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A few good articles to consider

August 21st, 2009 10:19 AM by Lehel Szucs

A few good articles to consider:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mortgage-defaults21-2009aug21,0,4202530.story

http://www.whittierdailynews.com/ci_13170735

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Posted by Lehel Szucs on August 21st, 2009 10:19 AM

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Home prices hit post-bust lows in most big cities

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National Home Prices Are Close to the 2009Q1 Trough According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices

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CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY FILINGS INCREASE 9 PERCENT IN 2010

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Home price plunge is widespread

Banks Push Fed to Curb Borrowers' Right to Rescind Mortgages

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Wells Fargo reaches agreement with California to modify risky mortgages

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Foreclosures fall by record amount in November as lenders put brakes on

Homebuilders pessimistic about housing market

Geithner says bailout will cost less than $25B

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Some condo owners may lose FHA financing

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Lenders may closely monitor borrowers for life of a loan

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Bank of America settles allegations of kickbacks, collusion

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U.S. turns a $12-billion profit on Citigroup bailout

Bond market takes a hit

22 mortgage providers accused of unfair lending practices

Under pressure Fannie, Freddie reluctant to cut loan amounts

Real estate tax not as bad as it's being perceived

Simple BofA refi turns into foreclosure nightmare

Greater oversight of reverse mortgages urged

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Consumer coalition challenges some FHA lenders' FICO score requirements

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NAR defends mortgage interest deduction

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Freddie Mac suspends evictions for the holidays

Second-Mortgage Standoffs Stand in Way of Short Sales

Sales of foreclosed and distressed properties fall 25% in third quarter

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November 2010

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Home prices expected to slide another 8%

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17.4 million U.S. families went hungry at some point in 2009, USDA says

Southern California housing market weakens in October

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Fed: Small banks crack down on mortgage lending

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Homeownership stays at lowest level in a decade

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October 2010

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PRICE REDUCTIONS CONTINUE TO CLIMB, WEAK SUMMER SALES AND INFLATED INVENTORY LEAD TO HIGHEST HISTORIC LEVELS NATIONWIDE

Obama mortgage mods slow, hitting nearly 500,000

Short Sales Resisted as Foreclosures Are Revived

Refinancing rush helps banks amid foreclosure mess

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Existing home sales on the rise

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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates drop again, now at 1951 levels

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Foreclosure Homes Account for 24 Percent of Q2 Residential Sales

Lack of title insurance could slow sales of foreclosed homes

Serious Delinquencies Fall For Fifth Month in a Row

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General freeze on home seizures sought

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Probe of big banks' foreclosure practices sought

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Fannie Mae offers housing aid to military families

22% of private mortgage mods redefault

1 in 3 unlikely to qualify for mortgage

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Bank of America freezes evictions in 23 states

FHA changing its mortgage insurance fee structure

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Mortgage modification marathon draws masses to Los Angeles

Experts: More foreclosure properties forthcoming

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September 2010

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California puts Ally Financial on notice over botched foreclosures

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Home loan demand, housing prices fall

Mortgage relief program flagging

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Losses from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac seizures may near $400 billion

1 in 7 Americans live in poverty, Census Bureau reports

Southern California home sales slide in August

California's economic doldrums to continue until mid-2011, UCLA forecast says

Debate might give new life to mortgage cramdown legislation

Shorter-term mortgages make sense for some people, not for others

Low rates make 15-year mortgages feasible for many refinancers

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Mortgage rates edge up; Housing market still slow

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Index of pending home sales rises 5.2%

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Fannie Mae tries to stimulate market for foreclosed homes

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New mortgage delinquencies rise again

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New home sales fall to record low

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More recent mortgage modifications seem to be sticking

Diving home sales stoke new worries about economic recovery

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FHA tells Congress: Mortgage insurance claims are down; home prices a concern

20% of mortgages are underwater

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Obama administration to provide $3 billion in housing aid

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FHA LAUNCHES SHORT REFI OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERWATER HOMEOWNERS

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Dodd-Frank Legislation Extends Protection To Tenants

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Fannie Mae to prohibit lenders from changing home appraisals

California median home sale price slides in June

U.S. home foreclosures reach record high in second quarter

Homes lost to foreclosure on track for 1M in 2010

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June 2010

Fannie Mae Increases Penalties for Borrowers Who Walk Away

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Lousy Economy Pulling Rug Out From Under Housing

Mortgage rates sink to lowest levels on record

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Your Inner World – the Key to Inner Peace, Health and Joy: Book Excerpt – The 5 Pillars of Life

Activate the Happiness Virus In Your World

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Creation Step VIII – The One Command

Why Gratitude? What You Haven’t Been Told by Apollo Pampallis

Reversing Problems

The Counting Principle

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Southern California housing market holds its ground

SoCal median home price up in April from year ago

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Real Estate Market Comments for June 2010

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Let’s Create a Happiness Virus and Save the World

How to Express Yourself to Others

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Routine Destruction of Your Spirit

Link to get the form for the California 2010 $ 10,000 tax credit

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Just Listed! 13924 Nettle St Hesperia, CA 92344

Why Self-Help Often Doesn't Work ... And What Does

How to Prevent Your Self-Talk From Interfering With Your Conversations

Mortgage Rates (6/4/2010)

L.A. County makes more big cuts in property tax assessments

After foreclosure: How long until you can buy again?

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Seller concession rules for FHA mortgages to be changed

Credit Crisis Indicators Going Bonkers Again! Batten Down the Hatches!

How long does my client have to wait after a foreclosure or bankruptcy to purchase a home?

Weekly Preview - 5/31/2010

MARKET RECAP - May 31, 2010

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May 2010

The Story Of A Boy Who "Visualized" An Empire

The Wave of Change by Jim Self

Mortgage Rates (5/28/2010)

Nearly 75% of homes are affordable

Freddie and Fannie won't pay down your mortgage

What kind of homeowners choose to default?

Refi madness: Surge continues as rates edge lower still

SCE offers help with utility bills

Mortgage Rates (5/27/2010)

April 2010 sales and price report

Title: Delinquencies, Foreclosure Starts Increase in Latest MBA National Delinquency Survey

59 PERCENT OF HOMEOWNERS WITH A MORTGAGE WOULD NOT CONSIDER WALKING AWAY FROM THEIR HOME NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEIR HOME IS “UNDERWATER” ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY FROM TRULIA AND REALTYTRAC

Entry-level housing affordability stood at 66 percent in Q1 2010

Home sales at 2-year high

Falling home prices raise fears of new bottom

Home prices in March up from last year but down from February

New home sales, durable goods orders rise

Stocks gain after home sales, factory orders rise

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Mortgage rate recap of last week and the week ahead (5/24/2010)

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The Big Banks Are Opposing C.A.R.'s Bill to Protect Borrowers

What to Do When There Really is A Monster in the Closet…

California foreclosure crisis subsides

2010 California Tax Credit

Loan-modification dropouts rise

Real estate's new problem: Not enough homes

Foreclosure Inventories Report by Foreclosure Radar

UPDATE 1-Loan demand to buy US homes sinks to 13-year low

Mortgage Rates (5/21/2010)

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California delinquencies recede

What’s Worse Than Being a Miser?

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What's next for housing after the tax-credit surge?

