real estate: Foreclosures on the Decline in Kern County - 11/18/08 12:31 PM
First of all, when I say foreclosure, I'm referring only to those properties where a Trustee's Deed has been recorded, or if it is on the market, is listed as an REO. Based on my data compiled from local listing services and the county recorder, the number of foreclosures has been declining for the past two months. That's not a significant amount of time, but it rules out that the first month decline was a fluke. For 23 months the number of foreclosures recorded each month were steadily increasing. September was the first month with fewer foreclosures than the prior month. (0 comments)
real estate: California Fire - resources - 10/26/07 02:12 PM
Since there has been so much news about the fires and the blogs about the fires are very active, I thought I'd put together a list of resources to keep members updated on the fires. California Fire NewsInciWebCAL FireLA County Fire DepartmentOrange County Fire AuthoritySan Diego County Emergency HomepageGoogle News feedSan Diego Wildfires BlogRed Cross - information on finding loved ones, donating, helping, etc. This list isn't comprehensive, but it should get you started in the right direction.
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real estate: Bakersfield home prices holding steady? - 10/26/07 10:58 AM
After posting information on the decline in average per square foot prices for Kern County, I thought I'd take a look at Bakersfield. The data here is for single family residences, however the occasional condo or manufactured home might be included because it wasn't listed correctly. Also, some new construction might slip through the cracks as well. Looking at the sales through our local listing service, the total number of sales should end up around 2,500 lower than the 5,757 sales in 2006. However, sales have been slowing down the past few months, so the total number this year may be even (2 comments)
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