By hsangree@sacbee.com (Hudson Sangree) Sacramento-area foreclosures fell far below long-term averages in the first few months of this year, continuing to decrease as the housing and job markets recovered, DataQuick reported Tuesday. In Sacramento County, 591 trustee deeds – which mark the formal end of the foreclosure process – were filed in the first quarter of 2014, […]
With home prices and interest rates being at historic lows last year, savy investors snapped up available opportunities. Of course with the increased demand applied pricing pressure on the market causing price levels to increase. Home prices seemed to peak in early summer 2013, which of course slowed demand. Thankfully, pricing and demand have settled […]
By tbizjak@sacbee.com (Tony Bizjak) Sacramento’s residential real estate market has yet to shake itself from its recession-induced doldrums, but that hasn’t stopped developers around …read more Source: Sacramento Bee RE News
By Nick Timiraos Inventories are rising in a handful of housing markets that have seen large price increases and intense demand from investors …read more Source: WSJ Real Estate
By dvsmith@sacbee.com (Darrell Smith) The project sits, like so much on the land hugging the west side of the Sacramento River, under construction. Workers …read more Source: Sacramento Bee RE News
By Nick Timiraos Encouraging signs as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Average mortgage rates fell to the lowest level since mid-November last week as unease over economic growth in the U.S. …read more Source: WSJ Real Estate
By sara@webfor.com (Sara Thompson) Incredibly tight rental markets are breeding a horrendous new string of scams that are devastating renters and causing major headaches …read more Source: Realty Times