Lenders likely to order second, last-minute credit report before closing on a mortgage

Mortgage Rates (5/16/2010 - The Week Ahead)

Upgrading Yourself

Lead Where You Are Planted

The Give and Receive Confusion

Mortgage Rates (5/14/2010)

Mortgage rates drop for fifth consecutive week

Foreclosure filings decline 9% in April

Foreclosures still high in California

Senate votes to ban certain bonuses for mortgage brokers, loan officers

Mortgage Rates (5/13/2010)

Senate votes to rein in mortgage lenders

Mortgage Rates (5/12/2010)

Reports show declines in mortgage defaults

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Re-Writing Your Story

Stop Trying to Be Normal

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Selling Lessons for Today’s Housing Market

The hidden costs of homeownership

On the Market: New fireplace rules on the horizon

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Charges Of Fraud And Strategic Default At Goldman Sachs

CREATION – STEP VII – WATCHING THE AURA GROW…

Don't Take a Deep Breath: Un-Inhale Your Aspiration to Control Instead

Five Performance Lessons from The Biggest Loser

Powerful Tactics to Lead Without a Title

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April 2010

Debate Rages Over Supply of Foreclosed Homes

The concentration of distressed borrowers and the local unemployment rate are two big factors in the health of a metro area's housing market

Tax Deal Lifts Home Sales but Price Pressures Loom

Tax Credit Extension? Don’t Bet the House On It

Federal homebuyer tax credit to end

Mortgage Rates (4/29/2010)

Home prices rise in three California cities

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Flipping houses is back in South Los Angeles

Fannie Mae to shorten waiting periods for some troubled borrowers to get new home loans

Remodeling projects are making a comeback

Mortgage Rates (4/26/2010)

Private mortgage insurance companies return to market

MARKET RECAP - 4/26/2010

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Transitions: The Art of Letting Go

Catastrophe? Or Inconvenience?

Ego: how to get rid of it

View from the NBER Recession Indicators

New Rule- Landlords Beware!

The Shadow Inventory Of Troubled Mortgages Could Undo U.S. Housing Price Gains

Mortgage Rates (4/23/2010)

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Should you buy or rent a home? Cost gap narrows

Good timing could reap double tax credits

10 foreclosures for every home saved

HOUSING: Economist says California tax credit won't last through May

Tepid 2010 Job Growth Forecast

Bank of America yanks Countrywide Financial customers' credit lines

California home default cases plunge

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4 Powerful Tools to Beat the Recession Blues!

OUR VANISHING ULTIMATE RESOURCE

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Reasons to buy or not to buy a house

Instead of an economic shot in the arm, a shot in the foot

Foreclosure actions spike despite aid

Summary Box: Foreclosures surge to new high

Foreclosure rates surge, biggest jump in 5 years

California's median home price jumps 14.3% in March

30-year mortgage rate falls to 5.07%

Link for CA tax credit information

Good BofA loan help resources and information sites

Getting a loan will be pricier

For Some Markets, Bubble-Era Prices Decades Away

Winning the mortgage modification lottery

Mortgage Rates (4/15/2010)

Signs seen of a housing rebound in Southern California

Mortgage Rates (4/14/2010)

Homebuyer Tax Credit Chart 2010

NO MORE CALIFORNIA STATE TAX ON FORGIVEN DEBT

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Test your knowledge of credit scores

Distressed Sales Again On The Rise, CoreLogic Reports

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Last Week In The News (4/12/2010)

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Weekly Market Recap (4/12/2010)

9 Things You Must Absolutely Do To Having Winning Relationships At Work:

How You Can Constantly Be in the Right Vibration to Attract by Heather Picken

Mortgage Rates (4/9/2010)

Calif. lawmakers pass housing-crisis tax relief

Homebuyers scramble as mortgage rates jump!

Apartment vacancies, rents likely to drop

Mortgage Rates (4/8/2010)

Homebuyers scramble as mortgage rates jump

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"Searching for Dimes" Tip for the Day: "Find a Reason to Believe"

Mastering Alchemy: Practical Tools for Managing the Shift… How Do You Want to Be Seen? Part 2

Happiness

Mortgage Rates (4/2/2010)

As Fed's mortgage purchases end, eyes turn to investors

Real estate relief: California rebound boosts 20-city index

Residential Lenders Ranked by Total Volume in 2009Q4

From bucolic bliss to 'gated ghetto'

Economy on footing for `double dip'

Geithner says loans will be problematic

Home prices in California show strong, unexpected gains in January

Mortgage Rates (4/1/2010)

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March 2010

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Weekly Preview - 3/28/2010

Solve Problems Like a Genius

Gov't to unveil plan to shrink some home loans

How to Be Happy: 7 Tips to Regain Your Optimism

Mortgage Rates (3/26/2010)

Local Realtors lean heavily on short sales

Home loan modification program oversold: watchdog

White House to make changes to mortgage modification program

Mortgage Rates (3/25/2010)

Governor Expected to Sign Homebuyer Tax Credit

Mortgage Rates (3/24/2010)

PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE IN NEED

Expert predicts tenuous housing recovery

Mortgage Rates (3/23/2010)

Keeping you updated on the mortgage and real estate market! For the week of March 22, 2010

Keeping you updated on the market! For the week of March 22, 2010

Mortgage Rates (3/22/2010)

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Improve Your Attitude: How to Create New Brain Pathways

Credit scores can drop after getting loan help (full article)

Mortgage Rates (3/19/2010)

Credit scores can drop after getting loan help

UNDISCLOSED SHORT SALE PAYMENTS MAY BE ILLEGAL

Mortgage Rates (3/18/2010)

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Permanently modified mortgages grow by 45%, government says

IRS tells homeowners how to get tax relief if a lender forgives part of their debt

5 states rush plans for $1.5B in housing funds

The Great Credit Squeeze

Keeping you updated on the market! For the week of March 15, 2010

Mortgage Rates (3/14/2010 - The Week Ahead)

Article: Understand F.E.A.R. to Eliminate Fear

7 Mental Strength Questions for Changing Your Life

Cleansing and Defense: Guard Your Energy with these 6 Methods

Homebuyers fueling market - for now

The $21 Billion Hot Potato

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Another Real Estate Market Opinion

U.S. housing giants are city-sized property owners

China's Challenge

Mortgage Rates (3/9/2010)

Lost money on house? ‘Short sellers’ face huge tax bills anyway

Mortgage Rates (3/8/2010b)

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Interest Rates (3/7/2010 - The Week Ahead)

Positive Affirmations, Do Positive Affirmations Really Work

Are Your Goals Accompanied with a Consistent Labor of Love?

Mortgage Rates (3/5/2010)

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Mortgage Rates (3/3/2010)

More Really Bad News on the Housing Front

Bank Lending Continues to Plunge

Consumer Confidence Falls Off a Cliff

Orange officials sue couple who removed their lawn

Mortgage Rates (3/2/2010)

Many borrowers in default stay put as lenders delay evictions

Home sales pick up in the West

State homesellers average $21,000 less initial than asking price

Another Report from the Housing Market’s Front Lines

Mortgage Rates (2/27/2010 - The Week Ahead)

February 2010

Creation – Step VI: Using “Make Believe” To Empower Your Intentions

Spiritual Energy: Your Renewable Resource

Five Reasons to Feel Happy When You're Sad

Mortgage Rates (2/26/2010)

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Jumbo mortgage market is beginning to thaw

Leading Economic Indicators Keep Rising, but …

Foreclosure situation combines with looming end of incentives

Mortgage Rates (2/24/2010)

Mortgage Rates (2/23/2010 b)

Mortgage Rates (2/23/2010)

Mortgage Rates (2/22/2010)

Keeping you updated on the market! For the week of February 22, 2010

Mortgage Rates (2/21/2010 - The Week Ahead)

Creation – Step V – Emotion Motion

The Foundations of Great Achievement

Difficult People: How to Deal with the Know-It-All

S&P Estimates a Three-Year Overhang of Shadow Inventory

Mortgage Rates (2/19/2010)

the Fed raised its discount rate last night

Southern California home prices rise 8.6%

TransUnion: Surprising increase in souring mortgages

New wave of foreclosures by end of 2010 is feared

Fourth quarter 2009 housing affordability

SoCal home prices fall

Mortgage Rates (2/18/2010)

