The housing market’s Mr. Objective
Business |
September 23, 2007
John Karevoll keeps a cartoon on his bulletin board that shows a
man exclaiming: “It’s all one big crapshoot.” Read more
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Countrywide chief sees ‘opportunity’
Business |
September 19, 2007
san francisco – Angelo Mozilo, chief executive of beleaguered
Countrywide Financial Corp., said Tuesday that the lender was making
progress in adjusting to the harsh new realities of the home mortgage market. Read more
Blight moves in after foreclosures
Business |
August 28, 2007
Houses abandoned to foreclosure are beginning to breed trouble,
adding neighbors to the growing ranks of victims. Read more
Foreclosures may spur price drops
Business |
August 12, 2007
Major lenders are repossessing homes in Southern California much
faster than they can sell them, a development that could set off a
downward spiral of price cuts and more foreclosures. Read more
One house’s trip through the boom and bust
Business |
August 12, 2007
In the county of Riverside, in the city of Corona, on a street
called Plume Grass, there’s a foreclosed house that no one wants to buy. Read more
Ex-CEO is convicted in options case
Business |
August 8, 2007
In a significant slap at Silicon Valley, the first chief executive
to stand trial for the backdating of stock options was found guilty
Tuesday of securities fraud and making false statements. Read more
Foreclosures in state hit record high - The housing crisis spreads to middle-class buyers. The economic outlook ranges from a slowdown to recession.
Business |
July 25, 2007
A sagging real estate market and tighter lending standards are
exacting a growing toll on Californians, forcing them from their
homes in record numbers, figures released Tuesday show. Read more
Salton City: A land of dreams and dead fish - New homes and old optimism continue to sprout in a desert community that hasn’t really jelled in 50 years.
Business |
July 1, 2007
This lakeside hamlet is about as remote as you can get in Southern
California and still have plumbing and pavement. Read more
New president went above and beyond as the CFO at Yahoo
Business |
June 19, 2007
Susan Decker knows how to make a statement. Read more
Getting a fix on foreclosure data
Business |
May 28, 2007
As home foreclosures began soaring early this year, Nancy Burns of
the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency was told to figure out how many
homeowners in her city were in trouble. Read more
