http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/?track=rss Headlines from latimes.com en ©2009, latimes.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~3/ZjSw_35s1c8/la-hm-hotprop21-2009nov21,0,7756445.story The condominium, in the $350-million development at Hollywood and Vine, has two bedrooms and 21/2 bathrooms. <br/><br/> Lakers reserve guard Sasha Vujacic has purchased a unit at the W Hollywood Residences. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k6tamgClQipXG6e7iXOGz_QbuUc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k6tamgClQipXG6e7iXOGz_QbuUc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k6tamgClQipXG6e7iXOGz_QbuUc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k6tamgClQipXG6e7iXOGz_QbuUc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~4/ZjSw_35s1c8" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-hm-hotprop21-2009nov21,0,7756445.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~3/j0VChhS2dhk/la-fi-home22-2009nov22,0,5160234.story A newly built Tuscan-villa-style house in Manhattan Beach offers plenty of luxuries at just under $6 million. <br/><br/> Modeled after a Tuscan hillside villa, this new custom home in Manhattan Beach features an Old World exterior with a stylish modern interior of more than 8,500 square feet. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RI1aESMv6l7tL_nvXzQdkt3c8hM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RI1aESMv6l7tL_nvXzQdkt3c8hM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RI1aESMv6l7tL_nvXzQdkt3c8hM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RI1aESMv6l7tL_nvXzQdkt3c8hM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~4/j0VChhS2dhk" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-home22-2009nov22,0,5160234.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~3/V1_6tfBeX78/la-fi-lew22-2009nov22,0,5563790.story Research shows that the bigger the difference between what people owe and their home's value, the more likely they are to walk away, even if they can still afford to make mortgage payments. <br/><br/> That some underwater owners -- whose houses are worth less than what they owe -- are walking away from their homes even though they can still afford to make their mortgage payments has been well reported, if not well documented. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S_bleEpC-w3cCvG06Gj8k7Pf7_8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S_bleEpC-w3cCvG06Gj8k7Pf7_8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S_bleEpC-w3cCvG06Gj8k7Pf7_8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S_bleEpC-w3cCvG06Gj8k7Pf7_8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~4/V1_6tfBeX78" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-lew22-2009nov22,0,5563790.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~3/uHm8klUj5iM/la-fi-harney22-2009nov22,0,6296225.story The agency, which needs to pump up its reserves, considers raising its insurance premiums or increasing minimum down payments, among other possibilities. <br/><br/> For several years, the Federal Housing Administration has been the go-to financing resource for cash-strapped home buyers who can't come up with a big down payment. It has zoomed from barely a 3% market share to nearly 30% of home purchase loans. But now, FHA-insured mortgages could be on the verge of becoming more expensive and tougher to obtain. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mXL8ssDu1DQLwzdwJdgaQkILLu4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mXL8ssDu1DQLwzdwJdgaQkILLu4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mXL8ssDu1DQLwzdwJdgaQkILLu4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mXL8ssDu1DQLwzdwJdgaQkILLu4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~4/uHm8klUj5iM" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-harney22-2009nov22,0,6296225.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~3/7zIpLsI0SRw/la-fi-homemarket22-2009nov22,0,6691768.story 1510 San Clemente Lane, Corona 92882 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DDHE30pr9YMofWSyfh9Ntx1mXtg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DDHE30pr9YMofWSyfh9Ntx1mXtg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DDHE30pr9YMofWSyfh9Ntx1mXtg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DDHE30pr9YMofWSyfh9Ntx1mXtg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~4/7zIpLsI0SRw" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-homemarket22-2009nov22,0,6691768.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~3/cNnCCVyjOrc/la-fi-associations22-2009nov22,0,6442201.story Individuals must be very careful not to take on the association's responsibilities. <br/><br/> Question: I live in a free-standing town house with no common walls and only two units in the entire association. The builder left a dangerous defect in my home. I wanted to bring a legal action against the builder and gave $7,500 to an attorney for the retainer fee. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-nuFk7bHiYTaIPNp2ur73u0kOdk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-nuFk7bHiYTaIPNp2ur73u0kOdk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-nuFk7bHiYTaIPNp2ur73u0kOdk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-nuFk7bHiYTaIPNp2ur73u0kOdk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~4/cNnCCVyjOrc" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-associations22-2009nov22,0,6442201.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~3/OHFbWv1IUJ4/la-fi-mortgage-defaults20-2009nov20,0,893414.story Mortgage Bankers Assn. says delinquencies and home repossessions have hit a new high. Blaming job losses for most of the pain, it sees a continued surge in foreclosures through all of next year. <br/><br/> Home foreclosures are likely to keep climbing through all of next year despite stabilizing housing prices in some areas, a major lender group said Thursday as it reported that the level of delinquencies and repossessed homes had jumped to a record. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ICi0LNU_DoPFw_CMB9g-DhJymFk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ICi0LNU_DoPFw_CMB9g-DhJymFk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ICi0LNU_DoPFw_CMB9g-DhJymFk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ICi0LNU_DoPFw_CMB9g-DhJymFk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~4/OHFbWv1IUJ4" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-mortgage-defaults20-2009nov20,0,893414.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~3/UBng9i28xHk/la-fi-new-homes19-2009nov19,0,2562971.story Although analysts had forecast an increase in construction of new homes, the pace fell sharply compared with the prior month. The figures show a 30.7% drop compared with October 2008. <br/><br/> New-home construction fell sharply last month, underscoring the fragility of the fledgling housing recovery. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hHdRWFAj0zzsjoPFVWEDKWEK7XU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hHdRWFAj0zzsjoPFVWEDKWEK7XU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hHdRWFAj0zzsjoPFVWEDKWEK7XU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hHdRWFAj0zzsjoPFVWEDKWEK7XU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~4/UBng9i28xHk" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-new-homes19-2009nov19,0,2562971.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~3/quVA0H6LU4k/la-fi-home-sales18-2009nov18,0,1354571.story The median price in six Southland counties rises 1.8% from September, to $280,000; sales are up too, by 2.8%, according to MDA DataQuick. <br/><br/> Southern California's housing market showed fresh signs of a comeback last month as first-time buyers took advantage of a federal tax credit aimed at keeping the fragile recovery on track. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_zVWr5XxpXn0S3tXeJo7b0LyMJU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_zVWr5XxpXn0S3tXeJo7b0LyMJU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_zVWr5XxpXn0S3tXeJo7b0LyMJU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_zVWr5XxpXn0S3tXeJo7b0LyMJU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~4/quVA0H6LU4k" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-home-sales18-2009nov18,0,1354571.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~3/Bi9RsnmSQ8I/la-fi-architects18-2009nov18,0,3021759.story The increase may indicate the start of a recovery in the construction industry as builders prepare to get real estate developments off the ground. <br/><br/> After more than a year of meager activity, the nation's architects reported a growing number of new contracts in October from builders preparing to get real estate developments off the ground. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FK37UYsxWaaOheV46MMiQBumoIo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FK37UYsxWaaOheV46MMiQBumoIo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FK37UYsxWaaOheV46MMiQBumoIo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FK37UYsxWaaOheV46MMiQBumoIo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/classified/realestate/news/~4/Bi9RsnmSQ8I" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-architects18-2009nov18,0,3021759.story?track=rss