Year: 2011

Ray Kappe

From the latimes.com: Of more than 100 houses that Ray Kappe has designed over his long and distinguished career, the one he designed for himself and his family in Los Angeles' Rustic Canyon is the most important. "Maybe the greatest house in Southern California,"...

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FHA Changes

From the wsj.com - unfortunately there is no commentary about the expected effect on the market.  Around here I'm guessing that the effect of a lower Fannie/Freddie/FHA loan limit at a higher monthly cost might diminish the competition slightly, but doubt the sellers...

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Put a TARP on it

From cnbc.com: WASHINGTON - The Treasury's man in charge of the government's $700 billion financial bailout program has two words for congressional overseers: It worked. Testifying at the Congressional Oversight Panel's final hearing on Friday, Treasury bailout chief...

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Per Public Records

From the sales brochure: Scripps Investment and Loan Building is a 15,916-square foot office building on approximately one third of an acre located in the Village of La Jolla. The subject property boasts unobstructed ocean views in a location that would be considered,...

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RealtyTrac

 A couple of years ago, one of the employees at RealtyTrac told me that they get their data from multiple sources, and they don't have time to cross-reference or screen out any duplicates.  Hat tip to Rob for sending this along - we've been hearing about how the NAR...

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