Long Beach/Southern California Real Estate

Grow a new start While the number of distressed properties on the market has declined greatly, there are those homeowners who are still ...

If the principal on your mortgage was reduced in a loan modification, a new law may lower your taxes. Governor Jerry Brown recently sign...

Starting about 10 years ago, it was not unusual to obtain a home loan with a 10% down payment from the borrower, an 80% first mortgage, and ...

If you're still an "underwater" homeowner of a single family residence, a condominium, a second Did you buy when the market...

Wondering what a homeowner should expect when payments are missed? The most important thing to know is that no matter what stage of default ...

What if you have a Notice of Default recorded on your property? What then? This is what happens when your bank or loan servicer no longer i...

For some people, the picture of this highway might represent escape. For others, it could mean taking a new direction. It's important ...

It's probably no surprise to many mortgage borrowers by now in this Christmas season to realize that they've had a tough time gettin...

No. You're the borrower. And as the borrower, you voluntarily took the loan from the bank, and according to the usual circumstances of a...

Even though a law was passed in 2009 in California, there still seem to be advance fees being requested and sometimes paid for in exchange f...

If you're thinking of buying a new home and renting out your current home, it will pay to plan in advance. By asking a few questions, y...

So far, only 17% of borrowers nationally have completed a loan modification and made it through the trial payment period under the Home Aff...

This weekend is the time to use your free time for your future advantage! Attend the free 3rd Annual Homebuyer Fair this weekend, March 13th...

Effective October 11 through January 1, 2013, no one (and that includes attorneys, real estate professionals, lenders and everyone else) ma...

Are you at the critical point of "do I stay or do I go?" In California, there are currently about one-third of all mortgages ...

President Obama's $75 billion program for homeowners now has the first six banks or participants, per the Los Angeles Times: Chase Home ...

There is a lot of confusing information about loan modification opportunities, plus the additional fact that unqualified companies or indivi...