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'Robust' recovery a year away	9/5/2010 1:00 AM
Kerry Vandell , professor of finance and director of the UCI Center for Real Estate at the Merage School of Business. Vandell became director of the UCI Center for Real Estate in July 2006 after holding the Tiefenthaler Distinguished Chair in Real...
Hard to justify re-fi when you owe very little	9/5/2010 1:00 AM
Randy Johnson, president of Independence Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach, author of "How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage" and a mortgage broker since 1983, answers questions from readers.Q. I currently have a 20-year loan with 12 1/2...
Housing wilts into summer slump	9/5/2010 1:00 AM
While the outlook for housing remains murky, one thing is for sure: Federal tax credits got shoppers in a springtime buying mood -- and that mood wilted in the summer once the government incentive went bye-bye for most folks.Last week, the people who...
Rents down, occupancy up	9/5/2010 1:00 AM
Blogger Jeff Collins tells a tale of two O.C. cities: If you stayed in one apartment in the city of Orange over the past four years, chances are your monthly rent jumped by nearly 8% over that time. The average apartment tenant in that city is paying...
Spark your home's style with creative tips	9/5/2010 1:00 AM
If you're bored with your home's décor but want to make minimal changes to revamp the look, just think outside the box. Creativity doesn't have to mean spending wads of cash to refresh your home's style, either. Interior designer and staging expert...
The 80/20 rule in real estate	9/5/2010 1:00 AM
You know this rule right? Attributed to that Italian guy, Pareto, adapted into modern jargon meaning "the vital few and the trivial many." In Pareto's time, 20% of the people owned 80% of the real estate. How in the world does this apply to the...
'Decadent kitchen' repo sells after chops	9/4/2010 7:00 AM
They say that kitchens and bathrooms sell houses, so I'm sure the "decadent'' kitchen in this listing caught some eyeballs.The fact that it was a bank-owned home and fairly new construction also helped it grab attention.The 3,370-square foot house,...
Mid-county homebuying plummets 27%	9/4/2010 7:00 AM
For the 22 business days ending July 15 – freshest numbers from DataQuick — our region-by-region analysis of homebuying shows Orange County slices up geographically speaking this way … Mid-county ZIPs — median selling price $357,500 – ...
Who’d build luxury apartments in Long Beach?	9/4/2010 2:31 AM
Frank T. Suryan Jr. is chairman and CEO of Lyon Communities, which operates more than 11,000 apartments California, Colorado, Georgia and Florida. Incorporated in 1989, Lyon Communities is valued today at about $2 billion. Among the latest...
Step into these South Coast open houses	9/3/2010 4:20 PM
Here is a list of homes for sale offering open houses in Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano this weekend (Sept. 4 and 5). CLICK on address links for photos and additional information. Happy hunting! Dana Point 49 Beach View Avenue -...

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