The votes are in: homebuyer demand impacted by mortgage deregulation
In a firsttuesday poll from May, a question was posed to readers: how does deregulation of...
Read Moreby Madison Hart | Jun 6, 2022 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0
In a firsttuesday poll from May, a question was posed to readers: how does deregulation of...
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 7, 2020 | Finance | 0
When subprime mortgages are originated in large numbers, they can be a danger to the housing market.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Dec 2, 2019 | Charts, Feature Articles, Home Sales | 0
View California’s current housing cycle alongside the Millennium Boom.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 7, 2017 | Forecasts, Home Sales | 0
Most of the state has yet to return to the elevated home price peaks of the Millennium Boom.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 21, 2016 | Home Sales | 1
Are California’s overvalued markets sign of a real estate bubble?
Read Moreby Nicole Jessen | Oct 11, 2013 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
A government entity planned to construct a freeway bypass through an owner’s property. The government entity initially intended to seize only a portion of the owner’s property and staked out the boundaries of the partial take before commencing work. Two years later, the government entity began work and seized the entire property, providing compensation to the owner in the amount of the property’s fair market value (FMV) at the time the entire property was condemned.
Read Moreby Nicole Jessen | Oct 11, 2013 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 0
Homeowners negatively impacted by the Millennium Boom may gain access to FHA-backed financing earlier than anticipated. FHA-insured financing is a critical artery that funnels money to homebuyers, and by extension, California agents. More homebuyers with access to purchase-assist funds equal more fees for agents in the wake of the housing crisis.
Read Moreby Matthew Taylor | Oct 1, 2013 | Real Estate | 1
Tighter banking regulations won’t help the struggling American consumer.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jun 27, 2013 | Economics, Feature Articles, Real Estate | 5
Look at the role speculation has played in the recovery from the Great Recession.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 14, 2013 | Investment, Reader Polls, Real Estate | 4
There has been much ado about rapidly inflating home prices in the second half of 2012. Some view this increase as the start of another housing boom. However, a home price surge the size of the recently busted Millennium Boom is not likely for…
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Feb 6, 2012 | Market Watch, Real Estate | 4
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) recently released transcripts from its 2006 Federal Open Market...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Feb 6, 2012 | Feature Articles, Finance, Market Watch, Real Estate | 0
This article disputes the claim that Wall Street is a vital component of a thriving economy and argues the current mortgage lending environment actually stifles the upward mobility of the middle class.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 23, 2012 | Investment, Real Estate | 0
Do you have access to high-tier listings in your area? Yes (55%, 21 Votes) No (45%, 17 Votes) Total Voters: 38 High-end real estate offices are demonstrating resilience to this Lesser Depression, as evidenced by the new firms...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 3, 2012 | Economics, Real Estate | 3
California is about to discover it has an oversupply of classic subdivision housing, according to...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 1, 2012 | Feature Articles, Finance, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 6
This article discusses the purported moral implications of a homeowner’s decision to strategically default and why no such implications exist for a strategically defaulting business.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Dec 21, 2011 | Investment, Real Estate | 11
Real estate speculators are to blame for the intensity of the 2004-2006 housing bubble and subsequent financial crisis, as found in a study by the Federal Reserve of New York (New York Fed). Between 2000 and 2006, the share of...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Nov 28, 2011 | Economics, Real Estate | 2
A cautiously optimistic light was thrown on the economic recovery of the Riverside-San Bernardino...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Nov 7, 2011 | Feature Articles, Fundamentals, Real Estate, Your Practice | 3
This article explains why the public negatively ranked the honesty and ethical standards of real estate licensees and what licensees must do to improve their image.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Oct 18, 2011 | Finance, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 3
Are you one of the 99% represented by those participating in Occupy Wall Street? Yes (50%, 20...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Sep 30, 2011 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 1
Part II of this article series examines the pedigree of a true “short sale specialist” and highlights the many tedious aspects of qualifying a negative-equity homeowner for a short payoff with his mortgage lender.
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