ESCONDIDO, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Contrary to cooling market trends, Barratt American's City Square neighborhood in downtown Escondido has sold an astounding 18 homes in the month since its grand opening, it was announced by President of Barratt American's Urban Division Larry Clemens.

GRANADA HILLS, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A favorite reverse mortgage program -- one that gave borrowers the most in cash, monthly income, or credit line benefits, is soon to end.

GRANADA HILLS, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Months Ago, Bob Edleson, a private investor in real estate loans, was having difficulty keeping his money invested. "There just weren't enough good loans to invest in." Today, with many subprime lenders not making loans, Bob has a wide choice of loans in which to invest. Bob is a "private money" or "hard money" investor. From individuals with just 30,000 invested, to those who invest millions, they loan to borrowers whose credit or property doesn't meet the conditions of institutional lenders.

GRANADA HILLS, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent article published by a major Organization for Retired Persons offers what looks like a poorly thought out suggestion. The article suggests that those considering a reverse mortgage "wait it out" for a year or two. While there may be some borrowers who truly are not yet ready to start a reverse mortgage, there are a number of potential problems, none of which were disclosed in the article.

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Verdict One, developer of the first directory of board certified lawyers of all specialties, announced today the opening of its website to consumers as well as attorneys.

Centex Homes, Pulte Homes and CTX Mortgage Lead Rankings for Inaugural New-Home Quality, New-Home Design, and Builder Mortgage Origination Studies, Respectively

New data from Mortgage Bankers Association clarifies California's crisis, underscores need for immediate legislative action

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marin Association of REALTORS(R) today announced publication of Profit by Publicity , the how-to reference book that shows real estate agents and brokers how to generate free publicity in a changing housing market to help build their reputations, get more listings and sell more properties.

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of California consumer organizations demanded stronger, swifter action on the part of the California legislature in response to the subprime mortgage crisis at a press conference in Sacramento today as well as in testimony before the Senate Banking Committee.

BERKELEY – Unprecedented investment in U.S. securities such as government bonds and mortgage-backed securities by China and other foreign countries reflects a growing globalization of real estate finance and generally benefits all sides - including U.S. home buyers enjoying lower interest rates - say researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

The California MLSAlliance, a new search platform that gives agents and brokers the ability to find real estate listings statewide, launched this week with more than 2.5 million listings.

Four new defaults have rolled in for former Crisp & Cole Real Estate partners and spouses in less than a week, public records show.

First Industrial Realty Trust already has industrial land holdings in Inland Southern California and its growth plan includes substantial increases, a company official said Wednesday.

Two years after the number of unsold homes began to rise and a year after prices began to slide, the local real estate market is showing the first signs of what could become a rebound, according to agents and others in the industry.

When buying or selling your home, you have the chance to give big to the cause of your choice.I’ll admit it: I am one of those Californians that everyone loves to hate. I left the “Golden State” and am considering buying a house in another state because, as radio host might say, outside of California, “all the women are strong, the mountains are good-looking, and all the Real Estate prices are below California’s average.”

Developers and realtors in pockets of Southern California are channeling a new stream of South Korean investment money to stave off the slump that's hit much of the U.S. housing market. Lenora Chu has the story.

As the residential real estate market cooled and the commercial sector heated up, the total assessed value of property in Santa Clara County grew 8.25 percent last year, to a record $283.51 billion, county assessor Larry Stone said today.

LOS ANGELES -- Kurt Montufar isn't stressing over the housing slump. He's actually hoping things get worse. Like many wannabe homebuyers who were priced out of the market during the last boom, Montufar spends time these days scanning real estate ads and news reports to determine if it's time to take the plunge and buy.

A new study based on data in Madison, Wis., concludes that sellers in the city do not get a higher price for their homes when using an agent and the local multiple listing service. But with a relatively low FSBO market share, that could mean that either more sellers are willing to pay agent commissions regardless of the sale price or that homeowners aren't aware of the FSBO Internet option.

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