Bay Area decline in foreclosures trims inventory of ...
Tuesday May 14 | via San Jose Mercury News
Despite a monthly uptick in default filings against delinquent homeowners, foreclosure activity continued a long-term downward march in April, according to a report Tuesday. Comment?
East Bay starter homes under $400,000 - and zoning i...
Tuesday May 14 | via SFGate
The superheated real estate market is causing many disappointed buyers to get shoved aside by deep-pocked investors who can outbid them. Comment?
Foreclosed Homes: How Many And Where They Are In Her...
Monday May 13 | via Patch.com
Hercules has 180 homes still in some stage of foreclosure, according to information released today by Realty Trac. Comment?
Foreclosed Homes: How Many And Where They Are In Con...
Friday May 10 | via Patch.com
Concord has 533 homes still in some stage of foreclosure, according to information released today by Realty Trac. Comment?
Foreclosed Homes: How Many And Where They Are In El ...
Friday May 10 | via Patch.com
El Cerrito has 56 homes still in some stage of foreclosure, according to information released today by Realty Trac. Comment?
Santa Monica Hopes to Protect a oeDream Sitea from S...
1 hr ago | via The LookOut news
As Redevelopment Agencies unwind throughout California, the State is threatening to force Santa Monica to sell part of a once-in-a-generation "dream site" in the heart of Downtown. Comment?
SF, SJ Among Top 10 Cities For Renting Rather Than B...
11 hrs ago | via CBS Local
You've been told time and time again that buying a home is a better financial option than renting. Comment?
Sales of Existing U.S. Homes Rise to Three-Year High...
16 hrs ago | via Bloomberg
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes climbed in April to the highest level in more than three years even as the market remained constrained by a lack of inventory and strict borrowing rules. Comment?
Pension reform: Proposal to cut pensions could hurt ...
Tuesday | via Los Gatos Weekly-Times
At least, that's the way it appears when cities begin walking away from the obligations to their employees the way some underwater homeowners sought indemnification during the residential market crash. Comment?
California government benefitting from rising proper...
Yesterday | via Dr. Housing Bubble Blog
California government benefitting from rising property values: Low rates and higher home values increase property tax collections. Comment?
TD Bank second-quarter rises but comes in short of c...
5 min ago | via Lethbridge Herald
TD Bank Group says it had a "solid" second quarter, with growth in most of its major sectors, but came up short of analyst estimates. Comment?
Frantic housing market recalls boom times in battere...
1 hr ago | via Ledger-Enquirer.com
The open house on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverages, but the real draw was the newly listed house for sale for $435,000. Over a two-hour stretch on a Sunday afternoon, 44 groups of couples and families streamed through the well-kept 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath house on an outsized lot. Comment?
Foreclosure settlement checks seen as inadequate
1 hr ago | via Ledger-Enquirer.com
He was self-employed. When his clients dried up, so did his software business. Reid sold his car, ate one meal a day, and paid his taxes with credit cards. Comment?
Real estate Q&A: Son's ex-wife won't go along wi...
1 hr ago | via Ledger-Enquirer.com
QUESTION: My husband and I co-signed a loan for our son and his now ex-wife. Our son stayed in the home but fell behind on the payments, and the home was in foreclosure. Comment?
Pick me, please: Home buyers writing letters to sellers
1 hr ago | via Bradenton.com
They're not writing poems or romantic novels - just short notes to sellers, telling them how happy they'd be to buy their homes. Comment?