By Jeffry Bartash – LA Times online – March 21, 2011, 2:33 p.m. view the entire article here The National Assn. of Realtors data reflect a continued slump in the real...
Getting a Mortgage Before the Door Shuts
If you have been sitting on the fence trying to decide whether to buy a new house or refinance a mortgage, you should act soon. New loans are starting to get costlier. The mortgage...
Why 2011 May Be the End of the Housing Crash
One of many relevant articles or in this case videos testifying as to why now might be a good time to buy a home. I would love to hear your thoughts… There might finally be some...
Boom’s Home-Ownership Gains Lost
By DAWN WOTAPKA The meltdown of the U.S. mortgage market and rising foreclosures have wiped out more homeowners than were created in the 2000-07 housing boom, some industry watchers...
U.S. Home Prices Slump Again, Hitting New Lows
By DAVID STREITFELD Published: January 25, 2011 A new slide in housing prices has begun in earnest, with averages in major cities across the country falling to their lowest point in...
2011 housing market will be pancake flat
A BOLD PREDICTION… By Les Christie, staff writerJanuary 26, 2011: 12:43 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Housing markets will remain flat, flat, flat in 2011, according to...
5 steps to first-time-buyer happiness
Finding best home depends on preapproval, agent By Dian Hymer, Inman News Posted: 01/27/2011 11:13:51 AM PST Updated: 01/27/2011 11:43:05 AM PST The first step in the homebuying...
More Transparency for Variable-Rate Loans
By LYNNLEY BROWNING – Published: January 20, 2011 – NYtimes CHANGES to the Truth in Lending Act have helped make loan documents more understandable for many borrowers, but...
Shadow inventory threatens housing recovery…
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — There is a growing glut of foreclosed homes threatening to hit the market over the next couple of years, potentially delaying any recovery. There were 1.7...
California home sales hit 7-month high in December
os Angeles Business from bizjournals – by Elizabeth Kim , the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal Date: Friday, January 21, 2011, 12:00pm PST California home sales rose in...