How to contact your local lawmakers -
The following list of names and addresses is published as a service for those who wish to write to the principal elected officials who represent them in Washington, Sacramento and county offices....
View ArticleBUSINESS: Commercial property loans by area small businesses rise -
The strategy that turns small business owners into business owners who own commercial property continues to be more of a viable option in Inland Southern California, according to a nonprofit lender...
View ArticleRiverside County Recorder launches notification to prevent fraud -
In an effort to prevent property from being sold or refinanced fraudulently without an owner's knowledge, the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder beginning Sept.
View ArticleFORECLOSURES: Short sales playing bigger Inland role -
Designed to mitigate financial losses for lenders and credit losses for borrowers, the short sale is playing an increasing role in the Inland Southern California housing market despite troubles...
View ArticleHome prices increase - INDEX: Despite overall struggles, several cities gain....
Spring buying pushed home prices up for a third straight month in most major U.S. cities in June. But the housing market remains shaky, and further price declines are expected this year.
View ArticleREAL ESTATE: Apartments still attractive to investors -
More than 14 percent of Inland Southern Californians are still unemployed, and little new residential construction is currently happening or likely to happen before the end of the year.
View ArticleREAL ESTATE: Industrial lease rates finally going up -
Most Inland Southern Californians are still waiting for the effects of the recession to abate, but for the owners of industrial properties, the last few months appear to indicate that a milestone of...
View ArticleInland home mortgage defaults spike in august -
In a turnabout that surprised some real estate experts, notices of defaults, which put houses on the path to foreclosure, jumped significantly in Inland Southern California and nationwide last month,...
View ArticleInland: Real estate trend includes 'move-ups' -
On a recent Saturday, James and Michelle Davidson helped James' parents move into a newly built single-story house they bought in Eastvale to accommodate their two-generation family.
View ArticleRETAIL: Riverside Plaza adds restaurant, loses bookstore -
A new restaurant will open soon in Riverside Plaza, filling a central location left vacant last summer by the departure of Citrus City Grille, but new challenges have emerged at the outdoor shopping...
View ArticleMortgage risk needs to shift from taxpayers, official says -
Government-controlled mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may reduce taxpayer risk by requiring more mortgage insurance from borrowers and charging lenders higher fees, steps that could...
View ArticleHomebuilders' outlook worsens in September -
The U.S. homebuilders' outlook worsened in September, as foreclosures and anxious buyers hurt construction and sales activity. The National Association of Home Builders said Monday that its index of...
View ArticleREAL ESTATE: Slight improvement in California in 2012 -
After a year of sinking home prices and flat sales, economists for the California Association of Realtors expect California's struggling housing market will see only slight gains in 2012.
View ArticleHomebuilding stays on slide - REPORT: The August number is less than half the...
S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in August, evidence that the housing market remains depressed.
View ArticleREAL ESTATE: August rebound driven by apartments -
In Riverside County and statewide, housing starts last month surged from a year earlier, driven primarily by the construction of apartments as the building industry adjusts to increasing numbers of...
View ArticleREAL ESTATE: Total sales weakest since 1963 - Economic worries deliver worst...
The home-buying season was a bust. March through August are typically the peak buying months. But this time, Americans bought fewer new homes in that stretch than in any other six-month period since...
View ArticleREAL ESTATE: Realtors open satellite in Menifee -
The Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors, which is based in Murrieta, on Monday will open a satellite facility at 27070 Sun City Blvd. in Menifee. A ribbon cutting and open house...
View ArticleREAL ESTATE: County gets into office market -
The depressed market for office properties in Inland Southern California has created some interesting investment opportunities, and Riverside County has decided it did not want to be left out.
View ArticleREAL ESTATE: Previously owned u.s. home pending sales fell -
The number of contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes fell in August, a sign that lower prices and borrowing costs are doing little to stoke demand. The 1.2 percent decrease in the index of...
View ArticleREAL ESTATE: Inland office market going backwards -
Inland Southern California is running out of industrial space, especially for the users of high-profile, big-box distribution centers.
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