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McNerney Calls on the US Department of Housing and Urban Develoment to …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 25, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton), joined by Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Congressman John Garamendi, and Congressman Ami Bera, called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to keep its Sacramento … Continue reading

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Congressman Peters Introduces ‘Shelter Our Servicemembers’ Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 25, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Late yesterday Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) introduced another piece of legislation: the Shelter Our Servicemembers (SOS) Act to help address San Diego’s significant elderly homeless veteran population. Each night in the … Continue reading

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California is second-most expensive state for rents, report says

A minimum wage worker in California must toil about 130 hours a week in order to feasibly  afford a two-bedroom rental, a new report found. Wage earners must take home $53,627 annually, or $25.78 an hour, to afford a two-bedroom … Continue reading

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California Illegal Real Estate Transaction Fees

In virtually all residential real estate transactions there are real estate transaction fees that must be paid. These fees cover a host of services, including points on a mortgage loan, title insurance, escrow, and various other fees. But some unethical … Continue reading

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REAL ESTATE: Mortgage help for homeowners – Press

Posted on | November 16, 2012 | Comments The U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and The HOPE NOW Alliance will bring the nation’s largest mortgage servicers to Ontario in December to work … Continue reading

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The road to real estate ruin

Falling behind; loan modification attempts When a mortgage payment is missed, the march toward foreclosure begins. California law requires the lender to make a good-faith effort to call or visit the borrower to discuss ways to avoid foreclosure, including free … Continue reading

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Beware of the Big Bad Home Sales Revisions

We already know the housing crash was bad, perhaps the worst in history; tomorrow we will learn that it’s worse than we thought. The National Association of Realtors, for a number of reasons I won’t get into because they’ve been … Continue reading

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