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California
by
FunTime
on 24 Jul 2012
27 comments, latest
6 days ago
http://www.doctorhousingbubble #housing
Buying a street in San Francisco for $90k
by
FunTime
on 16 Aug 2017
6 comments, latest
7 years ago
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bay
Case /Shiller House Price Index
by
FunTime
on 26 Aug 2014
6 comments, latest
10 years ago
http://www.spindices.com/docum
here-we-go-again--wall-street-buying-risking-mortgages
by
FunTime
on 14 Aug 2014
Posted 10 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ These are loans on properties about enter foreclosure, and the folks buying them are basically doing salvage work, grabbing somewhat higher yields while betting on recovering some percentage ...
Case Shiller April 2014
by
FunTime
on 24 Jun 2014
Posted 10 years ago
https://www.spice-indices.com/ People still remember how much their houses were worth in 2006 and will keep seeking those prices until they either get them or are forces to settle for ...
A billionaire could buy all the houses in your city
by
FunTime
on 5 Jun 2014
8 comments, latest
10 years ago
http://www.redfin.com/research Just how rich is Bill Gates? According to Forbes, he’s the worlds richest person and is worth $77.5 billion. But that kind of wealth is hard to wrap ...
Case Shiller graphs showing a short term trend toward price decline
by
FunTime
on 27 May 2014
3 comments, latest
10 years ago
Always surprised when these don't show up right away here. I'm probably duplicating someone else. https://www.spice-indices.com/ My summary: House prices went way up then way down. A lot of ...
Housing Recovery a sham
by
FunTime
on 29 Apr 2014
1 comment, latest
10 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs #housing
1 in 4 House Buyers Regret Buying
by
FunTime
on 29 Apr 2014
21 comments, latest
10 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ When Jennifer Berry, 41, purchased a home in Grand Rapids, Mich. with her husband in 2001, they had a simple plan: live there for 10 years or so, ...
The homeownership society is clearly over.
by
FunTime
on 29 Apr 2014
23 comments, latest
10 years ago
http://www.cnbc.com/id/1016241 Homeownership falls to 64.8% Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 | 10:20 AM ET The U.S. Census Bureau reports homeownership rates fell to 64.8 percent in Q1, the lowest level ...
Robin Williams selling smile house for $29 900 000
by
FunTime
on 25 Apr 2014
2 comments, latest
10 years ago
https://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/ Click a photo to go to a slideshow. Just today, Robin Williams' "Villa of Smiles" estate in Napa Valley officially hit the Multiple Listing Service, and Yahoo Homes ...
House Sellers Won't Sell Because Selling Doesn't Make Sense
by
FunTime
on 25 Apr 2014
Posted 10 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ Low inventory is another problem, as not enough Americans are putting their homes on the market this year. It turns out too many Americans feel they can't afford ...
San Francisco rents are high!
by
FunTime
on 22 Jan 2014
10 comments, latest
10 years ago
http://www.sfgate.com/realesta Sarah Durussel (center) and Sarah Dunn tell Craig Berendt how much they want an Inner Sunset three-bedroom apartment. Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle Sarah Durussel (center) and Sarah ...
Quirky Trend Could Save You From Buying the Wrong House
by
FunTime
on 8 Oct 2013
4 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ Ever wish you could test-drive a house before you buy it? Â A new trend in real estate is encouraging potential buyers to do just that. Theyre getting ...
rent-vs-buy-why-buying-a-house-wins
by
FunTime
on 28 Sep 2013
5 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.fool.com/investing/
JP Morgan Chase asked to pay-up for mortgage shenanigans
by
FunTime
on 27 Sep 2013
1 comment, latest
11 years ago
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/20 #housing
New rules will reinforce conservative house lending - SFGate
by
FunTime
on 17 Sep 2013
4 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.sfgate.com/business Page 1 of 1 One of the questions hanging over the housing recovery is whether new mortgage underwriting rules that take effect Jan. 10 will make it harder ...
U.S. single-family housing starts, permits show recovery on track
by
FunTime
on 18 Sep 2013
Posted 11 years ago
http://www.reuters.com/article Reuters) - Groundbreaking for U.S. single-family homes rose in August and permits for future construction hit a five-year high, pointing to resilience in the housing market recovery in ...
