Thursday, June 28, 2007

California Home Prices Up, Despite Subprime Problems

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Despite increasing mortgage delinquency and foreclosure rates in California... By: Kate Berry and Harry Terris: REALTOR® Magazine Online The...
Monday, June 25, 2007

Existing-Home Sales Ease Slightly in May

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Psychological factors are the biggest drag on the housing market, in addition to a disruption from tighter credit for subprime borrowers, NA...
Friday, June 22, 2007

Managing Your Money to Keep The Debt Monkey Off Your Back

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When it comes to borrowing money, caution is coming into vogue. By: Jaclyne Badal: The Wall Street Journal Online Financial advisers have lo...
Monday, June 18, 2007

Boomers Expected to Age in Place, Stay in Suburbs

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Baby boomers will create a new demand for health care, senior housing, and transportation in the suburban areas where they're expected t...
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Home Prices to Drop Further, But Recovery May Be Ahead

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It's still too early to tell exactly when this housing slump is going to end, with house prices just beginning to soften, mortgages at r...
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Home Sales Expected to Take Gradual Upturn

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Home sales are projected to move in a relatively narrow range with a gradual upturn becoming more pronounced by the end of the year, accordi...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

A Warning to Those Who Use 1031 Exchanges

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Investors using 1031 exchanges to defer capital-gains taxes on an investment property they have sold can run into trouble if the Internal Re...
Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Amex Says: 'Pay the Mortgage with Plastic'

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American Express Co. is announcing today that cardholders will be able to pay their mortgages using plastic — and get credit-card rewards fo...
Friday, May 18, 2007

Tax Credits Can Boost Housing Affordability

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Housing costs in many areas have continued to rise, making it increasingly difficult for many people to live near where they work, said Mike...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Affluent Owe Much of Wealth to Real Estate

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Fewer than 20 percent of all U.S. households are affluent, yet that group controls nearly half of all aggregate income, according to a new r...
Wednesday, May 09, 2007

L.A. Housing May Be Going Steady

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L.A.’s median home price rose for a second consecutive month in April, indicating the market may be stabilizing even though sales continue t...
Monday, May 07, 2007

Powerhouses

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About 30 ultra high-end penthouses are expected to come on the market in the next three years with towering prices not seen before in Los An...
Friday, May 04, 2007

Existing-Home Sales Post Biggest Rise in Three Years

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The number of homes sold increased last month by 3.9%, though inventories ticked higher. The median home price fell from a year earlier. By:...
Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Have a Home Loan? Pay Less to Uncle Sam

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This time next year, some homeowners who pay mortgage insurance will have an extra deduction on their federal income tax returns. By: Amy Ho...