Very good and well written article with keen insight from some of Orange Counties well known agents. What are your thoughts? While Southland housing values overall have rebounded from...
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When Borrowers default on second homes – as seen in the N.Y. Times
Recently…. I was asked: “Isn’t it illegal to just walk away from your home”? While it’s not illegal, it does bring up some key factors. A few are...
Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID) could be reduced or eliminated
Thursday, November 18, 2010 – Article by Ryan Smith – PWR Government Affairs Director Make sure that you pay careful attention to this… MID Has Boosted Homeownership....
Your credit score is constantly changing
A great article that address quite a few relevant questions. It also varies depending on which of the three main credit repositories you check. Each has a different scoring formula and...
Banks seize 288K homes in Q3, but challenges await!
By ALEX VEIGA, AP Real Estate Writer Thursday, October 14, 2010 – J Pat Carter / AP Lenders seized more U.S. homes this summer than in any three-month stretch since the housing...
Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.19 percent
By ALAN ZIBEL, AP Real Estate Writer – Thursday, October 14, 2010 – Jae C. Hong / AP A woman walks past a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage office in La Habra, Calif. Rates on...
Lack of title insurance could slow sales of foreclosed homes
By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY Adds Rafael Castellanos, managing partner at Expert Title Insurance Agency in New York, “It is possible for a homeowner to come back and stake a...
Crooks Impersonate Foreclosure Counselors To Scam Homeowners
By Pamela Yip, The Dallas Morning News – This is just another awful aspect of today’s economic challenges. Please share this with the people you care about in order to...
Conforming Loan Limits Stay at $729,950 Through September 2011!
This is great news for our buyer’s here in Southern California. LOS ANGELES (Sept. 30) – The U.S. Congress late yesterday passed a continuing resolution that included a...
C.A.R. 2011 California Housing Market Forecast
FOR RELEASE – Monday, Oct. 4, 2010 CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® releases its California Housing Market Forecast for 2011: Small increases projected in both home sales and...