LA Real Estate Advice: Housing Scorecard Shows Progress in Housing Market

LA Real Estate Advice: Housing Scorecard Shows Progress in Housing Market

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 22, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury has released the August edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing 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: California July Home Sales

LA Real Estate Advice: California July Home Sales

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 19, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: An estimated 35,202 new and resale houses and condos were sold statewide last month. That was down 19.9 percent from 43,964 in June, and down 21.9 percent from 45,079 for Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Refinancing Applications at 15-Month High

LA Real Estate Advice: Refinancing Applications at 15-Month High

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 18, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Applications for mortgage refinancing hit a 15-month high last week as interest rates remained near historic lows, a mortgage bankers’ group said Wednesday. The refinance Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: ‘Fundamental Change’ for Fannie and Freddie

LA Real Estate Advice: ‘Fundamental Change’ for Fannie and Freddie

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 17, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: With sweeping financial reform legislation enacted, the White House and Congress now must focus on fixing the mess created by the failed housing finance giants Fannie Mae Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: The Wasted 4.44% Mortgage Rate

LA Real Estate Advice: The Wasted 4.44% Mortgage Rate

Posted by Clinton Wade on Aug 16, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: It appears even the bright spots of this tired economy are still working against heavily indebted homeowners. Mortgage rates have hit new lows nearly every week, but many 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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