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• Foreclosure Activity Increases 4 Percent in April

  Tuesday May 13 | via Realty Trac 

  Foreclosure filings - default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions - were reported on 243,353 properties, a 4 percent increase from the previous month and a nearly 65 percent increase from April ...

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  Related Topix: Vallejo, CA, Vallejo Metro, Foreclosures

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• A Foreclosure Bargain for Their "Forever House"

  Wednesday May 14 | via Realty Trac 

  Karen Krynen saw an opportunity. Nestled at the top of a hill with a long private driveway, the bank-owned property sitting on a huge 40,946 square foot lot was exactly what she was looking for.

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  Related Topix: La Habra Heights, CA, Foreclosures, Home Listing, Home

• Housing crisis hits Tehama?

  14 hrs ago | via Red Bluff Daily News 

  Signs like this one are showing up all over Red Bluff as people try to sell their houses before they face foreclosure.

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  Related Topix: Tehama, CA, Tehama County, CA, Home, Mortgage, Housing, Red Bluff, CA

• Letter: Where's bad news about housing?

  Friday May 9 | via Chico Enterprise-Record 

  One of the major topics dominating social conversations is the housing crisis, especially the status of the real estate market and the price of homes in Chico. 1 comment

  Related Topix: Home Buying, Home, Chico, CA, Foreclosures, Opinion

• How to Deal With Home Appraisers

  Feb 29, 2008 | via TheStreet.com 

  You've found the perfect house. The buyers are motivated to take your first offer, your loan is preapproved and there's just the little matter of the reasonably objective man or woman who will conduct the ...

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Chico, CA, Chico Metro

• Cribs

  Monday Apr 21 | via Commission Impossible 

  Image: North Valley new home prices. North Valley includes Butte, Glenn, Sutter, and Yuba counties on this chart.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Butte County, CA, Foreclosures

• Letter: Greed raises Chico citizens' cost of living

  Friday Apr 18 | via Mercury-Register 

  The editor is too kind to city staff. There are individuals on staff who knew exactly what they were doing when they tied salaries to revenue increases, then went on a development and annexation binge to raise ... 8 comments

  Related Topix: Housing, Chico, CA, Opinion

• Foreclosure 'Activity' Dips Slightly In California

  Wednesday May 14 | via SocketSite 

  Foreclosure "Activity" Dips Slightly In California According to RealtyTrac , while foreclosure activity across the U.S. increased 4 percent from March to April , activity decreased slightly in both Nevada and ...

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  Related Topix: California, Foreclosures, San Bernardino, CA, Riverside Metro

• California Leads Way To Consumer Bust

  13 hrs ago | via Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis 

  The International Herald Tribune reports Californians leading the way to consumer bust .

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  Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate, California, California Government

• Real Homes of Genius: Today we Salute you Compton. Once, Twice, Three times a Short Sale.

  Wednesday | via Dr. Housing Bubble Blog 

  Once again the ministry of truth tells us that inflation is tame so long as you don't eat or drive which makes for a fascinating Wall Street spectacle.

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  Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA, Housing, Foreclosures, California

• After the gold rush

  18 hrs ago | via Reuters 

  As it did when the housing bubble began to burst, California is leading the way in the next leg: a consumer bust.

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  Related Topix: Housing, California Government, California

• Californians leading the way to consumer bust

  Yesterday | via International Herald Tribune 

  LONDON : As it did when the housing bubble began to burst, California is leading the way in the next leg: a consumer bust.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Housing, California, California Government

• Housing market posts surprising rebound in April

  5 min ago | via Daily Herald 

  Construction of new homes increased by the biggest percentage in more than two years in April, a rare spot of good news amid the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Housing, Home, Mortgage

• Fannie Mae to institute new policy on down payments

  Yesterday | via The Birmingham News 

  In an effort to help get the housing market back on its feet, Fannie Mae, the largest buyer of U.S. home loans, will begin following a new policy on down-payment requirements for conventional, conforming ...

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  Related Topix: Financial Services, Fannie Mae, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Money

  8 min ago | via KWCH 

  Can You Pass the Home-Buyer's Fiscal Fitness Test? Tumbling home prices may seem to offer bargains, but they also raise real concerns about the value of real estate.

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  Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate

• Norwood Group re-enters the residential market

  9 min ago | via UnionLeader.com 

  Norwood Group re-enters the residential market

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  Related Topix: Housing

• Anthony Cook: Hang in there

  9 min ago | via Anniston Star 

  We've seen some disturbing headlines from around the world in recent months. On the global scale, earthquakes and tornadoes have killed tens of thousands of people.

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