Number of modified mortgages jumps sharply

Short sales grow as a cheaper alternative to foreclosure

How to avoid common tax errors made by new homeowners

Homeowners' equity is again on the rise after three years of unprecedented shrinkage

It's Not the Circumstances, It's Us

Mortgage Rates (2/17/2010)

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Citi's Foreclosure Alternative Allows Homeowners to Stay for Six Months

Mortgage Rates (The Week Ahead - 2/14/2010)

Possible ATM scam, check your receipts

John Wooden's 12 Lessons in Leadership

Mortgage Rates (2/12/2010)

MAKING SENSE OF THE "FEWER HOMEOWNERS SEE HOME VALUES FALLING" STORY

Five Tips to De-Stress Relationships

Median home prices rise in more than 40 pct of US metropolitan areas in fourth quarter of 2009

Foreclosure activity falls 10% in January

U.S. aims to stop backing mortgages

Bernanke says Federal Reserve will scale back stimulus policies . . . eventually

Mortgage Rates (2/11/2010)

The Road Map to Higher Interest Rates: Seven Signs of the End of Free Money

Home loan demand drops despite drop in rates

Mortgage Rates (2/10/2010)

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Loan Resets Projected to Cause Mortgage Crisis in 2010

FTC Rule Bans Up-Front Fees for Modifications

Mortgage Rate (2/8/2009)

'Cash-in' refis growing in popularity

Mortgage Rates (2/7/2010 - The Week Ahead)

Frequently Asked Questions About the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

Frequently Asked Questions About the Move-Up/Repeat Home Buyer Tax Credit

Giving Back to the World

Those seeking to ease their mortgage terms must now document their finances before a trial modification will be granted, the Obama administration says. Loan servicers must adopt the policy by June 1.

Rising FHA default rate foreshadows a crush of foreclosures

The Home Buyer Tax Credit is Expiring Soon: You Must Act Now to Take Advantage of This Benefit

Mortgage Rates (2/5/2010)

The Worst of the Housing Slump is Not Over

Mortgage Rates (2/4/2010)

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Fed’s Currency Swap Lines: A BIG deal for the Dollar

Contracts to buy homes inch up in December

IRS finally publishes rules for $6,500 repeat home buyer tax credit

Mortgage Rates (2/2/2010)

Sen. Ron Calderon Seeks to Expand, Extend State Housing Credit

Get ahead of the slow-moving loan-mod train

FHA revises 'anti-flipping' rule - update

FHA revises 'anti-flipping' rule

Mortage Rates (2/1/2010)

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January 2010

How to stay safe in the world today.

Remember to Disconnect

Losing Your Memories, Gaining Your Truth

New rule affects homeowners in foreclosure avoidance program

Mortgage Rates (1/29/2010)

No Plans for Mortgage-Principal Reductions

Home sizes fall as builders, buyers embrace economic reality

California's Home Inventory Shrinks to 5-Year Low

Fed keeps key interest rates steady despite board member's disapproval

Mortgage applications fall 11% last week

California mortgage defaults drop 24.3%

Mortgage Rates (1/28/2010)

Mortgage Rates (1/27/2010 - Afternoon Update)

At-risk FHA borrowers to receive early relief assistance

Fed leaves key rate unchanged

Outlook for housing market is muddied by minuscule rise in prices

Nationwide home sales plunge - Locally, L.A. County, state show gains

Why the Economy May Disappoint in 2010

Mortgage Rates (1/27/2010)

Mortgage Rates (1/26/2010)

December home sales down nearly 17 percent

Home prices rising: L.A. County values up 5.6% from year before

Mortgage Rates (1/25/2010)

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Do You Feed Negativity?

Cleaning for a Reason

ME-Vows: The 5 Promises You Must Make With Yourself

How to stay safe in the world today

200 Bank Failures Expected in 2010

World financial markets shudder as China starts to put brakes on its fast-growing economy

Obama proposes tough new restrictions for banks - The president essentially seeks a return to rules, repealed in 1999, that prevented bank holding companies from owning both commercial banks and Wall Street investment firms.

Obama proposes tough new restrictions for banks

Mortgage pain persists for BofA, Wells, U.S. Bancorp

Mortgage Rates (1/22/2010)

California Traffic Tickets Fines

Mortgage Rates (1/21/2010)

Guidelines for filing complaints against HAMP servicers

Southern California housing market strengthens in December

Federal Housing Administration to raise fees

Home Prices End 2009 at $435,000

Upcoming FHA changes

Mortgage Rates (1/20/2010)

Treasury Dept. says loan modification picture is improved

Mortgage lenders exploit a loophole in HUD's new 'good faith estimate' rules

Taxi or LIMO?

U.S. offers special homeowner benefits to military personnel

Mortgage Rates (1/19/2010)

MARKET RECAP (1/18/2010)

Mortgage Rates (1/17/2010 - The Week Ahead)

CNBC – Big Banks, Short Sales, Kick Backs and Fraud

HUD TAKES ACTION TO SPEED RESALE OF FORECLOSED PROPERTIES TO NEW OWNERS

Creation, The Game of Intention – Step 3: Do Unto Others…(and a Giveaway Announcement)

5 Ways to Unlock Your Potential

Holiday moratoriums slowed California foreclosures in December

U.S. 2009 foreclosures shatter record despite aid

Mortgage Rates (1/15/2010 b)

Homebuyer beware: the real estate game lacks fair play

Salt water fueled cars????

Mortgage Rates (1/15/2010)

Economic recovery not a typical one

KB Home posts profit for quarter

Fed quietly posts record $46.1-billion profit in 2009

Signs of life in the home-building industry

NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW LOWS IN HOME PRICE REDUCTION LEVELS ACCORDING TO TRULIA

Bankruptcy’s often overlooked tie to homeownership

Mortgage Rates (1/13/2010)

The Largest Tax Increase in US History

Mortgage Rates (1/12/2010)

Remember $4-a-gallon gas? It's likely coming back

Risk-based pricing notices could cut mortgage fees and interest rates

Going to sell the house? Don't wait for 'spring' in February

Mortgage Rates (1/11/2010)

Foreclosures weigh on home appraisals

Losing a home? A tax bite may be next

Believe In Your Future

Banks take revenge for new consumer rules

Gov. Schwarzenegger Lays out Priorities, Urges Continued Bipartisan Teamwork in State of the State Address

Mortgage Rates (1/8/2010)

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Treasury Moves to Offer Rewards for Short Sales

Mortgage Rates (1/6/2010)

Homeowners forced to buy flood insurance after FEMA redraws maps

How to check your property's flood status

The Treasury Department released guidelines and forms for its new Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA)

Mortgage Rates (1/10/2010)

The interest rate for a 30-year loan ticks up to 5.14%, the fourth consecutive weekly increase.

Bernanke calls for stronger regulation against excessive speculation

Mortgage Rates (1/4/2010)

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December 2009

Our View: The human touch could save more mortgages

Mortgage Rates (12/31/2009)

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Real estate expert sees good and bad going forward in 2010 and beyond

No more extensions of tax credit for first-time home buyers

Mortgage Rates (12/28/2009)

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Four Tips to De-Stress Your Spirit

Mortgage Rates (12/24/2009)

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Mortgage Rates (12/22/2009)

One debit-card overdraft can trigger an avalanche

Mortgage Rates (12/21/2009)

More homes are poised to hit the market

Era of sub-5% mortgages could be over soon

Mortgage Rates (12/20/2009 - The Week Ahead)

An Unforgettable Story

LENDERS TO HALT FORECLOSURE EVICTIONS OVER THE HOLIDAYS

Mortgage Rates (12/18/2009)

Bay Area real estate investors snap up properties in Sacramento, Vegas

How to Learn Your Credit Score

Foreclosure backlog estimated at 1.7M

California population growth slowest in more than a decade

Loan funds feel cash squeeze

Mortgage Rates (12/17/2009)

U.S. FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY DECREASES 8 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER

FED leaves rates as they are

Fannie Mae says it won't consider offers from investors to buy its foreclosed properties until they have been on the market for 15 days.

