by Doug Reynolds | Sep 28, 2012 | No Category, October 2012
By Loretta Kalb, Aug. 27, 2012, sac bee Property tax bills will be mailed to homeowners in Sacramento County in October. And in this upside-down real estate market, it is worthwhile for owners to scrutinize their bills. The questions are: Is your property’s...
by Doug Reynolds | Sep 28, 2012 | No Category, October 2012
By Loretta Kalb, Aug. 27, 2012, sac bee Property tax bills will be mailed to homeowners in Sacramento County in October. And in this upside-down real estate market, it is worthwhile for owners to scrutinize their bills. The questions are: Is your property’s...
by Doug Reynolds | Sep 28, 2012 | No Category, October 2012
By Steve Cook RISMEDIA, September 22, 2012— The state that gave America Alt-A loans, the first tidal wave of foreclosures, the highest prices during the boom and the fastest fall during the bust is now leading the nation out of the six-year housing depression. In the...
by Doug Reynolds | Sep 27, 2012 | No Category, October 2012
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Tuesday that it has adopted rules that will “enable lenders and servicers to quickly and easily qualify eligible borrowers for a short sale.” The guidelines, which take effect Nov. 1, apply only to underwater...
by Doug Reynolds | Sep 27, 2012 | No Category, October 2012
RISMEDIA, September 21, 2012 Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing fixed mortgage rates at or near their all-time record lows, helping to keep homebuyer affordability high. The average 30-year...
by Doug Reynolds | Sep 26, 2012 | No Category, October 2012
RISMEDIA, September 21, 2012— Nationwide housing production rose 2.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 750,000 units in August, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. This increase was fueled entirely by gains in the...