Title insurance is a very important thing to have, when you are buying a property. It does not matter whether you are buying a piece of land, condo, home, apartment building or a commercial property, it is essential to have a title search and title insurance on all types of property. What most of you…
Whether you have a condo, a single detached home or rental units, no matter how big or how small the property is, no matter how new or old, there is always ongoing maintenance and repairs that need to be done. An essential element to successfully keeping up property maintenance is to know good and honest…
Unusually high winds resulted in the sudden and devastating collapse of concert stage Saturday at the Indiana State Fair. Among the five individuals killed in the tragic accident was Christina Santiago, program manager for the Lesbian Community Care Project (LCCP) at the Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC). In response to Santiago’s passing, colleagues and friends…
When TV audiences were introduced to their first real live “gay in captivity,” Lance Loud, on the PBS documentary An American Family in 1971, it didn’t exactly open the floodgates to more of our kind being shown as they were, and not as they were written by sitcom and drama scribes of the day; it…
San Diego is considered to be one of the oldest cities in California. It was officially founded around the mid 1700s and has a rich history. As a result, we have many neighborhoods that have beautiful old homes, in addition to the “newer” homes that were built in the last sixty years. Although you may…
To add to our already beautiful and vibrant downtown, developer Douglas Manchester is planning to move forward with his long-delayed plans for the $1.6 billion Pacific Gateway Hotel and office complex in downtown San Diego. This project was put on hold several years ago with the depressed real estate market, the depressed financial community and…
San Diego is a very special and desirable city, and has always been an attraction for many people. What you may not know, is that San Diego has been and still is home to many of the rich and famous. In fact, many celebrities have been instrumental in helping develop San Diego into the world…
Reflections of a Marine veteran One of the proudest moments of my life was on Sept. 11 2004. When I signed up for the delayed entry program for the United States Marine Corps, and swearing for the first time the Enlistment Oath. Prouder was I still the next year when my senior drill instructor handed…
Real estate markets have historically always been cyclical. At times prices are high, which is referred to as a seller’s market, and then prices drop and it then becomes a buyer’s market. This has happened all over the world, throughout history. It is now a buyer’s market internationally. As a result, it is an outstanding…
First to all of our visitors, welcome to San Diego for our 37th annual LGBT Pride parade and festival. San Diego Pride is a time to celebrate the diversity of the LGBT community, as well as honor everything that is San Diego. As you enjoy what San Diego has to offer; fabulous weather, beautiful beaches…
