Feature Article #1
THE NUMBERS ARE ENCOURAGING IF YOU UNDERSTAND THEM
This is a buyer’s market so obviously the numbers are encouraging to them, not sellers. But, if you think the market is stagnant, if you think people are sitting around waiting, you would be wrong.
It is not unusual for any property under $600,000, but especially for a bank owned one to have 6 to 12 [...]
Feature Article #2
MOST OTHER INDUSTRIES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, AVOIDING THE DOWNTURN
Again, The Kiplinger Editors have interesting data on Southern California.
It is important to mention because again, they are experts on California and their information is regional, not national.
What do they say?
Tourism is getting a huge boost because of how strong the Euro is right now. “High tech will benefit from consumer demand for cell phones, [...]
Feature Article #3
EXPERTS SEEM TO AGREE ON HOW MUCH FURTHER PRICES WILL DROP…
Real Estate Economics, a homebuilder consulting firm in Irvine has this to say about the Orange County housing market: “Opportunity/Risk Index currently resides slightly below equilibrium, but the trend is toward equilibrium.
Any O/R index above equilibrium represents market opportunity, and any index number below equilibrium represents market risk…
Within 12 months, (the O/R) index should reach [...]
Feature Article #4
IT’S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE HOUSING MARKET REGIONALLY AS OPPOSED TO NATIONALLY
This is probably the biggest hurdle the real estate industry has to get over in the minds of consumers. Unfortunately a lot of the news out there is the dismal outlook for national housing.
Regions such as the mid-west, specific cities such as Detroit, or sub-prime havens such as Riverside and San Bernardino or even Las [...]
Feature Article #5
Two of five subprime borrowers who got help defaulted again
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Increasingly, the world’s leaders are resembling the Ancient Roman Circus: causing problem-after-problem, finding a scapegoat and then offering a solution that only makes matters worse.
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Reading the Hanley Wood Market Intelligence website’s housing sector statement is like reading the report card of a failing student. Hanley Wood has reported that from February 2006 to May 2008, [...]
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Residential Re-Sale, Commercial Properties, Foreclosures and Investments…As a long-time Fullerton resident Adam is intimately familiar with North Orange County neighborhoods. He has extensive expertise in residential real estate, commercial build outs, hard money lending and mortgage banking. As an authorized REO agent for GMAC, CountryWide Home Loans and World Savings he [...]
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Eric Hundin 
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These are just a few of the things that should be taken into consideration when you are looking for a ...
I think one thing that many people underestimate is the time and money that goes into restoring an old house. ...
FHA loans over 95% require 2 apprisals with the new guidelines. The banks apparently value their opinion. 
Both are important.. The appraiser is there in case you might have run across an unethical agent.