County Officials Facilitate Property Tax Relief for Homeowners Affected by Wildfires Homeowners in the County of Los Angeles whose properties have been damaged or destroyed by the Woolsey, Hill, or Pike… Read more ⇢

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today returned to the La Ventana Homes project in Fresno where he kicked off his campaign to extend and expand the hugely successful homebuyer tax credit… Read more ⇢

Late this afternoon, Gov. Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 183, the Homebuyer Tax Credit legislation, into law. His actions today are the result of efforts in Sacramento over the last several… Read more ⇢

If you’ve always wanted to purchase your first home, the newly extended first-time homebuyer tax credit could help you move from renting to owning. For a limited time, qualified… Read more ⇢

Q.  I keep hearing about all these foreclosures, and how they are great deals.  What should I know about buying a foreclosure? A. There has been a lot of… Read more ⇢

The uncertainty over the extension of the Homebuyer Tax Credit seems moving toward resolution, according to Senate aides, the Wall Street Journal, and RisMedia.  All sources are reporting that… Read more ⇢

The Treasury Department has moved at record speed to implement one piece of the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 aka the stimulus act. The Department and… Read more ⇢

With all the talk in recent months about financial stimulus and bailouts, a new term has come to the forefront of homeowner’s vocabulary: loan modification. But what exactly does… Read more ⇢

Finding a good mortgage broker is a matter of asking for referrals from people you know, doing due diligence on every broker you consider, and finally doing the research… Read more ⇢

The most interesting financial product to come out this week is a 1,5, 7, or 10 year interest only loan (becoming fixed at the end of the… Read more ⇢

Buying a home in Los Angeles requires some homework. Whether you are planning on buying now or months down the road, there’s no time to prepare like the present. Read more ⇢

Every person in the United States needs to manage their credit, debt and home equity more strategically in order to optimize both their current credit and future financial situation. Read more ⇢

With the recent rise in foreclosures, foreclosure-related scams have exploded onto the real estate scene. These so-called “foreclosure rescue companies” claim they will help save your home, but in reality are out… Read more ⇢

All this talk about “stimulus packages” and “bailouts”… A billion dollars… A hundred billion dollars… Eight hundred billion dollars… One TRILLION dollars… What does that look like? I mean, these various numbers are… Read more ⇢

  A tax credit of up to $8,000 is now available for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December… Read more ⇢