From cnbc.com: PHOENIX - Francisco and Pam Cruz maneuvered around boxes of new flooring and open cans of paint as they surveyed the foreclosed Phoenix house they would soon call their own. This house wasn't typical of the thousands in foreclosure-battered Arizona that...
The local Case-Shiller index for October dropped again, for the third month in a row. The SD index, which was 165.02 in July, is now down to 159.99 (a plunge of 3%), though year-over-year it's still up 3%. A link to the Case-Shiller press release.
From the Charlotte Observer, via Piggington: Where do you begin a tour of a $2.45 million house? You begin outside, near the front of a wooded, 2-acre parcel, where a stone-bedded creek carries pumped water from the front fence down to an elegant koi pond. It's one of...
Some of us were hoping that the action would drop off around the holidays (I worked all day Friday and today), but here we go - the holidays are over for agents, and the new year is underway. We won't confuse activity with results, because it's a big step from hanging...
From HW: Ally Financial’s mortgage unit, Residential Capital, and certain ResCap subsidiaries reached a $462 million settlement with Fannie Mae on potential mortgage repurchases. The agreement covers loans serviced by ResCap subsidiary GMAC Mortgage on behalf of...
A collection of mind-boggling athletic feats:
If you like the Old-Spanish style architecture, you can find examples in the oldest parts of the county - neighborhoods like Point Loma, Mission Hills, Kensington, and Oceanside. Excerpts from wiki's Oceanside entry: Although the area was first settled by Native...
From the latimes.com: All across the country, elbow room in households like the Grissos' is disappearing as jobless brothers and foreclosed in-laws move in with family, and as young adults return home after unhappy ventures into the working world. The average home...
I appreciate you being here - Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! Some views of San Diego yesterday from the Bridge:
