Anaheim Hills Blog

Yesterday our team had another phenomenal day. Beginning with farming.....ending with our premier introductory "auction" showings it would take me a long time to outline everyone's contribution....suffice it to say our cumulative contributions are re-shaping our own success....the June 27th inaug...

1-in-4 O.C. home buyers use federal loan program May 24th, 2009, 3:00 am · 17 Comments · posted by Mathew Padilla, Reporter For the past five months, roughly one out of every four home buyers in Orange County used a federally run loan insurance program that was practically nonexistent here two ye...

How dangerous are option ARMs now? May 23rd, 2009, 3:00 am · 59 Comments · posted by Mathew Padilla, Reporter On a previous post reader Dealtracker argued that negative amortization has halted on some option adjustable-rate mortgages amid low interest rates.  If true, that would mitigate or postp...

Federal plan to sell bad bank loans may be iced May 28th, 2009, 3:00 am · Post a Comment · posted by Mathew Padilla, Reporter The Wall Street Journal reported online late Wednesday that a government program designed to rid banks of bad loans may be put on hold. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp....

O.C. mortgage rates above 5% and climbing May 27th, 2009, 1:25 pm · 14 Comments · posted by Mathew Padilla, Reporter (Update: Fixed-rate mortgages dominate purchase market.) Brokers say rates on fixed-rate mortgages in Orange County jumped above 5% today, as investors see the economic downturn ea...

Banks seize fewest houses in 17 months May 19th, 2009, 12:09 pm · 4 Comments · posted by Mathew Padilla, Reporter Banks in April took 482 houses and condos in Orange County away from delinquent borrowers, the lowest total in 17 months and down 46 percent from a year ago. And lenders filed 2,947 n...

Foreclosure resales smaller share of market May 19th, 2009, 6:48 pm · 4 Comments · posted by Mathew Padilla, Reporter Foreclosures accounted for 37.8% of 2,292 house and condo resales in Orange County last month, down from 39.8% of resales in March but up from 27.3% a year earlier, reports DataQu...

« Previous Post Next Post » All Posts Zippy rankings Q1 from (A)liso to (Y)orba May 25th, 2009, 3:00 pm · 36 Comments · posted by Jon Lansner/ocregister.com Below is the 2009 first-quarter Zippy rankings for 83 Orange County neighborhood housing markets. Using DataQuick statistics, columnist Jon...

If you believe some experts...the recession is over...while in a position to know the details we'll never know...I'd be glad to share the information with anyone and everyone...skeptically quoting the source of the representation...as they are presented both pro and con. Certainly if interest in ...