From the category archives:

Must Read

FANNIEMAE TO CHANGE DEBT-TO-INCOME REQUIREMENTS

by James Malanowski on October 30, 2009

in Buyers, Must Read

Post image for FANNIEMAE TO CHANGE DEBT-TO-INCOME REQUIREMENTS

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any harder to qualify for a home loan …

Read the full article →

{ 2 comments }

THE GOVERNATOR TELLS DEM TO F-OFF

by James Malanowski on October 28, 2009

in General, Must Read

Oops!

When I saw this I just had to share!  Back on October 10th our Governor sent out a batch of vetoes.  Included in the stack was AB 1176 which was supposed to raise property taxes in the San Francisco Bay area and allocate 20% of the increase to rehab and preserve Pier 70 (see a short fact sheet on the project here).  This bill was proposed by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, (D-San Francisco) recently told Arnie, who crashed a Democratic fund-raiser that Ammiano was attending,  to kiss him where the sun don’t shine!

Read the full article →

{ 0 comments }

DO REO BUYERS NOW HAVE MORE CONTROL?

October 16, 2009 Buyers
Thumbnail image for DO REO BUYERS NOW HAVE MORE CONTROL?

The process of buying a bank-owned (REO) property can be stressful on buyers here in the Palmdale / Lancaster area. During a time in which most foreclosure buyers think that they should have all the control – Hey, it’s a Buyer’s Market, right?! – when they actually get into the process of negotiating an offer on the home they’ve decided on they realize that they don’t have as much power as they thought …

Read the full article →

CITY OF LANCASTER RANKS TOP IN CRIME REDUCTION!

September 23, 2009 Announcements
Thumbnail image for CITY OF LANCASTER RANKS TOP IN CRIME REDUCTION!

Here’s some awesome news in the midst of all the turmoil in this crazy Antelope Valley housing market! This was just sent to me from Joseph Cabral down at Lancaster City Hall …

Read the full article →

THE ELEPHANT SPEAKS – NOTICE OF DEFAULT FILINGS UP IN PALMDALE AND LANCASTER

April 20, 2009 Community

If you don’t get the reference to the elephant, please take a sec to go read my last post. Go ahead, I’ll wait … Got it? Okay!

So I did some quick research and found that according to RealtyTrac the Notice of Default filings (NODs) in Palmdale and Lancaster has been rising steadily since January. Yes, the elephant is now going to whack the ignorant upside the head!

Read the full article →

HOME SALES ARE UP BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM?

April 15, 2009 Community

Yes, as reported by the AV Press today, home sales in the Antelope Valley (Palmdale / Lancaster, CA) are way WAY up from last year … here’s the numbers released by the Greater Antelope Valley Association of REALTORS:

Read the full article →

HELP!! HIGH-RISK PRISONERS MOVING TO LANCASTER!!

April 10, 2009 Announcements

I just received the following communication from the City of Lancaster … Please contact your local representative to stop this from becoming reality! Lancaster has been working hard to decrease its crime rate. We don’t need the added stigma of high-risk criminals moving into our back yards. Along with the inmates comes their friends to visit … Help keep our valley safe!

Read the full article →