Budget cuts eliminated assistance for low-income sen...
Yesterday | via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
About 5,700 Californians were dropped last spring from a 30-year-old program letting low-income seniors and the disabled to put off paying property taxes. Comment?
Thursday | via LA Daily News
Julie Ann and Robert Peter Rogers are seniors who have taken advantage of a state program that helps struggling senior citizen homeowners pay their property taxes. 16 comments
Calif. Seniors In Danger Of Losing Their Homes
Thursday | via CBS 2 - KCAL 9
The suspension of a 30-year-old program will leave 5,700 California seniors vulnerable to losing their homes if they don't get tax assistance. Comment?
November Sales, Median Home Price Slighty Dip
Monday Dec 7 | via Los Angeles Business Journal Online - business news and information for Los Angeles California
Editor's Note: This story also appears in the December 7 print edition. Like the classic 1970s pop song 'Torn Between Two Lovers,' the housing market is showing signs of indecision. Comment?
Shaving real estate commissions can save sellers tho...
Sunday Dec 6 | via Los Angeles Times
David Herron doesn't consider himself a particularly hard-nosed negotiator. After all, Herron works as a technical service specialist for the Fantasmic show at Disneyland, and that happiest-place-on-Earth attitude tends to rub off. Comment?
Home prices buoyed by favorable market conditions
Wednesday Dec 9 | via Examiner.com
If home prices were up all year as much as they've risen in the past two quarters, the housing market would be enjoying home price increases in the 6 percent neighborhood this year, thanks to a host of favorable factors. Comment?
Stockton Foreclosures for Sale Soared as Economy Slu...
20 hrs ago | via NowPublic
Stockton foreclosures for sale climbed up by 37 percent in November as the economic condition in the area continued to slump. Comment?
U.S. Foreclosures to Reach 3.9 Million in Second Rec...
Yesterday | via BusinessWeek
Foreclosure filings in the U.S. will reach a record for the second consecutive year with 3.9 million notices sent to homeowners in default, RealtyTrac Inc. Comment?
Report: Wash. foreclosures up 15% over last year
Thursday | via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Foreclosures in Washington were up 15.45 percent in November over the same period last year, according to a report from RealtyTrac, with one in every 835 homes receiving a foreclosure notice. Comment?
Report: California new-home market up for 1st time i...
Thursday | via Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
The pace of home sales at California new-home communities rose above year-ago levels for the first time since December of 2006, the California Building Industry Association reported Thursday. Comment?
Obama takes aim at 'fat cat bankers'
3 hrs ago | via NEWS.com.au
'Did not run for fat cat bankers' Some people don't get it, he says US President Barack Obama has hit out at Wall Street "fat cats," expressing anger that banks bailed out by the government again plan huge bonuses as millions of Americans battle poverty and unemployment. Comment?
Venice Theatre gets big mortgage relief
8 min ago | via HeraldTribune.com
Published: Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 11, 2009 at 11:28 p.m. Months after making drastic cutbacks in staff and budget, the Venice Theatre is receiving a major financial boost with a $1 million reduction in its mortgage. Comment?
Columbia man, 43, pleads guilty to dealing cocaine
9 min ago | via The Baltimore Sun
A 43-year-old Columbia man pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to dealing cocaine - more than 330 pounds of it, according to his plea agreement, which also claims he was involved in a mortgage fraud scheme with his mother. Comment?
Group rebuilding houses, neighborhood
9 min ago | via Post Tribune
Beverly Gore toured the new model home in her old Horace Mann neighborhood. She admired the brushed-nickel hardware on doors and lights, granite countertops, the three bedrooms and a massive, unfinished basement behind the red brick facade. Comment?
Housing market stirs, economists are skeptical
10 min ago | via Post Tribune
Spiking home sales nationwide and in Northwest Indiana last month are encouraging to real estate specialists, but local economists aren't convinced that the numbers are a sign of an economic upturn. Comment?