HR 615 please act!

Mortgage Rates (12/16/2009 - update)

Fannie Mae Announces Deed for Lease™ Program

Obama's standardized short-sale plan could help troubled homeowners

Obama pushes home improvement to create jobs, save energy

Southern California home prices and sales improve in November

Geithner: bailout program extended to October

Mortgage Rates (12/16/2009)

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Our December newsletter is now on line for you to enjoy

really cool video - spend some time with it

House Passes Reform Legislation but Scraps Bankruptcy Cramdowns

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Manage Your Actions and You'll Free Your Time

Your Destiny Is Built on Daily Habits

Mortgage Rates (12/11/2009)

Consumer borrowing falls yet again

California No. 3 for lost homes

Committee blasts Obama's mortgage relief plan

Mortgage Rates (12/10/2009)

Real estate expert sees good and bad going forward

IRS to outline changes in the home buyer tax credit program

Mortgage Rates (12/9/2009)

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Santa's 7 Holiday Stress-Busting Secrets

Gov't increases pressure on mortgage industry

State ruling to cut most property taxes

Gov't unveils rules to speed up 'short sales'

Mortgage Rates (12/4/2009)

Napolitano vows LA hearing on state's water crisis

Rates on 30-year mortgages set new record low

Home buyers will have to lay out more cash for an FHA mortgage

Mortgage Rates (12/3/2009)

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The Fed Fears a New Mortgage Crisis

HUD ISSUES NEW MORTGAGE RULES TO HELP CONSUMERS SHOP FOR LOWER COST HOME LOANS

New FICO site helps borrowers seeking loan modifications

Mortgage Rates (12/1/2009)

November 2009

Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures

Home prices up - but for how long?

Mortgage Rates (11/30/2009)

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45 lessons life taught me

Hope for a strong economic rebound is fading

Many 'underwater' mortgage holders really aren't, data firm says

New $6,500 federal tax credit for 'move-up' home buyers may benefit you

Mortgage Rates (11/27/2009)

A Day of Thanks

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Home buyer tax credits for all

Foreclosures will keep rising through 2010, report says

FHA-insured mortgages may become more expensive and harder to get

Thanksgiving or Thanks-Receiving?

Mortgage Rates (11/20/2009)

House panel OKs granting of bank breakup power

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Serious home loan delinquencies are above 10% of mortgages in California

Southern California home prices edge upward again in October

Home Prices Rise $7,500 in October in Orange County (CA)

10 Little Things that Make a Big Difference

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Begin at the End

How to Live a Healthy and Joyful Life

Getting Serious About Your House and the Market

How to rent your home from Fannie Mae

Consider this a last call for FHA Streamline Refinances

Banks Rasie Mortgage Qualification Standards

Mortgage Rates (11/13/2009)

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Thinking of halting payments on house?

Just Desserts and Markets Being Silly Again

HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY TO ALL

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$8,000.00 Tax credit

A day after the Senate, the House also overwhelmingly OKs 14 more weeks of jobless benefits -- 20 weeks in hard-hit states such as California -- and an expansion of the home buyer tax-credit program.

Fannie Mae to allow borrowers in foreclosure to lease back homes

Mortgage Rates (11/9/2009)

Broken Heart Advice: Coping Tips When You Just Can't Let Go

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Geithner Urges Extension of Homebuyer Credit

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Toxic Relationships: Love Them, But Leave Them

October 2009

Transforming Difficult Relationships with Curiosity

Mortgage Rates (10/30/2009)

Home prices in major cities continue to climb - Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index rises 1% in August from July in its third consecutive monthly gain. Southern California cities, led by L.A. and San Diego, show notable increases.

Housing prices increase across US

If You’re Going to Buy a House, Do it Now

Senators Agree To Extend Homebuyer Tax Credit

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Commitment: The Essential Ingredient In Your Relationship

Home sales rise 9.4% in September, beating forecasts

Home-Buyer Credit Tempts Tax Cheats

Mortgage Rates (10/23/2009)

For mortgages, 620 is the new magic number

Mortgage Rates (10/22/2009)

Extending credit 2 area lawmakers back prolonging homebuyer program

Feared flood of foreclosures in California may be averted

Government Measures No Match for Second Wave of Foreclosures

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Bank errors mar mortgage relief

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Executives and economists at the Mortgage Bankers Assn. convention say job losses have replaced adjustable subprime loans as the main cause of defaults.

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Killing the Goose What Were We Thinking?

The Installation of Love

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Negotiating Skills Will Get You Ahead

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The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offers an online guide to preventing foreclosure.

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The Economy & the Commercial Real Estate Bust

Mortgage Delinquencies - The Coming Storm

September 2009

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STATE BAR TAKES ACTION TO AID HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE CRISIS

LOAN MODIFICATION ATTORNEYS UNDER INVESTIGATION

Do you suggest trying to do a short sale or should I go for a loan modification?

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FHA will tighten credit standards

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Special Report: How the Government is Setting Us Up for a Second Subprime Crisis

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The Top 10 Ways to Lift Your Mood When You're Feeling Down in the Dumps

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Experts: Recovery to be painful

Southland home prices move north for fourth consecutive month

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Watch Your Waistline

Are You Living Your Purpose?

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California homeowners facing insurance rate hikes

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August 2009

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4 Key Tips for De-Stressing the Mind

A New Meditation for Busy People

Would You Like to Stop Worrying about What Others Think?

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California property values fall for the first time in 76 years

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To Those That I Love and Care

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Pick me up jokes. Laugh a little.

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L.A. County housing market 'stabilizing'

Low prices boost Southern California home sales in July

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Some saw the housing bubble and sold; trick now is spotting the bottom

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New Foreclosure Numbers Eclipse Recent Optimism

Understanding banks' new credit criteria

Empower or Enable

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Foreclosure backlog keeps building

Foreclosed homes mount

Foreclosures rise 7 percent in July from June

Housing Recovery Will Be Slow as Foreclosures Continue to Weigh on Housing Prices

Loan Modificatin Fraud

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First-time home buyer tax credit faces increased IRS scrutiny

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July 2009

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Lenders lack incentive to halt some foreclosures

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Southern California median home sales price surges in June

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U.S. raises home refi plan's loan-to-value ceiling to 125%

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June 2009

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8 Ways to Break a Plateau

SKINNY HOUSE

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Mortgage bankers cut U.S. loan origination forecast

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New-Home Inventories Continue Shrinking In April

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Sales of pre-owned U.S. homes rise 2.9% in April

Home foreclosures hit record in first quarter

Economists say recession to end in third quarter

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Southern California property values sink below historic norms

Imagine No Limits

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Pending home sales rise 6.7 percent in April

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Obama's Loan Modification Plan: 7 Things You Need to Know

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May 2009

Our View: Government measures not helping housing market

Many modified mortgages will default again, Fitch Ratings projects

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Life Maps: Envisioning Success

Work Wisely: Work Less Hours, Make More Money

NEW FEDERAL LAW AFFECTING DISTRESSED PROPERTIES

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Focus on Health - The Benefits of a Peaceful Mind

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Remembering a True 'Enchanted Self'

FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY REMAINS AT RECORD LEVELS IN APRIL

Schwarzenegger outlines drastic budget cuts

A Short Sale May Not Mean You're Home Free

Bidding Wars Are Emerging on Foreclosures

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To Rent or Buy in 2009?

Buying Time Against Foreclosure

Reverse mortgage variation is aimed at seniors looking to downsize

U.S. expanding foreclosure prevention plan

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Color Psychology: Choose the Right Color for Your Listings

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SMART Goal Setting 101: The Definitive Guide to Goal Achievement

Is Goal Setting Holding You Back?

Postage Rates Are Changing on May 11

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Making Home Affordable program may enable millions to refinance mortgages

Top Ten Tips to be a Successful Seller

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What the expanded remodeling tax credit means for consumers.

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The Power of Words

New condo loan rules could hurt distressed areas

Obama administration seeks to regulate large financial corporations

Southland median home price holds to $250,000 in February

FREDDIE MAC ANNOUNCES TWO INITIATIVES SUPPORTING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MAKING HOME AFFORDABLE PLAN

Citigroup to cut mortgage payments for some unemployed customers

$75-billion housing plan unveiled

Obama plan to prevent foreclosures enables more homeowners to refinance

Affordability Highest Since Start Of Decade

Saving Capitalist Banking and a Speech by Paul Volker

Obama's Energy Plan: Trying to Kill 3 Birds With 1 Stone

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California posts 2.2 percent monthly gain in its median home price

April 2009

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Offer to reassess home raises red flag

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Goals and Visions Unlimited

CHOICE IS THE KEY TO CONSCIOUS CREATIVITY

Headed for foreclosure? Here's what to expect

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Appreciation A-B-Cs

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New checks, balances coming to financial industry

Deflation: When low prices buy high anxiety

Something to laugh about - The economy is so bad:

Mortgage Rastes (4/21/2009)

Obama launches mortgage rescue plan

Mortgage Rates (4/20/2009)

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac are raising fees, toughening rules for credit scores and down payments

Can Acorns Cure this Crisis?

Holiday blues: Weakness unmatched in 35 years

Mortgage Rates (4/20/2009 The Week Ahead)

When The World Came Together

Maytag recalls 1.6 million refrigerators - over fire hazard

Read this Article about Procrastination Right NOW!

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The World's Biggest Cash Pile

Stop Negative Self-Talk! Five Ways to Build Confidence and Happiness

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Those Wild and Crazy Analysts - On Real Estate

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Write for Profit with a Passion and Avoid 'Analysis Paralysis'

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Home sales climb nearly 70 percent

Common loan modification programs offered by banks

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C.A.R. LAUNCHES MORTGAGE PROTECTION PROGRAM

Tax Break For First-Time Buyers - Explained

Tax hikes begin today

Opposing forces tug on banks

FDIC wants new ceiling on interest rates paid by weak banks

Mortgage Rates (4/2/2009)

March 2009

Federal Housing Finance Agency proposes to trim Fannie, Freddie portfolios

Housing Plan Will Accelerate Loan Modifications, HUD Says

Home values in L.A., Orange counties higher than reported, Zillow.com says

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It's your last weekend to shop before the sales tax increase

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Fannie Mae Undertakes "Making Home Affordable" Refinancing and Modification Initiatives

The Time is Now for Real Estate

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Mortgage Rates (3/25/2009)

Existing home sales rise 5.1% in February

Assembly OKs 20-week extension of unemployment pay

Market rallies behind bank rescue plan

The new rules of mortgage lending

Aid will turn renters into owners - San Diego County

Mortgage Rates (3/24/2009)

How Long Does a Loan Modification Take?

10 properties per investors

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Upsiding the Downturn

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Obama's plan to limit write-offs provokes push-back

A Waiting Game for Refinancing

State Housing Agencies Get Caught in Credit Crunch

Home sales on the rise

Deeds-in-Lieu of Foreclosure

Mortgage Rates (3/20/2009)

Banks Sitting On An Inventory Time Bomb

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Long-Term Outlook: Slow Growth And Deflation

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Clean Up Your Credit

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7 Ways to Achieve Greater Confidence

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Property Tax Reduction Scam Alert

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Maytag recalls 1.6 million refrigerators over fire hazard

Housing Stimulus Laws for 2009

HOUSING ECONOMIC RECOVERY OWNERSHIP (HERO)

The New World of Lending

REO transactions and RESPA

Mortgage Rates (3/11/2009)

FTC's warning to foreclosure fix-it firms

Mortgage modification fails to slow state, Inland foreclosures

Mortgage Rates (3/10/2009)

Southern California home prices fall, affordability returns to normal

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Walking the dog - (humor)

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STATE TO OFFER NEW-HOME BUYERS $ 10,000 TAX CREDIT

Keep people in their homes, real Help for the economy

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February 2009

Fannie Mae Extends Foreclosure Sale & Eviction Suspension

The Looming Crisis Beyond Today's Financial Disaster

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Mortgage relief via the courts

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Obama recovery plan stimulates whining

Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan - Obama Administration's Home Mortgage Crisis Fact Sheet

The Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan

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The 2 Essentials for Finding Your 'Real' Voice

Delinquencies Increase, Foreclosure Starts Flat in Latest MBA National Delinquency Survey

Mortgage Rates (2/20/2009)

California Finally Has A Budget

Comptroller Dugan Highlights Re-default Rates on Modified Loans

Mortgage modifications falling short of goal

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Bernie Madoff - How To Avoid A Ponzi Scheme

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JPMorgan, Citigroup halting foreclosures

Obama vows to turn next to housing crisis

Banks still stingy on lending

Countrywide Sued Over Denied Modification

The Six Lessons from Last Week's Action

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Economic stimulus money will reach nearly all

White House and major banks act on housing crisis

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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Introducing the Financial Stability Plan

White House, Congress Reach Final Compromise on Stimulus

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Can We Really Believe "California Comeback" Report?

On G-20 and GM: Economics, Politics and Social Stability

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Back Pain at the Office

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Interesting thoughts on the new stimulus plan

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motivated entrepreneurs will be what really create a growing economy

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Countrywide and Landsafe Sued over Appraisals

January 2009

The Dangers of Keeping Your Feelings to Yourself (and What to Do About It)

How new bank deposit coverage may affect you

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First time buyers could receive a $7,500 tax credit if they purchase

Opinion on the Current Economic Issues

Foreclosures, delinquencies skyrocketing among 'prime' borrowers

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Be Part of the American Dream – Become a Homeowner! - City of Upland

Claremont’s New Ordinance: Registration and Maintenance of Abandoned Properties CMC Chapter 8.17

Senator Dutton Introduces SB 49 - Bill Would Create Homebuyer Tax Credit

U.S. announces mortgage affordability plan

Citigroup Deal May Push All Mortgage Rates Higher

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IRS TO EXPEDITE TAX LIEN RELIEF FOR HOMEOWNERS

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The Joy of Failure -- Build Your Support Network For Happiness & Success

December California Foreclosure Report - NOTICES OF DEFAULT NEARLY DOUBLE

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2009 FHA Loan Limits Announced

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CONFORMING LOAN LIMIT FOR U.S. TO REMAIN $417,000 IN 2009; DIFFERENT LIMITS IN SOME AREAS

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE

2008 final foreclsoure count

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$7500 First-Time Homebuyer Income Tax Credit

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Government's mortgage relief program gets few takers

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December 2008

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Expectations lowered for new mortgage aid program

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California attorney general charges 8 people in alleged mortgage scam

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Fannie Mae Lets Renters Stay Despite Foreclosures

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Errors in loan documents can save strapped homeowners

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Bernanke: more action needed to cut foreclosures

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Oversight panel grills Treasury on bailout plan

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announcements recently regarding assisting homeowners in distress

Hedge fund Greenwich sues Countrywide over mortgage accord

Calling the recession - not just a 'duh' thing

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November 2008

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Stocks jump as economic news cheers investors

Obama assigns centrists to make radical economic moves

Bush says - Citigroup deal needed to protect system

Bush says Citigroup deal needed to protect system

U.S. rescues giant Citigroup

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FDIC Challenges Treasury with New Loan Modification Proposal

Groups lobby for home-buying incentives in new president's stimulus plan

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Paulson cancels key part of financial bailout

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Federal plan could aid troubled homeowners

Regulators to banks: Get off your butts and lend

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Lenders push for fresher 'comps' in home valuations

New Rush to modify home loans raises "moral hazard" issue - How far would people go to get better terms on their mortgage?

