Recession’s over, but it doesn’t feel that way in capital area
It looks like the longest U.S. recession since the 1930s is over.
So why doesn’t it feel that way?
After four quarters of shrinking, the nation’s economy – as measured by its gross domestic product – grew 3.5 percent in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
But the news did little to erase the gloom that has settled over Sacramento’s economic landscape like a thick tule fog.
Local businesses are keeping the umbrellas within arm&rsquo...
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The number of government-backed FHA loans jumped sharply last year, propping up a local real estate market otherwise saturated by loan denials.
During 2008, lenders issued 8,998 FHA loans in the Sacramento region, up from 649 during 2007, according to statistics released this week by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
"There’s been such a shift in available financing as the market bottoms out," said Larry Bush, a regional spokesman for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A major credit reporting company predicts mortgage delinquency rates will continue rising in the Sacramento area – with 12 percent of homeowners falling at least two months behind on their payments by year’s end.
That’s nearly twice the national projection and a dramatic jump from just two years ago, when less than 2 percent percent of area homeowners’ notes were delinquent.
"California faces some challenges, and that’s reflected in the statistics," said Ezra Becker, director of consulting and strategy at TransUnion, one of the nation’s three lar...
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The K. Hovnanian-built house in Natomas has a standard-size bedroom and a surprisingly large great room that combines a kitchen and living room. But that’s about it for 817 square feet – likely the smallest new house for sale in Sacramento. Price: $126,000.
Home Front discovered this seventh wonder of the real estate world via colleagues who got builder postcards aiming to pry boom...
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August 10, 2009
Bad June swoon for Sacramento-area homebuilders
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/real_estate/
Ouch! Homebuilders in Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yolo counties reported their second worst sales month of 2009 in June, selling just 197 homes, condominiums and townhouses, the California Building Industry Association reported about an hour ago.
These things happen. But the regional sales tally was the lowest since January, when builders sold 163 homes, reported the CBIA, a trade group for state homebuilders.
Sacramento-area home sales fall for 1st time since April 2008
By Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/2033127.html
The 14-month streak is over.
Sacramento-area home sales reached their highest monthly count yet this year in June. But with fewer bank repos on the market, they failed to beat the numbers from June 2008, according to new statistics released Thursday from researcher MDA DataQuick.
It was the first time since April 2008 – when year-over-year figures turned positive after three years of declines – ...
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The charts linked below provide sales statistics for the counties of Sacramento. and the surrounding counties of: El Dorado, Placer and Yuba. They compare March 2009 to the year prior (March 2008), as well as data for February 2009 vs. February 2008. In most areas the number of sales posted was significantly greater to the previous year. However, prices have declined for the same time period.
The Sacramento MLS 24 Hour Watch has demonstrated a significant number of days reporting more homes transitioning to "Pending Sale" compared to the numb...
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Sacramento region’s repossessed home sales boom hits lull
ShareThisBy Jim Wasserman
jwasserman@sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1789794.html
Published: Saturday, Apr. 18, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Months of foreclosure moratoriums, stepped-up loan modifications and bank decisions to keep repossessed homes off the market are biting hard into a slice of the economy that has come to depend on sales of distressed homes.
Sacramento-area real estate agents who sell bank-owned homes and the contractors who fix them before and after sales ...
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2008 Cost vs. Value Report: Still Many Happy Returns for Home Rehabs
Remodeling magazine’s annual report shows that maintenance-related projects and moderately priced upgrades are providing stable paybacks, even in a slower market.
By G.M. Filisko | December 2008
Despite home price drops in many cities, remodeling projects are holding their own as a way for owners to add value.
Many people are wondering where their money will be safest during these uncertain economic times. When home owners turn to you for your expert advice, counsel them that some things neve...
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Today’s market statistics straight from the Shasta MLS database:
Active Residential Listings: 1,726 (down 1 from yesterday)
Pending (in escrow) Residential Listings: 244 (up 3 from yesterday)
Sold Residential Listings in January 2008: 48 (up 3 from yesterday)
Sold Residential Listings during 2007: 2,140
Today’s market statistics straight from the Shasta MLS database:
Active Residential Listings: 1,727
Pending (in escrow) Residential Listings: 241
Sold Residential Listings in January 2008: 45
Sold Residential Listings during 2007: 2,140
Great West GMAC Real Estate professionals are sometimes asked by clients to answer questions regarding what is trendy in housing. Or they will ask, “Are we going big, or moving smaller?”
In a recent quest to track information on real estate statistics and trends, Sami Siddiqui, broker for Great West GMAC Real Estate noticed contradiction among the pundits of “what’s hot – what’s not” in the real estate marketplace.
One pundit seems to imply the Mc Mansion is very much alive and doing well. And predicts homes built in the future will taut ...
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