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December Article of the Month: The homeownership confidence shift

By • Jan 2nd, 2012 • Category: Encore: Last Month's Most Popular Article, January 2012 Journal

This article examines the financial viability of homeownership in the wake of the housing crash, and how the housing crash impacted ideas about mortgage spending and commuting.



The homeownership confidence shift

By • Dec 5th, 2011 • Category: December 2011 Journal, Journal Articles, Lead Article

This article examines the financial viability of homeownership in the wake of the housing crash, and how the housing crash impacted ideas about mortgage spending and commuting.



The 20% solution: personal savings rates and homeownership

By • Nov 30th, 2011 • Category: Market Charts

This article analyzes the current rate of personal savings against the backdrop of the increase in mortgage downpayment requirements, and its affect on the California real estate market.



Undue restriction: the shortsale leaseback prohibition

By • Nov 9th, 2011 • Category: Feature Articles, November 2011 Journal

This article discusses the enforceability of the 90-day leaseback prohibition in shortsale affidavits demanded by lenders as a condition of a shortpay. This article is part of first tuesday’s article series on shortsales.



October Article of the Month: 10 ways to beat the real estate crisis

By • Nov 1st, 2011 • Category: Encore: Last Month's Most Popular Article, November 2011 Journal

This article provides tips for building your brokerage practice and creating personal wealth during real estate’s enduring bumpy plateau recovery.



10 ways to beat the real estate crisis

By • Oct 4th, 2011 • Category: Lead Article, October 2011 Journal

This article provides tips for building your brokerage practice and creating personal wealth during real estate’s enduring bumpy plateau recovery.



Boomers bust open doors to real estate investment era

By • Sep 12th, 2011 • Category: Feature Articles, Journal Articles, September 2011 Journal

This article analyzes how Baby Boomer dissavings will spur investment in real estate through 2025, and what industry professionals need to know to counsel potential investor-clients.



Nobody’s home: California residential vacancy rates

By • Jul 14th, 2011 • Category: December 2010 Journal, Journal Articles

This article discusses the current residential vacancy rates in California and the pressure vacant properties place upon this decade’s real estate recovery.



The rocky roads: recession and financial crisis

By • Jul 7th, 2011 • Category: Feature Articles, Journal Articles, July 2011 Journal

This article explains the difference between a recession and a financial crisis, and the different effects each has on the California real estate market.



Permanent loan modification refusals coming to a location near you!

By • May 20th, 2011 • Category: real estate newsflash

Six new Bank of America (BofA) mortgage help centers will be opened in Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside/San Bernardino, Antelope Valley, Modesto and Bakersfield by early summer. These new mortgage help centers will provide homeowners in danger of foreclosure on a BofA loan the ability to discuss their individual loan situations with BofA staff in [...]