Year: 2011

Blatant Short-Sale Fraud

I still see 1-3 of these per day, with no end in sight.  Excerpts from this article at msn.com: Real-estate agent Lynne Wright thought she had found the perfect home for her clients. The quiet house on a cul-de-sac in one of the most prestigious gated communities in...

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How Are the Seats?

If you haven't visited for a couple of days, keep scrolling down to our latest contest - and guess the sales price of the REO in Carmel Valley, which will register you to win Chargers tickets.  If you're wondering where others have sat, here is the photo sent in by...

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NSDCC High School 2011 Scores

I guess the principal of San Marcos High School can say they rocked the county - SMHS had the biggest YOY gain in the 2011 API test scores of the local high schools: High School # of kids 2011 API Chg CCA 1,811 910 +18 Torrey Pines 2,629 881 +10 Westview 2,366 860 +9...

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Housing Containers

Hat tip to clearfund for sending this along - isn't it just a matter of time before we'll see these here being used for low-income and/or senior housing? It seems difficult to overstate the versatility of the humble shipping container. Just recently we’ve seen it used...

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Let’s Try a Foreclosure Blowout!

We need market clearing - bring on the foreclosures! From CNNMoney.com: If the Obama administration really wants to save the housing market, it should speed up the foreclosure process -- not prolong the inevitable, experts say. Four years into the housing crisis, the...

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