Citi, Fannie, Freddie to Halt Some Foreclosures

Mortgage Rates (11/10/2008)

Selling a Principal Residence Formerly Used for Investment Purposes?

Mortgage Rates (11/9/2008)

Why Good People Do Bad Things

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

Government's mortgage relief program gets few takers - The Hope for Homeowners plan's limitations damp interest among both borrowers and lenders

Hottest Mortgages in the Market Right Now

How much foreclosure relief will homeowners get from bailout plan?

Mortage Rates (11/7/2008)

Mortgage Rates (11/6/2008)

Pending home sales up 7.4% in August

Mortgage Rates (11/5/2008)

Mortgage Rates (11/4/2008)

FHA website

Mortgage Rates (November 3, 2008)

October 2008

HAPPY HOLLOWEEN!

The Holloween Story

Mortgage Rates (10/31/2008)

Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages surge to 6.46% from 6.06% on news of Fed rate cut.

Taller Gratis– Bienvenidos = Preservando El Sueño Americano Protejá su Hogar y Su Futuro en el Mercado de la Vivienda de Hoy Dia!

FREE WORKSHOP - PROTECTING YOUR HOME AND YOUR FUTURE IN TODAY'S HOUSING MARKET - CITY OF AZUSA

Government near home loan bailout

Mortgage Rates (10/30/2008)

Mortgage Rates (10/29/2008 part b)

the question is what will look like the new engine of economic growth?

Mortgage Rates (10/29/2008)

Mortgage Rates (10/28/2008)

New Fannie Mae Guidelines Encourage Short Sales

Act Now, Before the Fed Does

Mortgage Rates (10/27/2008 part b)

Mortgage Rates (10/27/2008)

New foreclosure plan on tap

Mortgage Rates (10/24/2008)

LOAN FORBEARANCE AGREEMENTS MUST BE IN WRITING

Fed: New rate cut likely, with record low within sight

Home sellers who understand market prosper

U.S. housing price decline sets record

Mortgage Rates (10/23/2008)

List of Lenders Who Are Participating in the HOPE for Homeowners (H4H) Program

Return Required To Cover Losses

The Secret of Selling Houses

Mortgage Rates (10/22/2008)

Persistence Pays Off When Loan Modification Saves House and Credit

Where is my swap line? And will the diffusion of financial power Balkanize the global response to a broadening crisis?

The Economic Blue Screen of Death

Mortgage Rates (10/21/2008)

Despite the credit crunch, there's still plenty of mortgage money

Mortgage Rates (10/20/2008)

Mortgage Rates (10/19/2008)

Life Balance: The Urgent vs. the Important

The World Will Not End

Mortgage Rates (10/17/2008)

Financial Crisis For Beginners

Mortgage Rates (10/16/2008)

Cell phone numbers going public.

Rescue plan: What's in it

Mortgage Rates (10/15/2008)

Bankruptcy, foreclosure, conventional changes - short sale clarification - requirements

Mortgage Rates (10/14/2008)

UCLA economists issue gloomy California forecast

Mortgage Rates (10/13/2008)

Statement of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein In Support of the Economic Rescue Package

Mortgage Rates (10/10/2008)

RTC could be Rescue Plan Role Model

Mortgage Rates (10/9/2008)

Mortgage Bailout Passes, Finally - Now What?

Countrywide mortgage pact may be worth $3.5 billion to California loan holders

Mortgage Rates (10/8/2008b)

Mortgage Rates (10/8/2008)

Mortgage Rates (10/7/2008)

Housing Assistance Act Will Impact Many Investor Capital Gain Calculations

Money-Saving Tips On Home-owner's Insurance

Mortgae Rates (10/6/2008)

Information on Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure

Bailout 101: What new law says

Mortgage Rates (10/5/2008 - the week ahead)

House passes $700b bailout

House approves historic bailout package

Bank-Rescue Plan Wins Approval as House Reverses Vote (Update2)

Mortgage Rates (10/3/2008)

Mortgage Rates (10/2/2008)

1999 NY Times Article - Start Of The Mortgage Meltdown?

Banking Crises Around The World

Might Uncle Sam Make Money On The Bailout?

Mortgage Rates (10/1/1008)

Loan Modification - Consumer Issues

Advance Fees and Loan Modificat ion Services

Impacts of Bailout

What's At Stake? Pass the Emergency Economic Stimulus Act

September 2008

Haste Makes Waste

Mortgage Rates (9/30/2008)

House rejects Wall Street bailout in dramatic vote

U.S. stocks tumble

U.S. stocks tumble as bailout plan fails in House

Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Mortgage Legislation to Protect California Homeowners and Homebuyers

Fed Pumps Further $630 Billion Into Financial System (Update2)

Fed Would Gain More Power Over Short-Term Rates in Rescue Bill

Citi to acquire Wachovia's banking operations

FACTBOX: Key elements of Congress' bailout plan

Bank rescues in Europe as House meets on bailout

California Budget

Mortgage Rates (9/29/2008 part b)

Mortgage Rates (9/29/2008)

Observations on a Crisis

Economic Softening Hits Leading Commercial Real Estate Index

NATIONAL HOME-VALUE DROP MODERATES IN SECOND QUARTER

A Perfect Match

Mortgage Rates (9/26/2008)

Quote forthe day

JPMorgan Chase buys WaMu assets after FDIC seizure

Proposed $700 Billion Bailout Is Too Little, Too Late to End the Debt Crisis

Mortgage Rates (9/25/2008)

Bailout dilemma: How hard to squeeze the banks on loans?

While our government is bailing out Wall Street, DPA and H.R. 6694 is looking out for Main Street.

Mortgage Rates (9/24/2008)

Bailout may give housing market some breathing room

Key components of the Treasury’s proposal include:

The Government to the Rescue! Will Those Efforts Include Saving FHA’s Down Payment Assistance Program?

$700 billion question: fate of bad loans

Mortgage Rates (9/23/2008)

Uncle Sam's $700+ Billion Toxic Securities Fund

Bail Out Hearings (9/23/2008)

Free Disneyland Ticket On Your Birthday In 2009

Strong Push for an RTC-Type Solution to the Crisis

Mortgage Rates (9/22/2008)

Mortgage Rates (9/19/2008)

Mortgage Rates (9/18/2008)

Mortgage Rates (9/17/2008)

Real Estate Why Greenspan Is Right This Time

10 Cities Where Cost of Living Is Growing Fast

Mortgage Rates (9/16/2008 afternoon update)

Mortgage Rates (9/16/2008)

HOPE NOW - PROGRESS IS MADE

Mortgage Rates (9/15/2008)

Mortgage Rates (9/14/2008)

Living by the Golden Dozen

Seller Funded Down Payment Assistance likely to continue!

Did You Know That You Need A Job, A Good Credit Rating and Promise To Pay The Lender Back Before You Can Get A Loan?

