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Huge Jump in Housing Starts Does Not Point to Solid Recovery

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article How could anyone take pot shots at a nearly 15 percent monthly jump in anything, not to mention housing starts, which have been mired in the mud for ages now? Apparently … Continue reading

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Home Prices Rise Countywide

A monthly report by the California Association of Realtors has shown that median home prices in Los Angeles County drastically increased in June. Homes sales rose modestly, according to the data. The report on inventory and price activity, released Thursday, pointed … Continue reading

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New Push to Unload Bank-Owned Properties Squeezes Out Investors

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article As big banks and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac [ FMCC 0.373  +0.0145 (+4.04%) ] push foreclosures through the pipeline, the inventory of REO (bank-owned) properties is rising. That pushes distressed and … Continue reading

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Negative Equity Doesn’t Always Have to Mean Goodbye

The San Francisco Examiner reported a few weeks ago that “the percentage of “underwater” homes — worth less than they are mortgaged for — rose sharply in San Mateo County in the first quarter of this year. In the first … Continue reading

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Homeowners Drowning in Negative Equity

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article If you have no desire or need to sell your home, then falling home prices are just on paper and likely temporary, right? Depends on how you look at it. Falling … Continue reading

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