The latest Real Estate News in Santa Clara County, San Jose – Alain Pinel Realtors

Californians to get up to $18 billion in mortgage relief in settlement with nation's biggest lenders

2/9/2012 8:16 PM

The $25 billion national settlement with five large banks announced Thursday will bring struggling California homeowners at least $12 billion in relief, but many say the deal isn't a game changer for the housing market or the economy...Read More

Bank of America says it will cut 450 jobs in Concord

2/9/2012 6:23 PM

By the end of May, the bank will close its consumer service and operations units in the East Bay cit...Read More

South Bay commercial real estate market heats up

2/9/2012 12:34 PM

Silicon Valley developers are racing to erect office and R&D buildings to meet a fresh surge of expansions by tech companies that's turning the region into a commercial real estate boomtown.
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Apple leases big office building in downtown Sunnyvale

2/9/2012 12:26 PM

Bolstered by a remarkable surge in sales and profits, Apple has been in expansion mode lately to such an extent that the company's home base of Cupertino is virtually out of large blocks of office space that Apple could occupy.
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Workshop planned for struggling homeowners

2/8/2012 11:29 AM

A workshop for underwater and other struggling Silicon Valley homeowners sorting through a confusing array of options, ranging from federal help to short sales or foreclosure, is being held Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Santa Clara...Read More

Professionals share ideas, information at free workshop for distressed mortgage holders

2/7/2012 3:52 PM

Professionals to share ideas and information at free progra...Read More

Key states move closer to foreclosure-abuse deal

2/7/2012 12:29 PM

California and New York, the key holdouts in a long-awaited settlement over foreclosure abuses, moved closer Monday to backing a deal that would force the five largest mortgage lenders to reduce loans for about 1 million households.
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Resolutions: Make homeownership dream a reality

2/6/2012 12:27 PM

Even with the scars left by the housing mess, homeownership is still a goal for many Americans.
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Foreclosures at the high end increase across the Bay Area

2/6/2012 12:05 PM

More million-dollar-and-up homes are going into foreclosure or forced into short sales, as the housing crisis catches up with those on the higher end of the market...Read More

February what to do, plant and grow list

2/4/2012 2:15 PM

Here's a to-do list for February's garden. Prune hydrangeas by cutting off old, brittle canes. Leave young canes with flower buds attached for this year's growth...Read More

Calif., two other states tell insurers to disclose climate change responses

2/3/2012 9:48 PM

California, other states
require companies to
respond to risk surve...Read More

DeSaulnier to host free foreclosure prevention workshop in Antioch Saturday

2/3/2012 7:07 PM

Bay Area residents struggling to find ways to stay in their homes and pay their monthly mortgage are encouraged to check out a free foreclosure prevention seminar Saturday in Antioch...Read More

Rate on 30-year mortgage falls to record 3.87 pct.

2/2/2012 7:04 PM

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low, the ninth time that has happened in the last year. Even with the cheapest rates in history, the housing market remains depressed....Read More

Closed Red Lion Hotel in Concord gets new owners and a fresh start

2/2/2012 5:35 PM

The East Bay hotel that closed its doors without notice last May, leaving guests stranded without rooms and employees out of work without jobs, is poised to be resurrected under new owners.
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