The LA Times today ran an article showing home price declines in the usual suspect locations like San Diego, Orange, Riverside, and Ventura counties, but price increases in LA County despite horribly low sales volume. What is driving the market? Home prices rose way too fast against income growth in...

So Wall Street has seen the Dow lose 1000 points due to the chaos in the mortgage business. Banks are sending us notices that buyer prequalification notices dated in June and July may not be honored. Heavy down payments are now required...what does all this mean??? There is a major international credit...

Ever hear a real estate agent say the market is going down so "don't buy?" No way. They need you to act in order to earn a commission quickly. This blog is focused on the local market conditions. Moreover, we present the facts in a data-driven format with street-level dialog from agents...