Budget cuts eliminated assistance for low-income sen...
9 hrs ago | via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
About 5,700 Californians were dropped last spring from a 30-year-old program letting low-income seniors and the disabled to put off paying property taxes. Comment?
17 hrs ago | via LA Daily News
Julie Ann and Robert Peter Rogers are seniors who have taken advantage of a state program that helps struggling senior citizen homeowners pay their property taxes. 15 comments
Calif. Seniors In Danger Of Losing Their Homes
19 hrs ago | via CBS 2 - KCAL 9
The suspension of a 30-year-old program will leave 5,700 California seniors vulnerable to losing their homes if they don't get tax assistance. Comment?
November Sales, Median Home Price Slighty Dip
Monday Dec 7 | via Los Angeles Business Journal Online - business news and information for Los Angeles California
Editor's Note: This story also appears in the December 7 print edition. Like the classic 1970s pop song 'Torn Between Two Lovers,' the housing market is showing signs of indecision. Comment?
Shaving real estate commissions can save sellers tho...
Sunday Dec 6 | via Los Angeles Times
David Herron doesn't consider himself a particularly hard-nosed negotiator. After all, Herron works as a technical service specialist for the Fantasmic show at Disneyland, and that happiest-place-on-Earth attitude tends to rub off. Comment?
U.S. Foreclosures to Reach 3.9 Million in Second Rec...
13 hrs ago | via BusinessWeek
Foreclosure filings in the U.S. will reach a record for the second consecutive year with 3.9 million notices sent to homeowners in default, RealtyTrac Inc. Comment?
Report: Wash. foreclosures up 15% over last year
14 hrs ago | via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Foreclosures in Washington were up 15.45 percent in November over the same period last year, according to a report from RealtyTrac, with one in every 835 homes receiving a foreclosure notice. Comment?
Report: California new-home market up for 1st time i...
15 hrs ago | via Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
The pace of home sales at California new-home communities rose above year-ago levels for the first time since December of 2006, the California Building Industry Association reported Thursday. Comment?
5 Homes To Be Auctioned Tonight At 7
19 hrs ago | via TurnTo23.com - Local News
With one of the highest delinquency rates in the nation, California's housing market is swimming in foreclosures. Comment?
November foreclosure filings up 18% year over year
20 hrs ago | via Sacramento Business Journal
Foreclosure filings -- default notices, scheduled foreclosure auctions and bank repossessions -- were reported on 306,627 U.S. properties during the month, a decrease of nearly 8 percent from the previous month but still up 18 percent from November 2008, according to a report Thursday. Comment?
Mortgage relief plan gives little permanent help
6 min ago | via Medford Mail Tribune
The Obama administration's embattled mortgage relief plan has provided permanent help to only 4 percent of borrowers who have signed up, weak results that could threaten the housing market's recovery. Comment?
Americans' net worth up for second-straight quarter
6 min ago | via Medford Mail Tribune
Black Friday holiday shopper Greg Inman of Shermans Dale, Pa., waits in a checkout line with others at Toys "R" Us in Camp Hill, Pa. Comment?
Jacksonville multifamily industry was a mess in 2009
7 min ago | via Jacksonville Business Journal
The apartment market might have finally hit rock bottom, but with occupancy rates still lower than average and foreclosures looming on the horizon, the recovery isn't expected to be quick, according to analysts. Comment?
Binion becomes managing broker at Coldwell Banker SSK
10 min ago | via Union-Recorder
Robert Binion has been selling real estate since the age of 19. He recently became the managing broker for Coldwell Banker SSK in Milledgeville after a long career as a realtor. Comment?
Agreement allows RISPCA to rescue 'foreclosed' anima...
10 min ago | via Providence Journal
By the end of the day Saturday, the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals expects it will have moved the 55 remaining animals at Bonniedale Farm in Glocester to safe facilities around the state. Comment?