Tag Archives: Mortgages

San Francisco Real Estate Hit by New Conforming Loan Limits

San Francisco Bay Area home prices fell 8.6 percent last month from a year earlier as limits on mortgages backed by the federal government were reduced, DataQuick said today. The median paid in the nine-county region declined to $350,000 from … Continue reading →

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Home Ownership May Fall More Than Expected

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article Sometimes you hear one thing and don’t think much of it, and then you hear another thing that makes the first thing seem much more important. This morning the Mortgage Bankers … Continue reading →

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Lower Loan Limits: Let the Games Begin

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article The summer has barely started, but the fight is on against changes to loan limits that don’t take place until the first of October. Today the National Association of Home Builders … Continue reading →

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Your Home as Corporate Housing: It Just May Get You a Job

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Earlier this week I did a piece on television about how many job seekers are frozen in place because they can’t sell their homes to relocate for a new job. More … Continue reading →

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Lack of Mobility Hurts Job Recovery

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article The hallmark of the American labor market, and consequently the wider economy, has long been the mobility of our work force. From “going West” to “teleworking,” we go where the jobs … Continue reading →

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