LA Real Estate Advice: ZIPs Where Homes Sell Above List Price

LA Real Estate Advice: ZIPs Where Homes Sell Above List Price

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 25, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Nine of the best-selling ZIP codes in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2010 — where homes sold for more than the asking price — were in California, according to 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 Apr 24, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: A 40.2% drop in the first quarter suggests that the foreclosure crisis is easing. The California foreclosure crisis appears to be abating, new data show, as the federal Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: California Foreclosure Activity Declines Again

LA Real Estate Advice: California Foreclosure Activity Declines Again

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 24, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Lending institutions started formal foreclosure proceedings on fewer California homes last quarter. It is unclear how much of the drop can be attributed to shifts in market Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Existing Sales Rise on Tax Credit & Favorable Conditions

LA Real Estate Advice: Existing Sales Rise on Tax Credit & Favorable Conditions

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 22, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Buyers responding to the home buyer tax credit and favorable affordability conditions boosted existing-home sales in March 2010, marking the beginning of an expected spring Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Gap Between Cost of Renting, Buying Narrows

LA Real Estate Advice: Gap Between Cost of Renting, Buying Narrows

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 21, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Economy and unemployment weigh on the minds of potential buyers. Thinking of buying a home? Consider this: The gap between monthly rents and mortgage payments is at its Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Delinquencies Decline Again

LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Delinquencies Decline Again

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 20, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: In another encouraging sign for the U.S. housing market, mortgage delinquencies fell in March for the second month in a row, according to new data. The number of mortgage Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Housing Starts Maintain Upward Trend in March 2010

LA Real Estate Advice: Housing Starts Maintain Upward Trend in March 2010

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 20, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Fresh data on new construction of U.S. housing units revealed an upward trend in place since the beginning of the year, with an initial report of February 2010 weakness Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Reverse Course and Fall

LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Reverse Course and Fall

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 17, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Home-mortgage rates fell this week, returning to levels seen two weeks ago, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of conforming rates, released on Thursday. The Read More >

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LA Real Estate News: Foreclosure Activity Escalates in Q1

LA Real Estate News: Foreclosure Activity Escalates in Q1

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 15, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate News: Properties receiving foreclosure filings jumped 16 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, according to a quarterly report by foreclosure data Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: California Statewide March Home Sales

LA Real Estate Advice: California Statewide March Home Sales

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 15, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: An estimated 37,295 new and resale houses and condos were sold statewide last month. That was up 32.7 percent from 28,111 in February, and up 3.0 percent from 36,215 in Read More >

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