S.F. rental market on a tear – On The Block Artistic residents of Walnut Creek’s Rancho San Miguel gather for weekend show – Contra Costa Times “Joseph Eichler’s inception was to create an artistic plate that would attract progressive people who would share diversity and exchange ideas and culture,” Toy said of the real estate [...]

Housing Mixed Bag of Housing Data Shows Recovery — Except in Areas with High Foreclosures – Time LPS: Percent of delinquent mortgage loans declined in March - CR Top Experts Diss Housing Market Bullishness, Foresee Protracted Headwinds - Yves Smith California foreclosures plummet 17.6% in 1Q – HousingWire Maybe no housing rebound for a generation: Shiller – [...]

Housing Low-ball offers decline in some housing markets – LA Times Don’t Blame Homeowners, Government for Housing Bust – WSJ “This has nothing to do with the average American family wanting to own a home,” Mr. Raines said. “This was rank speculation that was being financed out of Wall Street with no questions asked. That [...]

Housing Fannie, Freddie accelerating short sales – Inman News Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will require loan servicers who need more than 30 days to make a decision on a short-sale offer to provide weekly status updates and give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down no later than 60 days after receiving an offer. New Short Sale [...]

Housing Flood of foreclosures to hit the housing market – CNN Wake me up when this actually happens. Lou Barnes on Boulder, Colorado Housing - CR As Barnes notes, a bottom for prices is one thing, a recovery in prices “something else entirely” – and I doubt prices will rise significantly any time soon. However, in more and [...]