While we are currently looking at something moderately resembling a rebound in the housing market, foreclosures are by no means a thing of the past. Every day, victims of the recession are forced to drop out of the homeowner race.… Continue Reading
Typically, I would have provided you an article that came from one of the national or local news sources, however, the last several days the market projections for real estate have changed as often as the wind. Even last week, much… Continue Reading
To the Proud Voters of Shasta County,
It is my privilege to have the opportunity to represent you as a candidate for Assessor-Recorder in the upcoming election on June 8th. This is an important decision to all of our local citizens that impacts our future and the rights of property owners in Shasta County … Continue Reading
Urban gardening used to seem subversive. People planted tomatoes in public parks, strung their hops to rooftops to make homebrew and reclaimed empty lots as community farms, never mind the property owner. Yet in one of the more thoroughly tilled… Continue Reading
National Association of Realtors economist Lawrence Yun expects the $8,000 first-time homebuyer credit extension to continue to stimulate the lower end of the market, influencing the entire housing ladder. As more first-timers move in, others move up. About 47 percent… Continue Reading
The median price of a home in California is up from a year ago, sales are rising, and foreclosure resales are declining — all signs that the housing market may be undergoing a sustained recovery, a tracking firm said this… Continue Reading
A recently released report from First American CoreLogic indicates Redding has a 43 percent rate of “negative equity” properties. That’s about average for California, but higher than 45 other states. The report uses loan amounts from public records of first… Continue Reading
(AP) – Aug. 1 It was — past tense — the worst housing recession anyone but survivors of the Great Depression can remember. From the frenzied peak of the real estate boom in 2005-2006 to the recession’s trough earlier this… Continue Reading
Sales of newly constructed single-family homes rose 11 percent over May, but median price fell 3 percent. (CNNMoney.com) — Sales of newly constructed single-family houses spiked 11 percent in June to an annualized rate of 384,000 homes. The gain over… Continue Reading
Rates on 30-year-fixed mortgages have fallen again, declining along with bond yields amid easing concerns over inflation due to the still-slowing economy, Freddie Mac said last week. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 5.04 percent last… Continue Reading
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