Friday, August 22, 2008

California Statewide Land & Housing News: Mid-August 2008


C.A.R. Reports Sales Increased 17.5 Percent; Median Home Price Fell 37.7 Percent in June
[Business Wire Construction & Property News]

California's Discount Foreclosure Sales Point to Housing Bottom
[Bloomberg]

Home sales in state surge
[SacBee -- Real Estate News]

Northern California Housing News: Mid-August 2008

RealtyTrac: Stockton had nation's highest Q2 foreclosure rate; Oakland was No. 8
[ East Bay Business Times]

Home Front: How Sacramento area housing market shapes up
[SacBee -- Real Estate News]

20,000 Homes Lost Last Year
[Big Builder Online]

Southern California Housing News: Mid-August 2008

Home-price declines hit a record
[Los Angeles Times - Top News]

Home sales rebound lifts hard-hit California county (Reuters)
[Yahoo! News: Business - Real Estate]

5-year O.C. homeowners still ahead
[The Orange County Register - O.C. Real Estate News]

Median Home Price Falls to $469,000 in O.C.