Mortgage Rates (9/12/2008)

Real Estate: Why Greenspan Is Right This Time

Mortgage Rates (9/10/2008)

July Sales Report By County

Mortgage Rates (9/9/2008)

Fannie/Freddie bail out

C.A.R. on Fannie, Freddie Takeover

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae News

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae

Mortgage Rates (9/8/2008 part C)

Mortgage Rates (9/8/2008 part B)

Mortgage Rates (9/8/2008)

Housing Market Key Indicator Alert - Aug. 21

FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC HAVE MORE OPTIONS THAN NATIONALIZATION

C.A.R. July 2008 Sales and Price Report

Just Listed! 510 Laurel Way La Habra, CA 90631

Will WaMu Make it?

New law addresses second-home sales and its tax consequences

Mortgage Rates (8/5/2008 a)

Thoughts on the Market (7/28/2008)

Mortgage Rates (8/4/2008 b)

Mortgage Rates (8/3/2008)

Mortgage Rates (9/2/2008)

Mortgage Rates (9/1/2008)

Mortgage Rates (8/29/2008)

August 2008

Good Credit Is Step One for Buyers

Mortgage Rates (8/27/2008)

Top 10 Cities to Buy a Home

Mortgage Rates (8/26/2008)

California Foreclosures Offered at 12% Discount

Mortgage Rates (8/25/2008)

Mortgage Rates (8/24/2008)

Mortgage Rates (8/22/2008)

Remarks by Dallas Fed President Richard W. Fisher

Mortgage Rates (8/21/2008)

ENLIGHTENED PERSPECTIVE

August 2008 - ALL SEASONS - Newsletter

Southern California home sales jump 13.8% in July

Housing Inventories Fall in Major Cities

Mortgage Rates (8/20/2008)

Money Savings Tips

Mortgage Rates (8/19/2008)

Just Listed! 2028 Owens Drive Fullerton, CA 92833

Tips for Buying Foreclosures

Mortgage Rates (8/18/2008)

Start Living in Prime Time

Mortgage Rates (8/15?2008)

Selling a Home in a Hurry Still Possible

Mortgage Rates (8/14/2008)

Bargain Hunters Have Field Day With REOs

Mortgage Rates (8/12/2008)

14 Markets With Nowhere to Go but Up

Mortgage Rates (8/11/2008)

A Public Proposal

Mortgage Rates (8/8/2008)

Hard-Won Lessons from a Home Owner

Mortgage Rates (8/7/2008)

8/5/2008 (afternoon)

Avoid Pitfalls When Buying Foreclosures

Mortgage Rates (8/5/2008)

Mortgage Rates (8/4/2008)

Mortgage Rates (8/31/2008)

The Top Percentage Principle of Real Estate Sales

Opt Out Of Direct Mail Lists - At No Cost

Mortgage Rates (8/1/2008)

Mortgage Rates (7/31/2008)

July 2008

President Signs Historic Housing Bill!!

Strategic Defense Program Article: Understanding the Foreclosure Process

Mortgage Rates (7/30/2008)

Short Sale Information

Mortgage Rates (7/29/2008)

HR 3221, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

Congress Ready to Nix Seller-Financed Loans

Mortgage Rates (7/28/2008 part 2)

Should You Have Your Ducts Cleaned?

Mortgage Rates (7/28/2008)

Mortgage Rates (7/25/2008)

Banks miss an easy housing fix

Mortgage Rates (7/24/2008)

Mortgage Rates (7/23/2008)

Fearless in this market

Star on Home Improvement TV

Mortgage Rates (7/22/2008)

Mortgage Rates (7/21/2008 part 2)

Real Estate Market News

Thoughts on the market

Mortgage Rates (7/21/2008)

Cultivating Your Self-Esteem

Mortgage Rates (7/18/2008)

Mortgage Rates (7/17/2008)

Advice for Anyone Facing Foreclosure

Traitor Greenspan Urges Gulf States To Abandon Dollar

Mortgage Rates (7/16/2008)

Fed Issues New Lending Rules

June Covina Home Prices

IndyMac Bank Info

Entry Level Housing Affordability Rises

Mortgage Rates (7/15/2008)

Mortgae Rates (7/14/2008 part B)

Affordable Homes Aren't the Only Answer

Mortgage Rates (7/14/2008)

10 Things Authentic Leaders Do

10 Best Cities to Live, Work, Play

Mortgage Rates (07/11/2008)

What to do in case of an accident or loss

8 Skills Every Home Owner Should Master

Mortgage Rates (7/10/2008)

Simple Fix-Ups Pay Off Big for Sellers

Mortgage Rates (7/9/2008)

Mortgage Rates (7/8/2008)

Mortgage Rates (7/7/2008 part 2)

Mortgage Rates (7/7/2008)

The Bridge Builder

Tips for Low Cost Staging

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

Mortgage Rates (7/3/2008)

Mortgage Rates (7/2/2008)

Tips for Easing Pet Problems in Real Estate

Mortgage Rates (7/1/2008)

June 2008

CHP Wireless Telephone Laws FAQs

Home Gyms: Remodeling Not Required

Mortgage Rates (6/30/2008 part 2)

Mortage Rates (6/30/2008)

Making the Most of Today

Mortgage Rates (6/27/2008)

Property tax reassessments

How is the Seller's Credit Effected By a Shortsale?

Mortgage Rates (6/26/2008)

Mortgage Rates (6/25/2008)

How Low Can Home Prices Go?

How do you justify the list and sale price for a short sale?

Mortgage Rates (6/24/2008)

Don't Rush Home Decorating

Mortgage Rates (6/23/2008 part 2)

Mortgage Rates (6/23/2008)

Do Air Purifiers Really Work?

Mortgage Insurers: Defaults Drop

What time is it?

Are We Really Trying? Excerpt from The Gift of Change

Mortgage Rates (6/19/2008)

Drop Price and Sell, or Find a Renter?

Stimulus Check Deals

Bankruptcy

Qoutes to think about

Mortgage Rates (6/18/2008)

FHA Loans Emerge From the Sidelines

Lenders Agree to Increase Anti-Foreclosure Efforts

Mortgage Rates (6/17/2008)

Morgage Rates (6/16/2008 part 2)

Mortgage Rates (6/16/2008)

Mortgage Rates (6/13/2008)

Getting Better Mileage from Your Gasoline

Mortgage Rates (6/12/2008)

Contractor Horror Story

Essential Do's and Don'ts for Choosing the Right Contractor

2008 Consumer Advertising Campaign

Mortgage Rates (6/10/2008)

Pending Sales Up 6.3% in April

Is It Time For A Hair Cut?

Mortgae Rates (6/9/2008 update)

Mortage Rates (6/9/2008)

Mortgage Rates (6/5/2008)

Mortgage Rates (6/4/2008)

Talking Points (1)

Markets That Are Doing Just Fine, Thanks

Mortgage Rates (6/3/2008)

Existing-Home Sales - April 2007

Mortgage Rates (6/2/2008)

Foreclosure Solutions for Homeowners

Visualize your outcome

California Home Price Data for April 2008

Can See Where Your Tax Money Goes

May 2008

The First $2-Billion Home Is Coming

Overpricing is a two-edge sword

Mortgage Rates (5/30/2008)

Mortgage Rates (5/29/2008)

Fannie Mae Scraps Declining Markets Policy

Mortgage Rates (5/28/2008)

Mortgage Rates (5/27/2008 B)

Mortgage Rates (5/27/2008)

Big-City Home Prices Are Faring Well

The Priceless Gift

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

ECO-FRIENDLY PAINT STRIPPERS

Sales of Gas Cap Locks on the Rise

e-mail scams

Mortgage Rates (5/23/2008)

Mortgage Rates (5/22/2008)

Fannie Mae Changes Policy and Pricing on "Conforming" Jumbos

Mortgage Rates (5/21/2008)

U.S. Senate Strikes Housing Rescue Deal

Mortgage Rates (5/20/2008)

As ARMs reset, little of the expected chaos is coming to fruition

Mortgage Rates (5/19/2008 continued)

Mortgage Rates (5/19/2008)

THE UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL

Forgive and Live

Elimination of Freddie Mac's Declining Market Policy

Mortgage Rates (5/16/2008)

The Housing Crisis Is Over

Mortgage rates (5/15/2008)

NAR: Prices Up in 1 of 3 Metro Areas

Mortgage Rates (5/14/2008)

Expect a Summer Rise in Home Sales

Mortgage rates (5/13/2008)

Affordability Improves for New Buyers

Mortgage Rates (5/12/2008)

Have you heard this quotation for Anais Nin?

