New Facebook app features Q-and-A with real estate agents

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RealtyBaron, an auction-based property search site that also offers agent referrals, has launched an application for the social networking site Facebook, the site announced this week.

Called “Real Estate Answers,” the app allows users to ask real estate questions, get answers from local agents, and publish questions to their news feed. According to the site, the three most common questions consumers ask about their local market are:

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Mortgage Rates Mixed; 30-Year Fixed Continues To Hold Steady

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), which shows fixed mortgage rates holding steady amid mixed economic reports and some signs of improvement in the housing market. The 5-year adjustable-rate mortgage hit a new record low at 3.22 percent, dropping below the previous record of 3.25 percent set November 11, 2010.

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San Miguel Ranch Ranks As Most Expensive Real Estate Mid Year 2011

Mid year thru 2011, San Miguel Ranch and the Zip Code 91914 boasts the most expensive Real Estate in the Eastlake area according to SANDICOR, San Diego’s Multiple Listing Service.

Looking at all residential detached homes since January 1st, 2011, 1855 Camino Mojave sold for $800,000 on May 13, 2011.

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Have San Diego Home Prices Hit Bottom?

It’s easy to get confused these days when reading the headlines about where housing prices are headed.

Zillow says home prices declined in the first quarter of 2010 by 1 percent quarter-over-quarter and fell 3.8 percent year-over-year. Integrated Asset Services (IAS) sees a rosier picture with national housing prices gaining 1.1 percent in March. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) found 91 out of 152 areas posted gains in median home prices.

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