Archive for February, 2010

One West Bank accused of pushing home loan borrowers into foreclosure

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Foreclosures, News | No Comments »

OneWest Bank accused of pushing home loan borrowers into foreclosure Nineteen months after the catastrophic failure of one of Sacramento's top lenders, Pasadena-based IndyMac Bank, a flurry of local lawsuits alleges ... Read more..

Sacramento-area home sales were terrible in January

Saturday, February 20th, 2010 Posted in News, Sacramento | No Comments »

Sacramento-area home sales were terrible in January The new year in home sales opened with a thud. January sales fell to their lowest point in almost two years across the capital region, ... Read more..

Foreclosure’s collateral damage widespread

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in Foreclosures, News, tax credit | No Comments »

Home Front: Foreclosures' collateral damage widespread If you're among the thousands of Sacramento-area homeowners who played it conservative during the housing boom, who didn't refinance or flip to a bigger house, ... Read more..

Investors plunking down cash for homes

Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in News, Sacramento, real estate | No Comments »

Investors plunking down cash for homes Investors paying cash for houses accounted for one in four home sales during the past year in Sacramento County and West Sacramento, becoming dominating players ... Read more..

Watch Out For Negative Equity

Saturday, February 13th, 2010 Posted in News, real estate | No Comments »

Watch Out For Negative Equity Do you own a home which has negative equity and are wondering how this occurred? The answer is simple. Negative equity occurs when you purchase ... Read more..

Trends in Real Estate

Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Posted in News, real estate | No Comments »

Trends in Real Estate Recession has had its impact on real estate too. The real estate market is now struggling in many areas of the country. The real estate agents and ... Read more..

Existing Homes For Sale – A New Record Set

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in News, tax credit | No Comments »

Existing Homes For Sale – A New Record Set Are you a first time buyer with a tax credit? Then you will want to know the sales, existing homes recorded ... Read more..

Million-dollar home sales fall in Sacramento region, state

Saturday, February 6th, 2010 Posted in El Dorado Hills, News, Placer County | No Comments »

Million-dollar home sales fall in Sacramento region, state Sales of homes costing $1 million or more fell sharply across the capital region and throughout California last year as buyers remained wary, ... Read more..

Housing has hope amidst the hurt

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 Posted in Foreclosures, News | No Comments »

Housing has hope amidst the hurt Foreclosures inched up slightly across the capital region in the last three months of 2009, but loan defaults fell for a third straight quarter as ... Read more..

Flippers back in vogue in Sacramento housing market

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in News | No Comments »

Home Front: Flippers back in vogue in Sacramento housing market House flipping, the timeless buy-low, sell-high strategy, is back. Thousands engaged in it during the real estate boom. Hundreds are trying it ... Read more..