The reports are in, and home prices continued to slide lower in 2011.  While the dollar amounts vary based on your location, as of September 2011 median home prices have fallen in San Diego to $249,000 from their peak of $484,000 in early 2007.[1] That’s a total drop of 48.5% or $235,000 per home. Most [...]

“Congratulations you’ve just won a boom box!!!” screamed the headline.  At the time it was an awesome prize that seemed too good to be true.  All I had to do was fill out the form, send it in and wait eight weeks for my prize to arrive.  I was excited thinking about all the songs [...]