New tool helps people keep their homes
Yesterday | via Ventura County Star
Total foreclosure filings numbered nearly 1,500 in Ventura County in November, up 50 percent from last year, according to Irvine-based RealtyTrac Inc. Comment?
Monday | via Pacific Business Times
The top stories, revisited Scroll down to read the top Business Times stories of 2009 by topic and to view a month-by-month timeline of highlights from the year. Comment?
County residents still split on effects of legislation
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. Comment?
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
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?
New Calif. laws protect borrowers, consumers
26 min ago | via The Modesto Bee
Hammered by a housing downturn that contributed to the state's budget crisis, California is boosting protections for home buyers and punishing brokers who mislead borrowers and steer them into costly loans. Comment?
6 hrs ago | via Juneau Empire
Can you imagine getting a job at which your boss tells you that you'll get your paycheck every two weeks whether or not you show up? And performance doesn't matter. Comment?
DFW home prices fall slightly, stay flat for year
19 hrs ago | via Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dallas-Fort Worth home prices fell slightly in October from September and have remained basically flat for the past year, the latest national home price survey finds. Comment?
The Grinch that stole the money that isn't there
Nov 24, 2009 | via Examiner.com
As it stands now, those Californians who lost their primary residences in 2009, and in future years, will have to go deeper into debt to pay up to 10% of the Cancellation of Debt amount to the tyrannical Franchise Tax Board. Comment?
San Bernardino Real Estate Agent Teams with National...
Yesterday | via PR-inside.com
Blaine, WA, December 29, 2009 -- Today SaveMeFromForeclosure.com, LLC announced an exclusive partnership with Tomas Huang to license the use of a oeSaveMeFromForeclosure.coma in San Bernardino County, California to help stop foreclosure in California. Comment?
More Families Opting For 15-Year Mortgages
2 min ago | via CBS2
Share + Dec 30, 2009 5:08 pm US/Central Reporting Vince Gerasole CHICAGO 1 of 1 The O'Neill family refinanced the mortgage on their home in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood to get a 15-year loan and pay their mortgage off faster. Comment?
Taxpayer tab for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac likely to r...
2 min ago | via CBC News
The government's Christmas Eve pledge of unlimited financial aid to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is aimed at making sure the housing market doesn't take another turn for the worse and cause the economic recovery to unravel. Comment?
Reprieve for HDFC on capital mkt norms
6 min ago | via Business Standard
India's largest mortgage financing company, Housing Development Finance Corporation , is likely to get a reprieve on its breach of capital market exposure limits. Comment?
Financial Stocks: Fannie, Freddie trade lower in mai...
1 hr ago | via MarketWatch
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac drifted lower Wednesday, giving back some of the big gains they saw earlier this week as investors worry about the mortgage giants' clouded future. Comment?
8 min ago | via Daily Report
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber says it secured 1,799 jobs through its business development efforts in 2009. Comment?