Posts Tagged ‘Benicia Real Estate’

Feb 3

MarketMetrics Reports through January 2010

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MarketMetrics Report – Vallejo, CA – Thru January 2010

MarketMetrics Report – American Canyon, CA – Thru January 2010

MarketMetrics Report – Benicia, CA – Thru January 2010

Jan 19

Very little new regulation for Real Estate Agents

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Are they blameless in this real estate debacle?

I find it interesting that real estate agents seemed to have dodged any significant regulation as a result of the meltdown in Real Estate.   While lenders and appraisers have had massive changes in how they are allowed to do business (see related blog postings), almost no new regulation is aimed at the real estate agent.  Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 18

Lenders exploiting loophole in new regulations?

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An article in the Sunday paper of the Contra Costa Times, written by Kenneth Harney (Nation’s Housing), writes about a loophole in the new lending regulations, allowing them to not give a good faith estimate upon a new loan application.    http://www.contracostatimes.com/search/ci_14193760?IADID=Search-www.contracostatimes.com-www.contracostatimes.com

He suggests that loan brokers are taking advantage of this “mistake” in the new regulations, to not disclose fees.  However, it appears that this is another example of the unintended consequence of new laws, once again turning out to be counter-productive.  Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 18

MarketMetrics Reports through June 2009

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MarketMetrics Report – Vallejo, CA – Thru June 09

MarketMetrics Report – American Canyon, CA – Thru June 09

MarketMetrics Report – Benicia, CA – Thru June 09

Jun 16

MarketMetrics Reports through May 2009

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MarketMetrics Report – Vallejo, CA – Thru May 2009

MarketMetrics Report – American Canyon, CA – Thru May 2009

MarketMetrics Report – Benicia, CA – Thru May 2009