New Tax For Property Owners Round the Corner
3.8% surtax on certain investments starts next year
Housing Policy
Sales of New Homes Near Two-Year High
Housing continues recovery; rest of economy, not so much
Home Prices Rise for Sixth Month
Taken as a sign of recovery until the next piece of bad news is taken as a sign that the recovery has stalled
Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows
The average rate on the 30-year loan declined to 3.49 percent from 3.55 percent last week
Kamala Harris Has Usefully Poor Memory of How Mortgage Settlement Was Spent
It's just as well. How California is spending its portion of the money is slightly better than what Harris wanted.
GOP Goes Wobbly on Mortgage Deductions
It's left out of the platform to give a hypothetical President Romney room to maneuver
Wells Fargo to pay $6.5 Million to SEC
Will settle allegations of selling risky mortgage-backed products to non-profits, municipalities.
Two More Cities Consider Seizing Mortgages
Sacramento and Elk Grove join the ranks of municipalities considering using eminent domain to grab delinquent home loans
Private Debt Is Crippling the Economy
There won't be a recovery until credit card and household debt levels come down.
SEC Drops Goldman Subprime Investigation
No longer looking into company's role in selling $1.3 billion of subprime mortgage securities.
Government Care in Action: Fire Alarm Blares for 15 Hours at Public Housing Complex
Housing authority did not have key to room where alarm was.
Roseanne Barr Is Still Running for President
The Peace and Freedom Party nominates a former sitcom star.
Officials Like Scheme To Seize Mortgages
Never mind that it's nutty, politicians are getting enthusiastic about a plan to use eminent domain to grab mortgages
Regulator Bans Fannie, Freddie From Reducing Principals
The FHFA resists the Obama Administration's attempt to further distort the housing market.
California's Latest Misguided Attempt to Solve the Housing Crisis
The Golden State's bizarre new mortgage "solutions" won't fix the the problem.
4 Reasons Why the Housing Market Still Hasn't Recovered
Sometimes leading indicators are deceiving.
No, This Is Not a Housing Recovery
Anyone who says we are in the midst of a housing recovery is wrong.
Washington's Lousy Real Estate Portfolio
Federal housing bureaucracies are failing. They need to fail faster.
