California’s new housing strike force prepares for battle — with NIMBYs
California’s housing shortage is the latest battleground between state-led initiatives and local governments.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 18, 2022 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 0
California’s housing shortage is the latest battleground between state-led initiatives and local governments.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 11, 2016 | FARM Letters, Real Estate | 0
Use this first tuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...
Read Moreby Matthew Shade | Oct 16, 2013 | Real Estate | 0
On Wednesday, October 2, New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 15, 2013 | Mortgages, Real Estate | 4
The five Big Banks involved in the nationwide mortgage settlement have nearly fulfilled their financial commitment to American homeowners. However, they’ve largely failed to make the reforms required by…
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 5, 2012 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0
The National Mortgage Settlement monitor, Joseph A. Smith, is beginning to exercise his powers by implementing…
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 16, 2012 | Finance, Reader Polls, Real Estate | 9
Do you think the Homeowner Bill of Rights will help homeowners? Yes (46%, 97 Votes) No (42%, 87...
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jun 1, 2012 | Finance, Reader Polls, Real Estate | 2
Do you think the remaining settlement cash should go to: solely helping those harmed by foreclosure; or (79%, 83 Votes) filling in holes in the state budget? (21%, 22 Votes) Total Voters: 105 Earlier this year California...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Mar 1, 2012 | Feature Articles, Finance, Real Estate | 2
This article reviews the recent national foreclosure settlement and forecasts its effect on California homeowners still facing default and foreclosure.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 1, 2012 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
A public agency considered undertaking a large development project and conducted a closed session to discuss the deal. The agency posted an agenda of the closed session with a description of the broad range of items to be...
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 1, 2012 | Commercial, Investment, Property Management, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
Multiple vehicles were improperly parked in a privately owned parking lot. An opinion was requested of the California Attorney General on whether: an owner of a private parking lot can issue parking citations requiring money to...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Oct 19, 2011 | Finance, Real Estate | 3
California was the first of the 50 states to announce its withdrawal from national negotiations with the Big Banks over their mortgage practices which gained widespread public attention since the folding of the housing market....
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Dec 16, 2010 | Real Estate | 2
Mortgage Electronic Registry Systems, Inc. (MERS), a private company that electronically tracks the ownership of home loans within its own database records, is fighting with various counties nationwide to evade a hefty lawsuit....
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