Local Headlines
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County assessor takes heat for downgrades
Tuesday Aug 26 | via Ledger Dispatch
County Assessor Gus Kramer in a Martinez Calif., neighborhood, Thursday, August 21, 2008.
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Now is the time to buy real estate
Friday Aug 22 | via Pleasant Hill Record
AS THE assessor of Contra Costa County since 1995 and a student of the real estate market of the East Bay since 1971, I've never felt more compelled and stronger about advising anyone and everyone who ever ...
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Crisis fuels big jump in Solano home sales
Friday Aug 22 | via Vallejo Times-Herald
Home foreclosures may be slowing, and though prices continue dropping, sales are up, possibly indicating a bottom to the national housing crisis may be nearing, some experts say.
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Bay Area Home Prices Fall; Home Sales Rise
Friday Aug 22 | via NowPublic
It would seem that buyers are no longer holding back on their decision to enjoy the great opportunities offered by these foreclosure homes in San Francisco's Bay Area.
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Thursday Aug 21 | via Turkish Daily News
San Francisco Bay Area home sales rose in July for the first time since 2005 and the median price fell to the lowest in more than three years as buyers bought discounted properties in foreclosure.
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Regional Headlines
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Elias: Mind the gap to understand economic crisis
47 min ago | via Pasadena Star-News
CASTING blame has been easy during this year's great and ongoing epidemic of home mortgage foreclosures.
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Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Releases Jul...
4 hrs ago | via Earth Times
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco announced August 29, 2008, that the 11 th District Monthly Weighted Average Cost of Funds Index for July 2008 is 2.698%. The index for June 2008 was 2.829%. The COFI ...
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Tuesday Aug 26 | via Standard-Examiner
There are no comments for this page [ Add Comment ] Tuesday, August 26, 2008 By Standard-Examiner Staff and wire services In Top of Utah, sales decline Sales of existing homes in the West edged higher overall ...
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Untrustworthy Insurance Agents Will Lose Licenses in...
22 hrs ago | via Insurance Journal West
Insurance agents in Washington state can lose their licenses if they are deemed "untrustworthy." In an important decision, the Washington State Court of Appeals ruled that Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler ...
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California Legislature Passes Mortgage Reform Bill
Thursday | via ConsumerAffairs.Com
The California Senate has passed legislation designed to rein in the abuses in the mortgage market.
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National Headlines
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Add Old World charm with turrets & towers
29 min ago | via The Asheville Citizen-Times
When P.J. and Susan Littleton helped design their Franklin, Tenn., dream home five years ago, they knew they wanted to include a space that would serve as a grown-ups-only respite from the busyness of life with ...
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15 hrs ago | via BBC News
New guidelines been published by banks and building societies to speed up cash ISA transfers following complaints by customers angered by administrative delays.
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Sell your house online and save thousands
15 min ago | via This Is Money
Home sellers have looked on aghast as thousands has been flayed from the value of their property.
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Quick sale tricky in today's market
16 min ago | via News-Register
But sometimes things come up that make it tough to wait, such as a move, a job change or a change in life circumstances.
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Darling warns of economic crisis
17 min ago | via BBC
The UK is facing its worst economic crisis in 60 years, Chancellor Alistair Darling has admitted.
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