Housing

Foreclosure Aid Dwarfed by Foreclosure Trouble

By KELLY BENNETT

City officials want to use $9.4 million to help homebuyers purchase foreclosed homes and have the city buy homes to rent out.

In Julian, Removed from the City, But Not from Its Housing Slump

By KELLY BENNETT

In a place where people come to escape the urban hustle, the fallout from the foreclosure crisis and dropping prices hasn't been avoided.

Schooling a Real Estate Town

By KELLY BENNETT

USD's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate has carved out a key niche in the economic and real estate conversations here.

THE ECONOMIC FALLOUTThe Stakes of Mortgage Rescue Plans

By KELLY BENNETT

Renters, prudent homeowners, banks, governments and distressed borrowers approach a contentious issue -- mortgage modification plans -- from at least as many perspectives.

Housing Market Slumps Further

By KELLY BENNETT

Home prices logged a 26 percent annual drop, according to the Case/Shiller index, while new homebuilders have their worst quarter in three decades.

CONFRONTING A NEIGHBORHOOD'S CHALLENGESThe Architect of a Community Conversation in San Ysidro

By KELLY BENNETT

David Flores has become a translator, an educator, a peacemaker, a dreamer and a promoter of the thoughts and perspectives of the people in this border neighborhood.

Credit Pendulum Swings for Would-Be Condo Buyers

By KELLY BENNETT

The era of easy credit is history for condos, as banks revert to the standards they'd ignored for years.

A Potential Whammy on Aguirre's WaMu Suit

By KELLY BENNETT

Previous court decisions have blocked states from suing federally chartered banks because they are regulated by federal overseers, but the city attorney says he can prevail because of the 'extraordinary circumstances.'

Hey, Neighbor, Did You Get Your Mortgage Reduced?

By KELLY BENNETT

Unlike a short sale or a foreclosure, the new 'price' of a house with a loan modification might not be publicly recorded information.

Next Up After Countrywide: Everyone Else

By KELLY BENNETT

Mike Aguirre pledges to go after a list of other subprime lenders in the wake of the foreclosure settlement between 11 states and Countrywide Financial Corp.