DataQuick: Half of All Bay Area Resales Are Foreclosures!

Love DataQuick. Really. December’s numbers tell us that half of all Bay Area resales were foreclosed homes. Anyone surprised? Especially all of you out in East Contra Costa County? Also, prices are down to 2000 levels. The median price paid for a Bay Area home was $330,000 in December. That was down 5.7 percent from [...]

Weekly Real Estate Roundup

Low Mortgage Rates in Bay Area  Not Easy to Get Bay Area mortgages have gotten all dressed up but they have nowhere to go because many prospective borrowers can’t qualify. Average rates for home loans have plunged below 5 percent for the first time on record, Freddie Mac reported Thursday. But squeamish lenders, the credit squeeze, [...]

Hmm, My Old Property Lines is Now Dead

I ate lunch with a coworker who informed me that the powers that be at my last job have decided to ax my baby, Property Lines. I kind of feel sad about that, but I’m happy I still have this up as part of my online portfolio. Sorry, I will write more starting Monday, the [...]

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Real Estate Roundup: JP Morgan to “Save Mortgages,” Wall Street Wants Target’s Land, Guys Sues “Flip This House” and More

J.P Morgan Chase Says They Are Trying To “Save Mortgages” J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. says it will modify $70 billion in loans. Hopefully, that means all those people with Long Beach Mortgage (aka WaMu, once upon a time.) By the way, why is it always saving mortgages, rather than families? Duh! More Agents Selling [...]

Is it Possible to Buy an REO Without Strangling Someone?

I’m wondering that as I have spent a week readying myself for battle with Countrywide on a bank-owned home. The offer is fair and good, but who knows what the bank is thinking? Do they think I’m eager to sign away all my rights? That I didn’t consult with a lawyer? I’m the only client [...]

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