County home sales and prices up in November
Nov 15, 2009 | via Ventura County Star
Ventura County home sales rose slightly from a year ago in November, as did the median home price. Comment?
Thursday Dec 10 | via Ventura County Star
The number of foreclosures in Ventura County declined in November, but with more homes falling into default there is growing concern another wave could be coming without more permanent solutions. Comment?
T.O. couple sentenced in fraud case
Monday Nov 30 | via Ventura County Star
A Thousand Oaks couple were sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday for defrauding banks and cheating homebuyers and investors. Comment?
Keller Williams Realty welcomes team to office
Sunday Nov 29 | via Ventura County Star
Keller Williams Realty recently welcomed Team Sabedra to the Camarillo sales team. Comment?
Board advances property tax idea
Tuesday Nov 24 | via Ventura County Star Top Stories
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors took a step Tuesday toward tax relief for people who buy homes that have dropped in value. Comment?
5 hrs ago | via WTOP
Winter Storm Warning from midnight through 6 am Sunday. For suicidal Japanese, help is finally at hand 12/18/2009 1:49am Four years ago, suicides in this northern city were running at nearly double the national rate, and as the global financial meltdown hit Japan, they might have been expected to go even higher. Comment?
Home sales inching up in California
6 hrs ago | via Miami Herald
Sales and home prices inch up in Southern Calif. Similar stories: Sales and home prices inch up in Southern Calif. Comment?
State and local growth slows to a trickle
11 hrs ago | via Sacramento Bee Newspaper
Shedding jobs that once reliably attracted new residents, California grew at a slower pace this year than all but two other years since 1900, according to state Department of Finance figures released Thursday. Comment?
McClatchy exclusive: Living on borrowed time; lender...
7 hrs ago | via Atwater Signal
Ten months after the Obama administration began pressing lenders to do more to prevent foreclosures, many struggling homeowners are holding up their end of the bargain but still find themselves rejected, and some are even having their homes sold out from under them without notice. Comment?
8 hrs ago | via Las Vegas Review Journal
A state judge in California is holding a trial this week in a class action lawsuit seeking damages for investors who lost money after Vestin Mortgage of Las Vegas converted two mortgage loan funds into publicly traded real estate investment trusts. Comment?
Home sales inching up in California
2 min ago | via WLUC-TV Negaunee
Friday, December 18, 2009 at 9:40 a.m. Read more: National , Economy , Real Estate , Foreclosure , California , MDA Dataquick SAN FRANCISCO a ' The median price of a home in California is up from a year ago, sales are rising, and foreclosure resales are declining a ' all signs that the housing market may be undergoing a sustained recovery, a ... Comment?
Fifth Third tackles Florida loan woes
2 min ago | via Indian Hill Journal
By Alexander Coolidge and Dan Horn * acoolidge@enquirer.com ; dhorn@enquirer.com * December 18, 2009 The more Mike Trombley heard about the Cay Club development in Clearwater, Fla., the more he liked the idea of investing in it. Comment?
Six accused of 50m mortgage fraud Six people, includ...
4 min ago | via Montrose Today
Six people, including four solicitors, a surveyor and a property developer, have been charged over a A 50 million commercial mortgage fraud. Comment?
Ammie Markus, Geoffrey Edelsten and Kyle Sandilands
6 min ago | via The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney's most glamorous homeless, and old codgers hogging the limelight: today PS brings you the second instalment of 2009 in review and once again it is a veritable smorgasbord of names that helped fill these pages over the past 12 months. Comment?
Angry About Bailout, Some Divest
11 hrs ago | via MoJo Blog
This morning, more than 60 janitors, security guards, window cleaners, and other working folks marched in front of Wells Fargo's San Francisco offices to protest the $150 billion in bonuses, benefits, and compensation the six largest banks in the US are giving executives this year. Comment?