive.

Price your home to sell.  Rather than gradually making small price reductions, which could make you look desperate, get with your local & experienced Realtor and properly price your home before you list.  This strategy encourages multiple offers! It’s far better to have your buyers competing over your property than having you going back-and-forth over the purchase price, with your prospective buyer.

Remove most or all (if possible) of your personal décor.  Staging is one time when the maxim “less is more” should be the watch word.  If your living room area is a small space, arrange your furniture so that there is ample room to maneuver through and around the room.  Group your furniture into conversational zones to make your home feel cozy and inviting. Don’t be stingy with the heat during showings.  A warm, pleasant smelling house can go a long way toward influencing your prospective buyers. Crank up the heat, bake some yummy cookies, play soft music, burn scented candles, etc. to set an ambiance that makes your buyer want to move in.

As “Winter Sellers” you enjoy an enthusiastic audience with “Winter Buyers”. These prospective clients would not be trudging around in the rain, cold and wind if they were not ready and willing to make an offer on the right property!  Make your home the property they want by listing now and following the suggestions above on presenting your home in the best possible winter light.

Hope this helps get you that fast sale!

Revitalize That “Dead Loan” With Our Not Normal Loan Programs

Deadloans This Year So Far (January Through July) We Have Closed 142 Hard Money Loans – 20+ Loans Per Month.  Loans Done So Far Total Over 45 Million.  These Not-Normal Programs Have Much More Forgiving Qualifications Than Traditional Financing.

This year so far (January through July) we have closed 142 Hard Money Loans – 20+ loans per month.  Loans done so far total over 45 million.  These not-normal programs have much more forgiving qualifications than traditional financing.

Regularly we have Brokers and Lenders reaching out to us with a transaction they are hoping to have rescued.  They want an interim approval and funding while their client gets fully qualified to refinance with them.

We had a Lender contact us about a Borrower he could not get approved for a single-family investment property.  They qualified in all aspects but, unfortunately, they had another property which had incurred some late-payment penalties.

This is where we come in with our not-normal, hard money loans programs.   In 2 weeks, we had this scenario approved and funded!  Relieved Lender and happy Borrower.

If you are having difficulty getting a particular loan scenario approved, call us at 707-523-2099.

The Guy In The White Hat Comes To Homebuyers’ Rescue!

The Guy In The White Hat Comes To Homebuyers’ Rescue!

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Ever since we opened our doors in Sonoma County in 1988, we’ve given extra care to round up people who have been “Turned Down Elsewhere?” – because of credit, income, the property or a combinations of these.

We are the local Hard Money Lender who can help rescue your deal…and get your Buyer into that Home!

Here are some Hard Money Buyers recently rescued…

Home Purchase Purchase price $237,000. Buyers had a friend who loaned them the down payment of 20% as a 2nd mortgage. Purchase money first of $189,600. 100% combined loan to value!

Flipper 80% Loan to Value (LTV) in Santa Rosa. Loan amount $315,000 on a fixer upper. 12% interest only for 12 months. This loan was done in 4 days!!

Owner Occupied Principal Residence Purchase – A conventional lender denied this loan due to a foreclosure. 50% Down. Loan amount $90,000 at 12% interest only. 10 days from application to recording!

Loan approval is based on just 2 criteria:

1. Good Down Payment

2. Ability to Repay

  • FAST Private Money for purchasing in Sonoma County and contiguous Counties
  • FICO is not a factor
  • Up to 75% loan-to-value – Case by case basis
  • Loan amounts from $75,000 to $400,000
  • Owner Occupied and Investor Loans

SPECIAL NOTE: WE CAN DO A LOAN FOR SOMEONE FRESH OUT OF FORECLOSURE, BANKRUPTCY OR SHORT SALE!

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