Mortgage Rates 5/9/2008

Why Selling Now May Make Sense

Financing opinion 5/8/2008

Affordable Ways to Makeover Bathrooms

Sales Tips: How to Seal the Deal

Fed cuts again

Financing opinion 5/7/2008

Return RequiredTo Break Even On Losses

Buffett Does His Part to Keep Rates Stable

Financing opinion 5/5/08

School data

Happiness as a Priority

Charles Schultz Philosophy

Annual asking price change - selected areas

Hints for buying a foreclosure

April 2008

4 Things to Consider Before Buying a Timeshare

Bush Administration to Expand Mortgage Help for Struggling Families

Beauty In The Beast

Buy Now, says Foreclosure Expert

Housing cost with transportation cost

HOW TO AVOID FORECLOSURE

Nehemiah Downpayment Assistance Program

Consumer's Guide To Reverse Mortgages

Thinking Points For Sellers

Thinking points for buyers

ADMINISTRATION TO EXPAND MORTGAGE HELP FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES

National Association of Realtors - Pending Home Sales Index - February 2008

The foreclosure bargain hunt

Tap Today's Housing Opportunity

Mortgage Related Resources

Special FHA Purchase Financing

Retirement

Lending Standards Will Stay Tight

New Appraisal Rules for Freddie, Fannie

CAR February Home Sales Report

Curb Appeal Sells Homes, Survey Says

FREE REO TOUR - APRIL 5, 2008

There are several organizations trying to help homeowners avoid foreclosure

March 2008

Low-Cost Kitchen Updates

FREE REO PROPERTY TOURS

Jumbo loan rates still in the air - A trade group plan could mean the mortgage rates might stay higher than borrowers expect.

Jumbo Loan Rates to Climb Higher

Avoid Fraud In Foreclosure

Tips for Buying a Home at Auction

Why Now is a Smart Time to Buy

When Deciding To Become Landlord

Seek Property Bargains for Your IRA

FREE Ticket To Southern California Home Buyer's Fair

Why the Fed's rate cuts won't help you

Fed cuts key rates three-quarters of a point -

Foreclosure Scam

Getting the Most From an Architect

Most major lenders are freezing access to Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs)

Just Listed! 157 W REDWOOD CT Covina, CA 91723

Low Rate Credit Cards

California Home Prices - January 2008

Roughly half of metropolitan areas continued to show rising home prices in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the latest quarterly survey by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.

Leap Years - Why We Have Them

FHA Mortgage Limits List

Covina - February 2008 Real Estate Sales Activity

Government Announces Conforming Loan Limit Increases

Short Sales

Today's Interest Rates

How to Reduce Homebuying Stress

Getting a Mortgage Loan

U.S. FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY INCREASES 75 PERCENT IN 2007

February 2008

Cities Where Values Have Fallen the Most

Credit Repair Eases Home Buying

Our New Baby

A Lifeline to Struggling Borrowers?

Compare Title Policy Rates

CLARIFICATION ON THE ECONOMIC STIMULAS PACKAGE

Earthquake Preparedness

Stimulus Package Has Been Signed

Mortgage Company Failures

Troubled Borrowers Don't Know Lender Help Exists

FICO Scoring System Gets Redesign

Sell Your Home Fast In A Slow Market

Stimulus to Benefit Jumbo Borrowers

Congress Sends President Stimulus Package -- Final Bill Includes Increased Loan Limits

Interest rates 2/4/2008

2007 Existing-home Sales Fifth Highest

December California Home Sales Report

Loan Write Offs

Great News About Loans

January 2008

Mortgage and Real Estate Update / Good and Bad News

Fed Lowers Rate to 3% as U.S. Expansion Falters

IS YOU INFORMATION BEING SOLD?

NEW TAX BREAK FOR MORTGAGE DEBT FORGIVENESS

HOME BUYER'S FAIR

House OKs Lift on Fannie, Freddie Loan Limits

Bernanke to Cut Rates Further, Faster to Buoy Growth

Federal Reserve Web Site

Fed Issues Emergency Rate-Cut

IS IT TIME TO REFINANCE?

Mortgage Banker's Association's Forecast for 2008

Information Links

REALTOR® Campaign 2008

Avoiding Foreclosure

November Home Sales Date As Reported By The California Association Of Realtors

Investing and the economy and housing

Home Buyers Fair

13 reasons Bush's bailout won't stop recession

Are More Rate Cuts Coming From The Fed???

China and the Arabian Peninsula as Market Stabilizers

California Home Sales Statistics as Released by CAR

Hints when buying a new home

December 2007

Key points of Fed plan

Home Improvement Projects Resale Values

What to Do if Mortgage Lender Closes or Files for Bankruptcy

Just Listed! 913 E. Princeton Street Ontario, CA 91764

New Construction News

Rising Mortgage Fees Push up Closing Costs

Hard Money Loans

Making sense of the alternative minimum tax issue

TAX BREAK FOR MORTGAGE DEBT FORGIVENESS

ID Theft Protection

Ideas For A Downpayment

Decorate on a Dime:7 Tips to Make Your Home Your Castle

Can Mortgages be Saved With IRAs?

NEW HOTLINE FOR HOMEOWNERS FACING FORECLOSURE

Fed cuts key interest rate a quarter-point

Just Listed! 913 E. Princeton Street Ontario, CA 91764

Foreclosure Rates

Foreclosure Process

United States Conference of Mayors Report On: The Mortgage Crisis

Lenders Agree to Freeze Rates on Some Loans

2007 Foreclosure Plan - look for details soon

Government and banks working on a solution to the mortgage crisis (2)

Government and banks working on a solution to the mortgage crisis (1)

California Statistics for October 2007

Home Price Changes

California lenders agree to freeze rates

November 2007

City of Covina - City View Newsletter

It's harder than ever to get loans

Home Prices and Equity

Condo Buyers Should Do Their Research

Conforming Loan Limits

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Ways to Get Good Foreclosure Deals

Just Listed! 4572 Alondro Dr Riverside, CA 92509

TOP REASONS HOMES DON'T SELL

Our Thoughts On Home Values ...

Home Values

Covina - October 2007 - Home Sales Activity and Statistics

LA Times - Real Estate and Home Improvements - Two Good Blogs

Just Listed! 510 Laurel Way La Habra, CA 90631

Happy Birthday - United States Marine Corps

New FHA Legislation Working It's Way Through Congress

California - September - Home Sale Figures

October 2007

September California Regional Home Sales

California Fires, Insurance, and FEMA

Real Estate and the Economy

Recent sales activity in Southern California.

C.A.R's California Housing Market Forecast for 2008

Worried about that adjustble rate mortgage? There are solutions!

September 2007

First time home buyer programs

FHA To The Rescue - This May Be The Help You Need

August 2007

Interesting FED action today

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