LA Real Estate Advice: Real Estate Outlook- After the Credits

LA Real Estate Advice: Real Estate Outlook- After the Credits

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jun 15, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The Federal Reserve’s latest region-by-region analysis of the national economy, the so-called “Beige Book” released last week, has an important message Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Can You Afford to Buy a House

LA Real Estate Advice: Can You Afford to Buy a House

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jun 13, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Be sure to factor in all the costs. Although the thought of paying a mortgage is more enticing than paying rent, it’s important to understand all the costs involved Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Housing Market Isn’t What it Used to Be

LA Real Estate Advice: Housing Market Isn’t What it Used to Be

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jun 12, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: On the bust side of the boom, the housing market has emerged in a brave new world. Distressed properties litter the market. Tighter underwriting rules apply. Regulations Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Lawmakers Move to Extend Homebuyer Credit

LA Real Estate Advice: Lawmakers Move to Extend Homebuyer Credit

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jun 10, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Proposal would give three more months to complete existing deals. Homebuyers may get an extra three months to finish qualifying for federal tax incentives that boosted home Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Delinquencies at FHA Show Slowdown

LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Delinquencies at FHA Show Slowdown

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jun 07, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The government agency that backs home loans may have some good news for taxpayers. Home mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration are falling into delinquency Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: California Home Default Cases Plunge

LA Real Estate Advice: California Home Default Cases Plunge

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jun 05, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The California foreclosure crisis appears to be abating, new data shows, as the federal government and big lenders step up efforts to keep troubled borrowers in their homes. Mortgage Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Fifteen-Year Mortgage Hits a Record Low

LA Real Estate Advice: Fifteen-Year Mortgage Hits a Record Low

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jun 04, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Home-mortgage rates were little changed last week, holding steady for the most part at or near recent lows, including a record for the 15-year fixed-rate loan, Freddie Mac Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Tax Credits Fuel 6% Rise in April Home Sales

LA Real Estate Advice: Tax Credits Fuel 6% Rise in April Home Sales

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jun 02, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Number of buyers signing contracts reaches highest level since October. A rush of homebuyers aiming to meet a deadline to qualify for a federal tax credit pushed the number Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Real Estate Outlook- Up or Down?

LA Real Estate Advice: Real Estate Outlook- Up or Down?

Posted by Clinton Wade on May 17, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: You may have seen the latest home sales and price numbers and wondered: What’s going on here? Are we up? Are we down? Depending on which TV network reported the news Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Sink to Five-Month Low

LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Sink to Five-Month Low

Posted by Clinton Wade on May 15, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: National average for a 30-year fixed loan is slips slightly to 4.93 percent. Mortgage ratesfixedMac’s fell this week to the lowest level of the year, as rates fell Read More >

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