Three devoted survivors zip toward healthier lives i...
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. Comment?
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
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. Comment?
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
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. Comment?
A Foreclosure Crisis Rooted, the Family Says, in Pre...
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. Comment?
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. Comment?
Crime Falls in Foreclosure Hotbeds
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. Comment?
Homebuilder Lennar reports first quarterly profit si...
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. Comment?
Calif. lawmakers pass major school-reform package
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. Comment?
Rates on 30-year home loans fall to 5.09 percent
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. Comment?
Virgin buys regional bank Church House Trust
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. Comment?
Word on the street: Selling a home on Twitter
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. Comment?
Labour should know money isn't child's play
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. Comment?
Virgin Money buys regional bank
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. Comment?