Oak Park Real Estate News

Thursday Dec 24 | via Ventura County Star 

Stories, analysis and more on the national health care debate. Read more>> Diane Mars, who once had two golfball-sized liver abscesses, thinks an historic Senate vote on Christmas Eve means the day is coming when her medical past won't block her from insurance.

Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Healthcare Law, Law, Real Estate, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Christmas, Chorus, Ventura County, CA

Pasadena's OneWest buys First Federal

Saturday Dec 19 | via LA Daily News 

OneWest Bank FSB just got a lot bigger. The Pasadena-based bank that scooped up failed mortgage lender IndyMac Bank earlier this year announced Friday it has completed its acquisition of the banking operations of First Federal Bank of California from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 1 comment

Related Topix: Pasadena, CA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, California, Santa Monica, CA, Ventura County, CA

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.

Related Topix: Housing, Ventura County, CA, Mortgage, Home

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.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Ventura County, CA, Ventura, CA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

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.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Saturday | via The Union 

This is an open letter to Congress: My name is Vince Rapini. I am an American citizen, a Californian and a voter.

Related Topix: California, Personal Finance, Mortgage, Small Business, Opinion

Yesterday | via Press-Enterprise 

In 2008, the economy became seriously ill and took to bed. It has mostly stayed there ever since.

Related Topix: California, Riverside (Riverside, CA), Housing, Corona, CA

Thursday Dec 24 | via Whittier Daily News 

Al Gobar of Alfred Gobar Associates, keynote speaker at the quaterly meeting of the Real Estate Research Council of Southern California at Cal Poly Pomona, on Thursday, December 3, 2009.

Related Topix: California, Cal State Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA, Anaheim, CA, Housing, Chino Hills, CA

Thursday Dec 24 | via Pasadena Star-News 

OneWest Bank, FSB announced it is temporarily suspending all foreclosure sales and evictions to assist borrowers over the holidays.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Barbara Boxer, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, California, California Government

Thursday Dec 24 | via The US Market Blog 

Senate passes $871B healthcare revamp. The Senate approved President Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul early this morning, extending health coverage to more than 30M uninsured - covering 94% of all Americans - and putting an end to industry practices such as refusing insurance to people with pre-existing medical conditions.

Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Warren Buffett, Housing, California, California Government

9 min ago | via Air America Radio 

A look at the decade that was and the decade to come, by industry: BANKING THE PAST DECADE: The nation's big banks swaggered into the decade as owners of the world.

Related Topix: Financial Markets, Insurance, American International Group, Housing, Foreclosures

19 min ago | via Phoenix Real Estate Guy 

One of the great things about spending at least a little time each week at Gangplank is that when I am there I am surrounded by people who are not in the mortgage business.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

20 min ago | via MSNBC News 

The report dashed cold water on recovery hopes that had been raised Tuesday by news that sales of existing homes picked up sharply last month.

Related Topix: Housing, Foreclosures

20 min ago | via UzReport 

Central Asian countries' location in the hinterland of Eurasia has not shielded them from the effects of the global financial crisis that has swept almost every corner of the planet.

Related Topix: Housing

30 min ago | via People's Daily 

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday the government would maintain order in China's property market while cracking down on illegal activities that had driven up housing prices.

Related Topix: China, Asia, World News, Housing