WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices jumped 12.2 percent in May compared with a year ago, the biggest annual gain since March 2006. The increase shows the housing recovery is strengthening. …read more
Monthly Archives:: July 2013
California's Real Estate King (And Real Beverly Hills Househusband) Mauricio … – Forbes
California's Real Estate King (And Real Beverly Hills Househusband) Mauricio …ForbesFor better or worse, Mauricio Umansky is probably best known as one of the Househusbands of Beverly Hills (he's married to Hilton-in-law/Real Housewife of Beverly Hills Kyle Richards). But there's no denying the man's talent as a real estate über-broker. …read more
Are You A Real Estate Agent? Enter HomeFinder.com's Makeover Sweepstakes – Forbes
Are You A Real Estate Agent? Enter HomeFinder.com's Makeover SweepstakesForbesToday's savvy real estate agent knows to be prepped and ready for success as the market continues to heat up across the country. Digital real estate search site, HomeFinder.com is on a mission to help both women and men agents equip themselves with the … …read […]
Couple in nasty battle with South Natomas homeowners association
Allen Campbell is a disabled former U.S. Marine pilot who, as a civilian working in Africa, helped rescue nuns and orphans during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Allen Campbell is kissed by wife Cynthia as she seeks to ease his anger over a lack of handicapped access at the pool in their South Natomas neighborhood. […]
California pensions remain underfunded despite fiscal gains – World Socialist Web Site
California pensions remain underfunded despite fiscal gainsWorld Socialist Web SiteWhen the economy tanked in 2008 not only were pension portfolios decimated (CalPERS lost $95 billion, a little under 50 percent of its total value) but municipalities, like Stockton, lost massive amounts of money due to the fall in real estate values …and more …read more
Central Valley Foreclosures Up in the First Quarter of 2013
There were 12,663 notices of default filed in the first quarter of last year in the Central Valley compared to 3,951 in the first quarter 2013. But the second quarter saw 5,667 initial filings, an increase of 43.4 percent. Read more about Central Valley foreclosure activity.
Area foreclosure rates plunge from year ago
Foreclosure rates in the four-county Sacramento region fell by more than half in May from the same month a year ago, CoreLogic reported Tuesday. …read more
Foreclosures in state down more than 50 percent from last year
SAN DIEGO (AP) — More Californians went into foreclosure in the second quarter of this year — a blip in an overall trend that has seen more people hanging onto troubled property as home prices soar. …read more
Sacramento-area home prices jump almost 30% in a year, lead 30 biggest metro regions
After plummeting to abject lows in the housing crash, Sacramento-area home prices are now rising faster than almost anywhere else in the nation, Zillow said in a report released today. …read more
Group's placing of stickers on blighted properties sparks backlash
It sounded like a novel approach to combating blight a grass-roots shame campaign in which citizens call out the owners of Sacramento eyesores by placing stickers on blighted properties. The inside of the vacant space at 716 K Street in Sacramento on Thursday, March 14, 2013. …read more
Sacramento home prices jump again, but expert predicts they will cool off
Home prices in the Sacramento region jumped dramatically in June compared with the same month a year ago, DataQuick said Thursday. …read more
New affordable housing complex opens in south Sacramento County
Sacramento County officials welcomed the opening Thursday of a new affordable housing complex aimed at families who earn less than half the county’s median income. The Arbor Creek Apartments affordable housing development in Elk Grove on Thursday, July 18, 2013. Arbor Creek, a new affordable housing community in Elk Grove, had it’s grand opening Thursday […]
Fixing a Short Sale that misreports as a Foreclosure
By Steve In this Article, it gives me great pleasure to introduce you to a tremendous resource in the real estate market, my friend Jeff Sipes of Blue Water Credit. For years, Jeff and his talented staff have been helping our clients and others clean up those messes on their credit reports that bar them […]
Will Your Property Taxes Increase in 2013?
By Steve Following the real estate crash starting in late 2006, real estate prices in California fell up to 50% and more. In many cases, those who held onto their homes saw a substantial drop in their property taxes as County Assessors adjusted their values. Now that the economy is recovering and prices are rising, […]