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Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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Pasadena Native Lost Her House To LA Wildfires One Day After Paying Off Her Mortgage: 'It's Gone'
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How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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What Happens To Your Mortgage And Property Tax When You Lose Your Home In A Natural Disaster?
New Automated Application from Churchill Mortgage Gives Borrowers Immediate Rate Quote and Pre-Approval. San Francisco Consulting Firm Recommends Taking Advantage of Lower Lease Prices Now as Demand for Office Space Increases
While the recovery of the real estate sector remains sluggish nationally, San Francisco's commercial real estate market is heating up. According to a recent survey by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers, San Francisco is now the third-best city to invest in for commercial property. As the cost of leasing commercial space rises again, San Francisco business consultantKathy Scheiern, PhD, founder of PurposeWorks LLC, recommends small businesses find the right space and lock in a g... Rate on 30-year-mortgage remained 3.87% low record
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been at its all-time record-breaking low of 3.87 percent since the first week of February Foreign Real Estate Companies Decline in China
The number of new foreign property companies in Beijing dropped by 56 percent last year and217 firms quit the market, China National Radio reported on Thursday. The report attributed the changes to the government's measures to cool the real estate market,restricting the number of homes a family can buy and requiring higher down payments on homepurchases. Zurich is the Most Expensive Cities to live in the World
The most expensive cities in the world according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Worldwide Cost of Living Survey are... Property investors return to Dubai from the UAE, India and the UK
The value of property transactions in Dubai surged by 20% during 2011, reaching AED143 bn for the year U.S. Mortgage Applications Decline 1%: MBA
U.S. mortgage applications decreased by one percent in the week ending Feb. 10, compared to the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Real Estate Appraiser Counters NAR Forecast, Warns Falling Inventory Isn't Sign of Housing Recovery
Real estate appraiser Jonathan Miller disagrees with NAR's prediction of low housing inventory resulting in rising (or at least stabilizing) prices, claiming that it merely reflects a slowdown in foreclosures that will be reversed with the robo-signing agreement. Hong Kong property market remain subdued with unclear global outlook
Hong Kong's property market remained quiet last month with the global economic outlook still unclear and this period being a traditional low season over the Chinese New Year holiday. New Zealand’s residential property sales hit four-year highs
National residential property sales in New Zealand continued to gradually increase and hit four-year highs.