Monthly Archives: August 2011

Plunging Mortgage Rates Won’t Juice Housing

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article The one positive in all the uncertainty surrounding the nation’s debt was a plunge in Treasury yields, which in turn sent mortgage rates to record lows. The 30 year fixed hit … Continue reading

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Silver Bridge Expands West Coast Operations

BOSTON and SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Silver Bridge, an independent wealth management firm, today announced that it has expanded its West Coast operations. The firm has opened a new office in Berkeley, CA adding to its … Continue reading

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Manatt Expands Real Estate and Land Use Practice in Northern California

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Manatt, Phelps Phillips, LLP, announced that Kristina D. Lawson has joined the San Francisco office as a partner in the Real Estate and Land Use practice. Lawson comes to the firm from Miller Starr Regalia, where she was a … Continue reading

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Changes Ahead for Mortgage Servicing

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Diana Olick is off today. This post was written by Stephanie Dhue, CNBC Real Estate Producer. Robo-signing, lost paperwork and wrongful evictions have put mortgage servicers under the gun. Banking Committee … Continue reading

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Changes to jumbo loans kick market while it’s down

Barring last-minute action by Congress, many Bay Area home shoppers will soon find it harder to buy more expensive homes because of changes in eligibility requirements for a popular type of mortgage. Starting Oct. 1, interest rates on loans between … Continue reading

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