Owners of Dublin Ranch homes have been feeling the pressure of their mortgages for some time now.  For some, selling their home as a short sale and even going and losing their home to foreclosure have been their only options.  Luckily, a new law gives homeowners additional time before being forced into foreclosure.  To see how it can help you, read on.

Senate Bill 1137 provides clearer communication from lenders and, as a result, owners of Dublin Ranch homes will have some additional time to work out their options.  The bill states the loan servicer must contact you a minimum of three times before they can proceed with the foreclosure.  They must also have contact with at least one borrower, on the phone or in person, and they must work through with the borrower their financial situation and their options.  If they can't reach the person over the phone, a minimum of three letters must be sent.

If you own a home in Dublin Ranch, or a condo in Dublin Ranch, and are losing your home you may have better options now.  I would encourage you to "Google" Senate Bill 1137, and then give me a call at 925.230.8375 or shoot me an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Owners and shoppers of Dublin Ranch real estate can stay up to date on home values and pricing trends, on the go, with their iPhone.  Several companies have developed real estate software and tools for the iPhone, some better than others.  To start shopping for homes, read on.

At this point, the tool that's best for finding Dublin Ranch real estate isn't in the iTunes App Store, it's a "web app".  As painful as it may be for us to steer you to another website, Intero Real Estate Services iPhone application is the best we've seen.  Just point Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch to http://intero.terabitz.com/iphone.  You can be standing in front of the house, type in the address and *Boom!* get the asking price and see photos of the interior right there on the spot.  I think the only thing that can make this application better is if it incorporates GPS to see where you are and find homes around your immediate location.  Maybe when Trulia revises their iPhone application (which isn't a very strong search tool at this point), they will incorporate this idea.

Speaking of location-sensitive applications, yesterday Google introduced their "Google Earth" application for the iPhone and iPod touch.  It's pretty nifty, and allows you to look in your neighbors' backyards from anywhere!  Seriously, though, in typical Google fashion, it's well done and it's now available in the iTunes App Store.

Of course, the best way to keep tabs on real estate for Sale in Dublin Ranch is to get free, non-spammy email updates that you can check on any computer and your iPhone.  Just let us know what you're looking for (number of bedrooms, maximum price, etc.) and we'll get you set up.  You can also go to our website to search for Dublin Ranch Condos and Dublin Ranch Homes for sale right now.

Owners of homes in Dublin Ranch are worried these days about the value of their homes.  Lately, they've seen more homes on the market and prices seem to be on a downward slide.  Fortunately, according to Trendgraphix, who draws its market knowledge directly from the same database a Dublin Realtor would use, there may be some hope on the horizon.

September, 2008 marked the lowest number of homes on the market in Dublin, CA of any month since last July.  That's good news for anyone trying to sell a home in Dublin Ranch!  Additionally, the number of homes that went under contract (your real estate agent may call that status "pending") doubled from the month before.  That means when data is available for the month of October, there could be even better news on the horizon.  What may spoil the good news would be the sudden downturn in the financial markets this month which affected home buyers' down payments; we'll have to wait and see.

If you are looking for homes for sale in Dublin Ranch, the market still favors buyers.  We're happy to help you in your home search, and you can see Dublin Ranch homes for sale here.