Monterey Real Estate News

Tuesday | via Thecalifornian.com - Living 

Theirs is a club that nobody wants to join. "Nobody sets out to be a candidate for our group," said Bob Bumba of Salinas, one of only three members.

Related Topix: Salinas, CA, Mortgage, Home, Monterey County, CA

2009 Year in Review: Despite a glimmer of good, gang violence and...

Thursday Dec 31 | via Monterey County Herald 

It seemed all the wrong things kept going up in 2009 - unemployment, foreclosures, gang killings, layoffs and costs. 3 comments

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Food, Monterey, CA, Monterey Pasta, Agriculture, Monterey County, CA

Tuesday Dec 22 | via Thecalifornian.com - Local News 

Home resales surged last month to the highest level in nearly three years, reflecting an extraordinary level of federal support that has pulled the housing market back from the worst downturn since the Great Depression.

Related Topix: Housing, Monterey County, CA, Real Estate

Sam Farr: Renewed hope rings in new year

Tuesday Dec 22 | via Monterey County Herald 

A s 2009 draws to a close, our country is still deep in the clutches of a recession. 4 comments

Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Sam Farr, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Monterey County, CA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Opinion

Thursday Dec 17 | via Ledger Dispatch 

Home prices and interest rates are below 5 percent, but if you make a bid on a home in Monterey, you probably won't be the only one.

Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Housing, Food, Monterey, CA, Monterey Pasta, Agriculture, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

4 hrs ago | via New York Times 

Giuseppa Bagnarol, 82, was in her final hours in August, dying at home surrounded by the large family she presided over as matriarch.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, California, Business News

Nov 29, 2009 | via Examiner.com 

What is "equity stripping"? It occurs when a loan is made based on the equity in a property rather than on a borrower's ability to repay the loan.

Related Topix: California, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures, Housing

17 hrs ago | via UPI 

Crime rates fell in nearly every one of the nation's leading foreclosure markets last year, exceeding a decline in the national crime rate in many cases, despite the widespread belief that foreclosures spawn crime.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, California

Yesterday | via Asbury Park Press Online 

Lennar Corp., the third-largest U.S. homebuilder by revenue, unexpectedly reported its first quarterly profit since early 2007 as the company took advantage of a tax change in the way it accounts for land sales.

Related Topix: Construction, Lennar, Foreclosures, 9, California, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

22 hrs ago | via Myrtle Beach Online 

The California Legislature on Wednesday sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger landmark education reforms designed to overhaul the state's worst schools and let parents send their children elsewhere.

Related Topix: California, California Government, Arnold Schwarzenegger, South Carolina, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Home, Mortgage, Education

6 min ago | via Ventura County Star 

Rates for 30-year home loans inched downward this week, the first decline in a month, but remained above last month's record lows.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Financial Markets

6 min ago | via Telegraph.co.uk 

Sir Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Group, said: ?The Church House Trust business offers us a strong platform for growth." Photo: PA/CARL COURT Virgin Money announced today that it had agreed terms with Church House on a bid for all of the company.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Home

6 min ago | via Telegraph.co.uk 

Snow has not put a stop to property sales. I know this because I read it on Twitter.

Related Topix: Twitter, Home Selling, Home, Social Software

7 min ago | via Telegraph.co.uk 

Given the perilous state of the economy and people's finances, understanding money matters has never been so important.

Related Topix: Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Home, Mortgage, Kids, Pension, Personal Finance

46 min ago | via Antrim Today 

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Money has launched its assault on the UK retail banking market after agreeing a deal to buy Somerset-based bank Church House Trust.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Home