Price reductions indicate SF buyers may have more power than they think
by
FunTime
on 17 Sep 2013
2 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://blog.sfgate.com/onthebl We’ve all heard the San Francisco market is a seller’s playground right now, with record price appreciations year-over-year, multiple offers on properties, and over-asking bids aplenty. However, buyers ...
444 Arkansas St, San Francisco, CA 94107 - Zillow
by
FunTime
on 16 Sep 2013
Posted 11 years ago
http://www.zillow.com/homedeta This bit is interesting from the more info section: Zillow predicts Potrero Hill home values will increase 6.7% next year, compared to a 7.1% rise for San Francisco ...
JPMorgan Chase exits student loan business
by
FunTime
on 6 Sep 2013
1 comment, latest
11 years ago
http://www.latimes.com/busines
Bank executive admits to using bailout money to buy condo
by
FunTime
on 28 Aug 2013
8 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.cnbc.com/id/1009919 At a time when many other Americans were losing their homes, he was siphoning off public funds to buy a luxury vacation condo in Florida," said Tammy Dickinson, ...
Trader arrests/attempted arrests
by
FunTime
on 12 Aug 2013
3 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/20
Now's a Good Time to Flip a House
by
FunTime
on 25 Jun 2013
14 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.bloomberg.com/video June 25 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Shiller, a professor at Yale University and co-creator of the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index, talks about the U.S. housing market and his "optimistic" short-term ...
Im not looking at the interest rates super-duper carefully
by
FunTime
on 25 Jun 2013
2 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06 “I’m really at the beginning of my search, so I’m not looking at the interest rates super-duper carefully,†she said. “My parents, when they bought their house 30 ...
A rescue for Richmond's underwater mortgages? - San Francisco Chronicle
by
FunTime
on 17 Jun 2013
Posted 11 years ago
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bay You are viewing the full text of this article because it was shared by a San Francisco Chronicle subscriber. Subscribe today for full access to the San Francisco ...
Behind the scenes at 2 Bay Area house flips
by
FunTime
on 3 Jun 2013
5 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://blog.sfgate.com/onthebl Walnut Creek. While buying homes to hold and rent out has became a popular business model, Presidio Realty Advisors kicks it old school by buying dilapidated properties, doing ...
Absentee buyers snap up single-family homes - San Francisco Chronicle
by
FunTime
on 3 Jun 2013
3 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.sfchronicle.com/rea Nation:House Price = 3x income Bay Area: House Price = 8-10x income I'm just not that committed to "owning!"
unconstitutional foreclosure?
by
FunTime
on 14 May 2013
4 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.denverpost.com/brea A federal judge on Tuesday formally stopped the foreclosure auction of an Aurora woman's house, leaving unanswered whether he can determine if a part of Colorado's foreclosure laws ...
how to commute for almost half a year
by
FunTime
on 4 May 2013
Posted 11 years ago
100 minutes per day commute 5 days per week 50 weeks per year for ten years=about174 days
SF goes for the Guinness 500-page ballot book real estate balloon
by
FunTime
on 29 Apr 2013
Posted 11 years ago
http://blog.sfgate.com/matiera Credit: John Blanchard/The Chronicle San Francisco voters this fall will be treated to some extra reading in the form of a 400- to 500-page ballot guide, thanks mostly ...
300,000 'undead' properties stalk ex-owners
by
FunTime
on 28 Mar 2013
9 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.csmonitor.com/Busin Zombie foreclosure: (noun) A home whose owner has abandoned the property but which the bank never finished foreclosing upon, leaving the owner legally and financially responsible for the ...
Chase's Dimon is richer than you
by
FunTime
on 7 Mar 2013
Posted 11 years ago
http://www.rollingstone.com/po Chase & Co. Jamie Dimon. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images You just can't make this stuff up. So JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is participating in an investor ...
Evictions are driving long-time renters out of their homes
by
FunTime
on 6 Feb 2013
8 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.sfbg.com/2013/02/05 In his State of the City address last week, Mayor Ed Lee cheerfully characterized San Francisco as "the new gravitational center of Silicon Valley." He touted tech-sector job ...
As house prices rise, your next credit card could be your house - San Jose Mercu
by
FunTime
on 6 Feb 2013
14 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.mercurynews.com/rss Richard Rood, a landscaper from Aesthetic Gardens, installs a French drain in the backyard of a home in Palo Alto, Calif. where the homeowners are using a HELOC ...
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