East Foothills Real Estate News

As We See It: State population growth: Need for services will increase

Sunday Dec 20 | via Santa Cruz Sentinel 

California's population growth now resembles Santa Cruz County's. Figures released by the state Department of Finance last week show the number of people living in Califorina up less than 1 percent in the last year. 10 comments

Related Topix: Santa Cruz County, CA, Foreclosures

Friday Dec 18 | via KLIV - Homepage 

A new report has positive news about the local real estate market. The median price for a Santa Clara County resale home was up almost 10 percent in November compared to the same period in 2008, according to market research firm MDA DataQuick.

Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate, Santa Clara County, CA

Friday Dec 18 | via LA Daily News 

Amid a Bay Area-wide improvement in the housing market, Santa Clara County helped lead the way with a dramatic jump in November of both sales and prices over the same month last year, the second month in a row that the battered real-estate market has shown some heat.

Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Banking, Financial Services, Silicon Valley Bancshares, Santa Clara County, CA, Foreclosures, Housing, Home, Mortgage

Thursday Dec 17 | via Residential Real Estate 

Home sales and prices in Santa Clara County in November rose again, leading gains the Bay Area hasn't seen in two years.

Related Topix: Housing, Santa Clara County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Foreclosures

Mortgage lenders cancel more foreclosures in November

Tuesday Dec 15 | via San Jose Mercury News 

Under intense pressure to help more people stay in their homes, mortgage lenders canceled far more scheduled foreclosures in November than in the previous month, according to a report Tuesday. 2 comments

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Santa Clara County, CA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Science / Technology

36 min ago | via The Dispatch 

Phil Winkler pays a neighborhood kid to mow his lawn, that small-bore transaction of the American suburb, where adults are generally busy and teenagers offer a price that's right.

Related Topix: California, Home Listing, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures

1 hr ago | via Stockton Record 

The worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression ended last summer. California lingered in the economic doldrums three to four additional months and is now beginning a long, slow recovery, according to the Business Forecasting Center at University of the Pacific.

Related Topix: California, University of the Pacific, San Joaquin County, CA, Construction, Housing, San Joaquin, CA

8 hrs ago | via Whittier Daily News 

Pending home sales nationwide fell 16 percent in November, blunting the housing market's recovery and fueling fears of a possible "double-dip" downturn.

Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate, Whittier, CA, California, Alhambra, CA, Bakersfield, CA

Sep 4, 2008 | via Dr. Housing Bubble Blog 

Real Homes of Genius: Today we Salute Burbank Housing. A $905,000 Foreclosure that Lasted 18 Months.

Related Topix: Burbank, CA, Foreclosures, California, Los Angeles County, CA, Housing, Home, Mortgage

19 hrs ago | via Hampton Roads Daily Press 

Two men from California have been sentenced for filing fraudulent bankruptcy petitions in Kansas to bilk homeowners who were facing foreclosure.

Related Topix: California, California Government, Foreclosures, Federal Prisons, Prison

7 min ago | via The New Braunfels Herald 

After 10 years, Tavis Smiley is ending his annual State of the Black Union conference, which spawned best-selling books and his critical stance toward Barack Obama.

Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Banking, Wells Fargo , Financial Services, Home, Mortgage, African-American

10 min ago | via StarTribune 

C oon Rapids housing inspector Leya Drabczak visited the house almost weekly for more than six months.

Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Foreclosures, Coon Rapids, MN, Xcel Energy, Energy, St. Paul, MN, Minneapolis, MN

6 hrs ago | via DNJ.com 

Q: What are your predictions for our local real estate market in 2010? A: I don't see "starter" home prices changing much in the coming year.

Related Topix: Real Estate, Housing, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

6 hrs ago | via Pensacola News Journal 

WASHINGTON - The number of people preparing to buy a home fell sharply in November, an unsettling new sign that the housing market may be headed for a "double-dip" downturn over the winter.

Related Topix: Housing, Home Buying, Home, Real Estate, Mortgage

6 hrs ago | via Reno Gazette-Journal 

Open auditions for males and females for the David Mamet play 'Glengarry Glen Ross' start at 7 p.m. Jan.

Related Topix: Real Estate