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U.S. Foreclosures Reach 1 Million
Over 1 million homeowners have lost their homes to foreclosure since the beginning of 2009, according to recent figures released by RealtyTrac, a real estate data provider based in Irvine, California.In 2009, 918,376 homes were sold as real estate-owned (REOs) in foreclosure sales. This is 6.6% higher than in 2008, where the number reached 861,664 by year-end. In January, another 87,648 homes were foreclosed on, bringing the total to 1,006,024 si ....

Orange County Median Price at 9-Month Lo ...
The median home price in Orange County for the month ending February 16th--the latest available from real estate information provider DataQuick--is at $415,000, making it the lowest it has been in the ....

Home Prices Rise in 55% of OC ZIPs
Sixty-one out of the 83 Orange County ZIP codes--more than half of the county--showed a rise in median home prices in the month ending February 5th, according to real estate data provider DataQuick.Me ....

Mortgage Rates Approach Record Lows
Interest rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages reached the third lowest rate on record last week after averages fell to 4.93%, mortgage servicer Freddie Mac reported last week. Only the two consecuti ....

Families Need $72,000 a Year for Orange ...
The average family needs at least $72,095 in household income to afford a starter home in Orange County, according to reports from the California Association of Realtors (CAR) based on data from the l ....

O.C. Rent May Go Up in 2011
Just last week, apartment data tracker RealFacts reported that Orange County apartments are 6.7% cheaper than they were a year ago, hitting an eight-year low—a result of the rising vacancy rates cau ....

Home Building Hit Historical Low in 2009
Recent data from the Construction Industry Research Board confirmed what experts had long believed: 2009 has had the lowest home building activity in Orange County on record since they started keeping ....

Your home ready to sell by spring
It’s a definite fact that our real estate market is really hurting and even though it might take a while to stabilize again. There are many first time buyers trying to cash in on the $8,000 doll ....

Permanent Loan Modifications Doubled
After putting more pressure on lenders to step up loan modification efforts, the Obama administration announced last week that the Home Affordable Modification Program is finally seeing tangible resul ....

Price Drops Seen for 2011
The recession may be slowing down and home prices gradually climbing back up, but Orange County home builders were warned earlier this week that its effects will be felt well into 2011, particularly i ....