Sep 9th 2011 5:55PM
President Obama devoted exactly 57 words to the housing crisis in his 34-minute speech about jobs. Yes, we understand that the speech was intended to be about jobs -- pass this bill -- and that the lack of jobs -- pass this bill -- has pushed Americans to the brink. Still, watching the president's speech were millions... Continue Reading »
Jun 4th 2010 1:00PM
Maybe you had an open house last weekend and nobody came. You weren't alone. The number of people buying homes fell steeply in May, according to one of the first reports to describe home buying activity for the month, an index of mortgages applications to buy homes. The Purchase Index for May from the Mortgage Bankers... Continue Reading »
May 19th 2010 1:30PM
Here's a scary number: Over 200,000 California tenants are directly affected by the rise in foreclosures. A report released yesterday -- "California Tenants in the Foreclosure Crisis" -- says that at least 37% of residential units in foreclosure in California were rentals, while the largest percentage of foreclosures were... Continue Reading »
