by Doug Reynolds | Feb 21, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
Thursday, February 21st 6:00pm – 7:30pm @ College Greens Swim & Racquet Club2707 Notre Dame Drive Please come share your thoughts with Councilmember McCarty. City staff will be on hand to answer questions, as well as a representative from AT&T to...
by Doug Reynolds | Feb 19, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
John GittelsohnJan 04, 2013 1:20 pm ET Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) — At Lambert Ranch, an Irvine, California, housing development where prices start at $1 million, just two of 98 homes are unsold since the project opened in May. The builder, New Home Co., is opening 14...
by Doug Reynolds | Feb 18, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
By Stefanos Chen In stark contrast to this time last year, the housing market is chugging into 2013 with a head of steam. Home-listing prices were up 5.1% nationally in December on a year-over-year basis, according to data released Thursday by real-estate listings and...
by Doug Reynolds | Feb 13, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
After hitting a low of $6.45 trillion in the final quarter of 2011, Americans’ combined home equity jumped 20% during the next nine months to $7.71 trillion. By Kenneth R. Harney of latimes.com WASHINGTON —With all the nail biting over fiscal policy and the...
by Doug Reynolds | Feb 12, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
By Lily Leung A law that gives financially strained home-sellers tax relief on forgiven mortgage debt has been extended through 2013 as part of “fiscal cliff” talks. Mortgage debt that’s been forgiven by lenders in short sales or loan workouts is...
by Doug Reynolds | Feb 11, 2013 | February 2013, No Category
Homeowners having trouble paying their mortgage are often required to write a hardship letter when applying for a loan modification. Such a letter is a requirement for modification applications under the government’s Making Home Affordable program. Making sense of...