IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- RealtyTrac(R)), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its September 2007 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 223,538 foreclosure filings -- default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions -- were reported during the month, down 8 percent from the 32-month high in the previous month, but still up 99 percent from the number reported in September 2006.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California's largest lenders are not helping borrowers, who struggle to make their mortgage payments, avoid foreclosure. The California Reinvestment Coalition (CRC) surveyed 33 of the state's more than 80 mortgage counseling agencies that offer assistance to financially strained borrowers, and found that most borrowers are pushed to foreclosure or short sale, leaving them without the homes they worked so hard to own.

Ever since the real estate market boiled over, melting down the mortgage industry and its cheap-money feeding frenzy, I've been waiting for one happy outcome: an end to the roar of mortgage brokers at my various doors.

SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RealEC Technologies Inc., the leading provider of collaborative network solutions to the mortgage industry, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a division of Countrywide Financial Corporation, allowing Countrywide to use RealEC's Web-based closing platform for mortgage refinance and home equity lending transactions.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The PMI Group, Inc. (NYSE: PMI) applauds Thursday's overwhelming vote in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3648, which, among other things, extends the tax provision enabling low- to moderate-income homebuyers to deduct the cost of mortgage insurance premiums from their federal income tax returns until 2014. Similar legislation, S. 1416, was introduced in the Senate in July.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Triyar Hospitality announced today that it has launched its first $160 million joint venture with Warburg Pincus Real Estate I, L.P. to acquire and develop select-service hotels in the Western and Southwestern United States.

Dozens of city workers remained at site of a landslide Thursday morning, monitoring the area for signs of fresh slippage and keeping evacuated residents from returning home.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Dalton Investments, LLC, a SEC- registered investment management firm serving institutional and private clients, today announced that it is offering a new distressed-mortgage strategy that will buy defaulted loans from mortgage servicing companies at significant discounts and restructure them, providing affordable monthly payments for homeowners and a residential mortgage- and real estate-backed investment vehicle for Dalton's investors.

100 foot long LA River Mural banner to be finished with painted hand-print border. Public invited to participate.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- It's move-in time for residents of The Potrero, San Francisco's new condominium development located on sunny Potrero Hill. The Potrero offers residents an intimate retreat in the heart of one of San Francisco's most dynamic, creative and established neighborhoods.

New Analytics Provide the Most Comprehensive Home Price Indices Available to Monitor and Simultaneously Evaluate Real Estate Risk and Opportunity

American entrepreneurs have made millions in the real estate market. Unfortunately it is an industry that is too often closed to underprivileged people, though they have their own enterprising dreams. Despite the current real estate slump, real estate mogul

American entrepreneurs have made millions in the real estate market. Unfortunately it is an industry that is too often closed to underprivileged people, though they have their own enterprising dreams. Despite the current real estate slump, real estate mogul

Internet's fastest-growing real estate search engine is competitive with global search leaders Google and Yahoo!

Whether they're waiting out the housing storm, or smack in the middle of it, an increasing number of Americans are choosing to rent, not own. And that's good news for landlords and investors.

SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LoopNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOOP), which operates the largest online commercial real estate marketplace, has been named "Company of the Year" for 2006 by the Entrepreneurs Foundation, the San Francisco Bay Area organization, for its outstanding commitment to community involvement. LoopNet is headquartered in San Francisco with additional office locations in Los Angeles and New York City.

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- RealtyTrac(R), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its August 2007 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 243,947 foreclosure filings - default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions - were reported during the month, up 36 percent from the previous month and up 115 percent from August 2006.

VALENCIA, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Valley Industrial Association of Santa Clarita hosts the second annual Regional Executive Summit on Wednesday, October 24, offering business executives from Los Angeles, Ventura and Kern counties a forum for discussion related to issues in the tri-county area. The conference convenes at 7:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Valencia, 24500 Town Center Drive, Valencia, California.

GRANADA HILLS, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- With the huge falloff in loan volume for most types of loan products, reverse mortgages are getting increased attention from the mortgage industry. According to Joffrey Long, President of Southwestern Mortgage, there's a lot of interest in reverse mortgage training. "Our training sessions are filling up almost as fast as we can schedule them," said Long, whose company is a provider of reverse mortgages and reverse mortgage training for loan officers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMB Property Corporation(R) (NYSE: AMB), a leading global developer and owner of industrial real estate, will host an analyst and investor forum on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 in New York City at the Palace Hotel. Additionally, AMB executives will ring The Closing Bell(R) at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, September 17, 2007.