California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) is participating in a program aimed to help California homeowners keep their home.According to the website, "The Obama Administration has directed CalHFA to submit program proposals to assist California homeowners who are struggling with their mortgage paym...

Realtytrac.com reports that foreclosure activity is up in the first quarter of 2010, increasing 7% over the same quarter of 2009.The Realtytrac.com website reports that "... its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for Q1 2010, which shows that foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions an...

The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) reports that pending home sales for the month of February were up.According to the NAR, "The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in February, rose 8.2 percent to 97.6 from a downwardly revised 90.2 in January, an...

It's tax time - including property taxes! The second installment of the annual property taxes is due on February 1st, and will be accepted without penalty, if payment is received or postmarked on or before April 10, 2010. Since April 10 falls on a Saturday, the deadline is 5 pm on the next business...