LA Real Estate Advice: Administration Undecided on Housing Credit

LA Real Estate Advice: Administration Undecided on Housing Credit

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 29, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: First-time deal for buyers had spurred sales, which have since crashed. The Obama administration has not decided whether it should resurrect a popular tax credit for first-time Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: The Best Moves for Home Buyers & Sellers

LA Real Estate Advice: The Best Moves for Home Buyers & Sellers

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 25, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Plenty of forces, from overly cautious lenders to inaccurate appraisals, are wrecking real estate deals right now. But one of the biggest roadblocks to getting a house sold Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: New Fees Weighed for Mortgage Industry

LA Real Estate Advice: New Fees Weighed for Mortgage Industry

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 23, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The Obama administration may propose that any federal backing of mortgages be paid for through fees on the lending industry, according to people familiar with the internal Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: New Rules Limit Too-Low Estimates of Closing Costs

LA Real Estate Advice: New Rules Limit Too-Low Estimates of Closing Costs

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 20, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Facing new penalties if they lowball estimates of upfront mortgage costs, lenders and brokers appear to be coming clean about how much borrowers will pay. As a result, the Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: The Worst Is Over, Some Experts Conclude

LA Real Estate Advice: The Worst Is Over, Some Experts Conclude

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 15, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: With housing recovering slowly, most economists predicted in a recent survey that it will take at least five years for average home prices to climb back to the levels they Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Beware of Foundation Problems

LA Real Estate Advice: Beware of Foundation Problems

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 15, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Selling a house isn’t easy these days. There are a huge number of homes on the market, and buyers are easily scared off if they encounter problems that may negatively Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Low Rates Finally Spark Refinancings

LA Real Estate Advice: Low Rates Finally Spark Refinancings

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 13, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Borrower Activity Is Picking Up, Lenders Say, but Many Homeowners Who Could Benefit Also Can’t Qualify for a Loan. After months of hovering near 50-year lows, mortgage Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: 30-Year Mortgage at Lowest Rate Since 1971

LA Real Estate Advice: 30-Year Mortgage at Lowest Rate Since 1971

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 12, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage rates continued to decline this week, plunging to the lowest level in decades, according to surveys from Freddie Mac and Bankrate. Freddie Mac’s weekly report Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Changes to Underwriting May Affect Many Buyers

LA Real Estate Advice: Changes to Underwriting May Affect Many Buyers

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 09, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The real estate industry and especially the mortgage industry have been overwhelmed with changes, regulations and consolidations recently. In the last couple of months, Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Home Loan Purchase Demand Up for a 3rd Straight Week

LA Real Estate Advice: Home Loan Purchase Demand Up for a 3rd Straight Week

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 04, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Hope for a housing market that has struggled since tax credit expiration. The demand for U.S. mortgage applications to purchase homes rose last week for a third straight Read More >

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