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Real Estate News
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Mortgage Rates Hit New Lows Again
Mortgage rates once again inched lower this week, lowering the cost of borrowing and increasing housing affordability.              
Study Reveals Main Culprit Behind Falling Home Values
Home prices nationwide dropped nearly 5 percent last year, but if you exclude distressed sales, prices dropped only by 0.9 percent, a new study from CoreLogic finds.              
What Customer Service Means Today
What does it mean to provide excellent customer service in the age of Apple and Amazon?              
    
Closed Red Lion Hotel in Concord gets new owners and a fresh start
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.              
Rate on 30-year mortgage falls to record 3.87 pct.
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.              
DeSaulnier to host free foreclosure prevention workshop in Antioch Saturday
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.              
   
   
Mortgage probe unveiled as foreclosure talks loom
President Obama's latest probe into the mortgage meltdown will have more power than past efforts, and federal officials say it won't derail a possible $20 billion settlement for underwater and foreclosed homeowners.              
Obama expands foreclosure prevention program
The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program.              
Home prices post steep decline
Home prices posted a steep, month-over-month drop in November, falling 1.3%, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city report. Prices fell in 19 of the 20 cities the index covers.              
    
Modern Planes in Spain
The weather, architecturally speaking, continues to be cloudy in Spain. But in Madrid's Pozuelo de Alarcón suburb, the skies look clear from the offices of A-cero, an architecture studio that is bucking the trend by breaking the traditional mold.              
An Island in Big Sky Country
Built in 2001, this custom log home is on its own private 10-acre island on Whitefish Lake with 2,600 feet of waterfront.              
Estate Rented by Obama Is Sold
The Martha's Vineyard estate that the Obama family have rented for their past three summer vacations has sold for $22.4 million.