By Nicole Friedman, Wall Street JournalUpdated June 22, 2021 4:11 pm ETU.S. home prices in May experienced their biggest annual increase in more than two decades, as a shortage of properties
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Leah McBride is a Senior Loan Officer at Finance of America Mortgage (formerly Skyline Home Loans) in Rancho Bernardo. Finance of America Mortgage is a direct mortgage lender, offering a wide variety of products for both purchases and refinances, including Jumbo options, 30/15 Year Fixed, FHA, VA, USDA, Hybrid ARMs, and Reverse Mortgages. Leah’s knowledge, experience, and attention to detail have enabled her business to grow significantly over the years. Leah and her team have the reputation for offering creative solutions for complex loan structures. She works in the Rancho Bernardo office full-time to ensure great delivery of service, open availability, and assurance of closing loans on time. She believes transparency and communication are instrumental to a successful mortgage transaction. Leah was born and raised in San Diego and graduated from Poway High. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, in Business Administration with a double concentration in Finance and International Business. She then went on to receive her Master’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Adelaide in South Australia, where she lived with her husband for three years. Leah now lives in Poway with her husband, Ben, their daughter, Bailey, and their two dogs. She is an active member of the Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary, Poway Unit, involved in the Rancho Bernardo Business Association, and also Poway Real Estate Professionals. She enjoys hiking, water and snow sports, and spending time with her family. Trust your real estate financing to a professional. Call Leah at 858-527-7851.Testimonials
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Many view Realtors as a comodity. After all, there are tons of them, and everywhere you turn, it seems you have friends who are realtors. Having bought and sold a few homes, it was very important to me to use a realtor that I KNOW will have MY best interest at heart, NOT simply getting the deal closed. In the almost one year process of searching for the perfect home, the experts at Shea Realty were always patient, and always looked at every home from our perspective. They truly were working for us, and no one else. When we found the home we wanted, and put our home up for sale, again, it was clear that they were working for US. I can tell that Jeff, Jon, Julie, and the rest of the team were working non stop to get done what we wanted to get done, night and day, weekends too. Shea Realty came to the table with 2 simple tools. Honesty, and an unmatched knowledge and expertise of the local San Diego real estate market. I know I bought our new home at the lowest price possible, and I know I sold our home at the highest price possible.
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Jon was our agent for the purchase of our home in June. He was very knowledgeable of the current market and knew exactly what we wanted. He is a very punctual and loyal real estate agent. I would highly recommend him to anyone who is in the market to buy a house!
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He is amazing and walked me through every process of our home sell and buy of our new home. He set up all the repairs to get a clean inspection on our home we were selling. He set us up with the movers the lender and did the staging. My home sold the first day with multiple offers over the listing price. He and his team are very honest and ethical and purely the best that I could expect and exceeding all my expectations.
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- kknelson1958
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Our family needed to sell our home to move closer to work. I was happy that a close friend recommended to work with Jon and his team. Jon made us feel comfortable during this usually stressful time and took all our worries away as he helped us sell our home to relocate. He was professional, easy to get along with and really listened to our concerns and questions. Jon not only sold our home for over asking price and also help us find a new home. He was always such a pleasure to work with and so calming to be around. He now is our forever Real Estate Expert as he now feels like part of the family. He is genuine and so caring to our needs. He really rolled out the red carpet for us and we are so grateful! Jon Thank You for selling our home so quickly and getting us the best price! Choose Jon and his team, you will not be disappointed!
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- cmbel12
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Jon is an expert realtor who walked with us step by step to help sell our home quickly. I highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a dependable and knowledgeable realtor in the San Diego area. His office team and escrow team are just as incredible as well!
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Jon was the agent of our home sale last December so please excuse the delay in me writing him this review. Jon was referred to us through a friend and we could not be more thankful for the referral. Jon was patient with our questions and very knowledgeable about the whole process. His team was forthright with the details of the transaction and we could not be happier with the outcome of the sale. Jon was able to get us over asking price for our home and we were able to move to our new home in Vegas swiftly and easily. "I love his personality and enthusiasm!" Jon and his trusted core of service people are all A plus. Kathy Saint the escrow person was very helpful and extremely pleasant to work with. Thank you Jon for all your help and you can count on us to send you friends in the future.
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As a first-time homebuyer, the thought of going through the homebuying process was exciting yet scary. Jon made sure that I understood all that took place throughout the process. He was very honest about the properties I was interested in which was much appreciated! His goal was to get me into not only a house, but a home as well. He was very patient with me and would meet me as soon as he could (always the same day!) whenever I called with a property that interested me.I would recommend Jon Shea to anyone who is looking to buy a home and will certainly use his service should I buy or sell a property in the future!
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- user5819853
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Jon was great to work with. He recently helped me sell my home. He is very personable and professional. I thought the process was going to be long and stressful, but Jon made it go very smoothly. His experience and knowledge in the real estate industry is exceptional. He was ALWAYS available to answer all of my questions and was very patient and understanding. It was a pleasure to work with him. I highly recommend using Jon if you're looking to sell your home!
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- jasonmartin214
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Jon was a star from meeting him to closing. He made it happen, handled everything, and got us the best possible deal. Highly recommended, high professional. He does what he says he will do.
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- user4061292
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Jon Shea was very energetic from the very beginning, recommending property preparations for sale, keeping in contact with us, answering questions, and assuring us that our property would sell quickly. From the time we contacted Jon to closing was one month. Almost everything we were told at the start was what actually happened. Jon Shea and his crew appeared to go beyond what was expected in all aspects; including thorough follow-up. We would not hesitate to recommend Jon to others.
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