Archive for December, 2008
Try to Resolve Problems With Agent Before Making a Formal Complaint
Q: I have had a very bad experience with my real estate agent. Please tell me where to go to lay a formal complaint against a real estate brokerage firm.
Recession Propels Skid In Housing Sales, Prices
The housing market weakened further in November with the sales of both existing and new homes tumbling again, according to government and industry data released today.
More lenders allow 'early workout' loan alterations
Homeowners in financial trouble no longer need to miss two to three months of payments before their mortgage companies can modify their unaffordable loan terms.
Here’s some good news for homeowners facing [...]
Taking a stand against a condo board's wasteful actions
Boards that intentionally misrepresent the state of the association’s operations, or take steps to cover up illicit actions or expenditures, may be prosecuted.
Question: I’ve owned and lived in my California condo for more than [...]
Discretionary mortgage rates and fees could violate federal law
In a legal settlement with Gateway Funding Diversified Mortgage Services, the FTC alleged that minority refinancers and home buyers were charged more than similar white applicants.
With mortgage rates at historic lows [...]
HOME OF THE WEEK UPDATE
‘Shark’ filming location
Kardashian home in Hidden Hills up for $3,395,000
Family plans to up-size from the home where their TV show is filmed.
Is it even possible to keep up with the Kardashians, as the E! network show wants us to? Now [...]
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Preserving a Zen vision
The home that Japanese American artist and Los Angeles landscaper Benji Okubo built on the top of Mt. Washington in 1953 continues to reflect his vision 33 years after his death.
Kitchen remodel opens up work space without enlarging room
A Burbank interior designer and baker keeps some cabinets but updates the room to make it more functional.
Shortly after Vicki Reitz and her husband bought a 2,500-square-foot postwar, split-level home in [...]