Archive for February, 2008

HUD TAKES ACTION AGAINST FLEETWOOD HOMES OF CALIFORNIA

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has taken action against a major builder of manufactured homes by requiring it to recertify its Woodland, California plant. In a settlement announced today, Fleetwood Homes of California has agreed to a HUD-monitored recertification process for its Woodland plant. The company must also provide notification […]

Fraud Exceeds $4 Billion in 2007

DALLAS — (Feb. 4, 2008) Mortgage fraud activity jumped past $4.0 billion last year — with California and Ohio leading the way, according to the FraudBlogger Index published and maintained by http://www.MortgageDaily.com.

Northern California Foreclosure Auction Event!

All homes open for inspection from 10AM to 5PM on 02/23/08 and 02/24/08.

California Tenants Fight to Save Rent Control

Emboldened by a national outcry against the use of eminent domain to seize property for private developments like Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards, California landlords have devised an ingenious attack on the state’s local rent-control laws: Disguising a statewide referendum to ban them as a measure to reform eminent domain.

Green Innovations Help Skid Row Residents, Too

Innovative Solar Electric System Installation Adds To On-Going Environmental Partnership
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ — Actor, director and Enterprise Community Partners Board Trustee Edward Norton, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, dignitaries and formerly homeless residents gathered today at 9:30 a.m. at the St. George Hotel in downtown Los Angeles to celebrate the first solar electric system installation […]

HUGE 7 DAY Northern California Foreclosure Auction Event!

All homes open for inspection from 10AM to 5PM on 02/02/08, 02/09/08 and 02/10/08.
1000+ FORECLOSED HOMES MUST BE SOLD!!

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Developing New Foreclosure Prevention Program

San Francisco – The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco announced today that it is developing a new affordable housing set-aside program, the Homeownership Preservation Subsidy (HPS) program, to help provide a long-term solution for low- to moderate-income homeowners who are at risk of losing their homes because of increases in their monthly mortgage […]

Grubb & Ellis Company Unveils Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors

Triple Net Properties renamed to capitalize on strength of Grubb & Ellis brand name
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Feb. 6, 2008) – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), one of the world’s leading commercial real estate services and investment management firms, has renamed Triple Net Properties, LLC, its subsidiary, Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC. 

Deals Abound for Buyers at Auction of Over 200 San Francisco Area Foreclosed Homes

Valued from $145,000 to Nearly $600,000, Homes Will Be Auctioned by Hudson & Marshall February 16th and 17th
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — America’s housing market may be fledging but with interest rates hitting historic lows and home prices falling, now is a great time to buy. With the market in their favor, more […]

CITY OF FAIRFIELD, CA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OFFERS 4.29 ACRES FOR SALE

Fairfield, Calif., February 4, 2008 - The Fairfield Redevelopment Agency announces an invitation to purchase 4.29 acres of Agency-owned real property. The site offers prime commercial and residential development opportunities and is at 2030 North Texas Street, the former Fairfield Bowl property.