Tools for Buyers

 Buyer's Tools
  •   Finance Center
Calculators, guides, credit profiles and other relevant information.
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Click here to find the sales price of a particular home in your area.
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 Closing the Purchase
  
 Moving Guide

    Find helpful tools for moving and settling into your new home. Features include: moving checklists, new neighborhood information, utilities information and other useful tips.

 Buying Guides & Stories
Cuts in Title Insurance Rates Sought
By Marc Lifsher
Homeowners in the state could save an estimated $1 billion a year. Insurers decry the plan.

• Before you buy or sell: a thorough going-over
• Add bath or garage? Website will calculate value
• The Buying Game
• Undisclosed Defects Needn't Trap Smart, Informed Buyers

 Financing Information
FULL COVERAGE: SOUTHLAND HOUSING MARKET
Recent coverage of the current Southern California housing market and related issues.

(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
WAITING IT OUT: Eric Broida is interested in buying a nearby house but doesn't plan on doing so until the asking price drops an additional $400,000. Experts say prices could fall 15% to 25% before rising again.
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• Still clueless about credit scores? You are not alone
• Debt looks different to those FICO folks
• The choice: broker or lender
• Interest-Only Loans Not Ideal

 Community Profiles
 
A leisurely pace in north San Diego County
By Irene Lechowitzky
Unincorporated Lake San Marcos doubles as a residential and resort community, with views of the golf courses and water. It's a popular destination for retirees.
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• In rustic Mandeville Canyon, where the deer and the Hollywood stars play
• A quiet sanctuary in central Orange County
• In Rancho Carrillo, a romance with California's past
• San Antonio Heights: an old San Bernardino County foothill community with curves
 Ask the Inspector
Advice about wet lawn raises question of liability
May 24, 2009
Don't Forgo Final Inspection
Home Foundation Problem Poses a Quandary for Seller
February 17, 2002
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