Archive for October, 2007
Californians Start Rebuilding Their Spirits and Their Homes
October 31, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ — Californians who have been struck by the tragedies of the wildfires have many resources online to use when they are ready to begin rebuilding their homes and their lives. In addition to searching Google, homeowners can also visit an online referral service such as CalFinder (http://www.calfinder.com) or All Around […]
Real Estate Disposition Corporation Contributes $22,500 to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
October 31, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Successful San Diego Public Home Auction Raises Thousands of Dollars for Fire Victims
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Industry leader Real Estate Disposition Corporation (REDC), announced today that it will contribute $22,500 to the San Diego/Imperial Counties, California Chapter of the American Red Cross for disaster relief efforts following the destructive wildfires in the San […]
Nearly 600 Southern California Foreclosed Homes Totaling $198 Million Up For Auction
October 30, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
With Homes Valued from $100,000 to nearly $700,000, Buyers Will Likely Find Pick of Deals at Auction Scheduled November 6-11
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ — A souring housing market brimming over with foreclosures and falling home prices translates into sweet news for buyers in search of deals. As property values continue their spiral downward, more […]
Victims of So Cal Fires Find Short-Term Rental Options Online at Move.com
October 29, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Centralized Online Source of Short-Term Rentals for Displaced Victims of Fires
Southern California Wildfires Resource Center to Assist Estimated 500,000 Evacuated and Homeless Southern California Residents
October 29, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Industry leader provides quick and easy access to rental housing information
CHICAGO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Online rentals category leader, Apartments.com, today launched the Southern California Wildfires Resource Center within its site to help the estimated 500,000 homeless and displaced citizens in Southern California. The Resource Center provides valuable information to help individuals locate rental information […]
GMAC ResCap to Offer Mortgage Relief to Customers Affected By California Wildfires
October 26, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ — GMAC ResCap will offer mortgage relief counseling, and other assistance to about 330,000 GMAC Mortgage and Homecomings Financial customers that may be affected by the Southern California wildfires within the areas that have been declared federal disaster areas.
Update on Evacuated Retirement Community Residents Receiving Care at High School Shelter
October 25, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Attributable to Moraine Byrne, Senior Vice President, Covenant Retirement Communities
SPRING VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Residents of Covenant’s Mount Miguel Village are doing well after spending another night at San Diego High School. They were evacuated from the Spring Valley campus late Monday night, but are receiving excellent care and attention from Covenant staff […]
Local workers want California labeled ‘high-cost’ state
October 24, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Real estate professionals, including some local ones, are pushing the federal government to declare California a “high-cost” state to ease the home foreclosure crisis that has hit the Vallejo area especially hard.
Unprecedented Opportunities for Buyers as Bay Area Market Struggles in the Third Quarter
October 24, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
PLEASANTON, Calif., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Home sales declined by 30 percent in the Bay Area, year-over-year, across all housing types, according to a third quarter report released today by the research division of Prudential California Realty based on an analysis of MLS data.
Countrywide Announces a $16 Billion Comprehensive Home Preservation Program
October 23, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
- Enhanced focus on rate resets will benefit more than 80,000 borrowers -
CALABASAS, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Countrywide Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC) today announced a comprehensive home preservation program to reach out to borrowers at-risk of default.
CalCORP Mortgage Program Educates Californians to Avoid Foreclosures
October 23, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Among the top 10 metro areas with the largest number of foreclosure filings are six California cities. Merced topped the list followed by Modesto, Stockton, Riverside-San Bernardino, Vallejo-Fairfield, and Sacramento.
First American LoanPerformance Releases August 2007 House Price Index
October 19, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
-California, Nevada, Arizona and Florida Continue to Exhibit Home Price Declines-
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — First American LoanPerformance, a member of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) family of companies and a leader in residential mortgage data and analytics for the mortgage industry and Wall Street, today announced the release of its August 2007 […]
California Foreclosure Activity Up in September Despite Apparent Decline
October 18, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Fewer recording days skew numbers
House puts in place legislation to set up next wave of foreclosures; tax break on forgiven debt could incent mid-tier homeowners to flee without fear
Kennedy Wilson Auctions and Sells 56 Homes in Los Banos and Manteca, California
October 18, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Inventory of Both Developments Sells Out in Under Three Hours Total
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Kennedy Wilson Auction Group, a division of the national real estate services and investment firm Kennedy Wilson, conducted an inventory closeout auction of Paseo West, a community of one- and two-story single-family homes ranging up to 3,310 square […]
RealtyTrac(R) Ranked No. 4 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 List of Orange County’s Fastest Growing Companies
October 18, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Leading Online Real Estate Marketplace Registers 1,629 Percent Revenue Growth in Five-Years
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ — RealtyTrac(TM) (http://www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, has been named to Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Orange County, a ranking of the fastest-growing technology companies in the area. Based in Irvine, RealtyTrac ranked No. […]