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February 2010 SCW
By Connor P. Wallmark • Feb 2nd, 2010 • Category: February 2010 Journal, Supreme Court WatchReal estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
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Due diligence investigations into a trust deed note
By Connor P. Wallmark • Feb 2nd, 2010 • Category: Feature Articles, February 2010 Journal, Journal ArticlesThis article analyzes the due diligence investigations by a mortgage loan broker (MLB) into a trust deed note available for purchase by his trust deed investor.
The year of the investor
By ft Editorial Staff • Jan 27th, 2010 • Category: real estate newsflashStatewide, 41,837 homes were sold in December, up 16.7% from November, and up 10.6% from one year ago. 22,328 of these homes were sold in Southern California (So Cal), up 16.4% from November, and up 12.1% from one year ago. The statewide median price paid for the phantom median-priced home was $264,000, up 1.1% from [...]
The post-Bubble bump: Speculation or resuscitation?
By ft Editorial Staff • Jan 12th, 2010 • Category: real estate newsflashStatewide, 35, 860 homes were sold in November, down 13.1% from October, but up 11.5% from one year ago. 19,181 of these homes were sold in Southern California (So Cal), down 13.3% from October, but up 14.7% from one year ago. The statewide median price paid for the phantom median-priced home was $261,000, up 1.6% [...]
January 2010 SCW
By Connor P. Wallmark • Jan 4th, 2010 • Category: January 2010 Journal, Supreme Court WatchReal estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
“To default, or not to default: that is the question.”
By ft Editorial Staff • Jan 4th, 2010 • Category: January 2010 Journal, Journal Articles, Lead ArticleThis article discusses contemporary attitudes toward mortgage default and turns a critical eye to the social consequences and economic results of strategic default.
International buyers to play a major role in CA’s present and future
By Bradley Markano • Dec 28th, 2009 • Category: real estate newsflashIs China the future of real estate in California? A recent report in the International Property Journal anticipates a future surge in Chinese buyers. In Southern California, the report notes, Chinese language listings have already replaced Spanish as the most searched foreign language listings, and Chinese buyers made up 7.5% of international buyers in the [...]
The lender of last resort: understanding the function and methods of the Federal Reserve
By Connor P. Wallmark • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Category: December 2009 Journal, Feature Articles, Journal ArticlesThis article discusses the history, purpose and function of the Federal Reserve as the nation’s central bank and how its monetary policies sustain the economy of the United States.
December 2009 SCW
By Connor P. Wallmark • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: December 2009 Journal, Supreme Court WatchReal estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
Loan modification program for distressed landlords, investors and owners of second homes
By Connor P. Wallmark • Nov 30th, 2009 • Category: real estate newsflashLandlords, investors and owners of second homes in various stages of default are not eligible for a loan modification under the federal government’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). However, Fannie Mae has recently introduced a Payment Reduction Plan (PRP) made specifically for these individuals. Under the PRP, landlords, investors and owners of second homes (borrowers) [...]
