Archive for June, 2009

Latest Sales Statistics For 4 Counties – Sacramento – El Dorado – Placer – Yuba

Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in El Dorado Hills, Placer County, Sacramento | Comments Off

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Despite programs meant to help, many homeowners still frustrated

Saturday, June 27th, 2009 Posted in Mortage / Lending, News | Comments Off

Home Front: Despite programs meant to help, many homeowners still frustrated By Jim Wasserman jwasserman@sacbee.com http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1978579.html Day in and day out since 2007, callers who struggle with mortgages throughout the Sacramento region, ... Read more..

“We’re in a slow, but definite recovery mode”

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 Posted in Foreclosures, News | Comments Off

"We're in a slow, but definite recovery mode" http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/real_estate/archives/2009/06/were-in-a-slow.html?mi_atom=Home%20Front So says Alexis McGee, president of Fair Oaks-based Foreclosures.com, which tracks the nation's foreclosure markets for real estate investors. Here's McGee's new national ... Read more..

7 lenders get immunity from state foreclosure prevention act

Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in Foreclosures, Local Interest / Attractions, News | Comments Off

7 lenders get immunity from state foreclosure prevention act By Jim Wasserman jwasserman@sacbee.com http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1962447.html Bank of America Home Loans, CitiMortgage and Carrington Mortgage Services are among the first seven lenders and loan ... Read more..

Sacramento area misses move-up homebuyers — they’re staying put

Friday, June 19th, 2009 Posted in El Dorado Hills, Foreclosures, News, Placer County, Sacramento | Comments Off

Sacramento area misses move-up homebuyers -- they're staying put By Jim Wasserman jwasserman@sacbee.com http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1959684.html Almost four years into the real estate crash, a once-thriving sector of the Sacramento-area housing market – the ... Read more..

El Dorado County rejects some federal stimulus money

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in El Dorado Hills, Foreclosures, News | Comments Off

El Dorado County rejects some federal stimulus money By Cathy Locke clocke@sacbee.com http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1945169.html El Dorado County officials turned down $1.6 million in federal stimulus funds, leaving an ideologically diverse group, including affordable-housing ... Read more..

Foreclosure filings up sharply over last year

Monday, June 15th, 2009 Posted in Foreclosures, Mortage / Lending | Comments Off

Foreclosure filings up sharply over last year http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1933547.html Lenders made a daily average of 203 foreclosure filings against struggling borrowers in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties in the past year, ... Read more..

First time home buyer videos

Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Videos | Comments Off

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Home Front: Lenders’ phones silent as rates rise

Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Mortage / Lending, News, Placer County, Sacramento | Comments Off

Home Front: Lenders' phones silent as rates rise By Jim Wasserman jwasserman@sacbee.com http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1940229.html Mortgage rates, rising quickly from near-historic lows earlier this year, are already having negative consequences in the capital region. "All ... Read more..

Use of short sales on rise in Sacramento housing market

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 Posted in El Dorado Hills, Foreclosures, News, Sacramento, Short Sales | Comments Off

Use of short sales on rise in Sacramento housing market By Jim Wasserman jwasserman@sacbee.com http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1933643.html For years real estate agents have steered buyers away from "short sales," labeling them a mind-numbing, difficult ... Read more..