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Housing Market Boom? Local Home Buyers Compete With Foreign Cash

A jump in home prices comes amid an influx of foreign money from Asia and the Middle East from investors who are looking for what they believe is a safer bet than the stock market.

2013/02/18

Distressed Homeowners, Buyers Line Up For NACA Workshop

Thousands of homeowners waited in long lines at the Convention Center on Friday in an effort to keep their homes – or buy one.

2012/10/05

Signs the Housing Market is Really in Trouble

“Owner ready to croak must sell” would be one sign. Another would be calling your house a ‘gem, except for asbestos.”

2012/08/02

Calif. Housing Market Projected To Stave Off Double-Dip Recession

Housing starts specifically in residential construction are expected “to take off in earnest in 2013″ after a slow but steady 2012, according to economists.

2012/06/20

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Students Cite Lack Of On-Campus Housing As Factor In USC Killings

USC police have set up a mobile command post in an area where most students say security is more of a concern than in dormitories on campus.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/04/12

‘War’ Over Section 8? Lancaster Mayor Slams Giving Benefits To Parolees

Mayor R. Rex Parris says the Board of Supervisors have unfairly disadvantaged those families who have been waiting to receiving housing benefits.

2012/04/09

Voter Fraud Allegations Dog Vernon Reform Efforts

A councilman in the scandal-plagued city of Vernon faces allegations that he may be unfairly influencing a ballot for City Council.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/03/29

Volunteers help count the homeless population in Santa Monica (courtesy City of Santa Monica)

Hundreds Of Volunteers Needed For Homeless Count In Santa Monica

An estimated 200 volunteers are needed to help Santa Monica get an accurate count of its homeless population.

CBS Los Angeles–2012/01/25

‘Taxpayers Were Duped’: Audit Finds Fraud, ‘Lavish’ Spending At HACLA

The findings of a CBS2 investigation earlier this month originally prompted the city controller to order a thorough financial audit of the department.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/12/13

Unlike the Occupy Van Nuys event, Occupy LA continues to grow. (credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

City Offers ‘Occupy LA’ Protesters Freebies To Leave City Hall

The city is offering “Occupy LA” protesters freebies in an attempt to get them to move from the lawn of City Hall.

CBS Los Angeles–2011/11/22

LA Home Prices Sink; Obama To Sidestep Congress On Housing Recovery

The White House may be close to giving more help to struggling homeowners in Southern California and across the nation.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/10/25

Jack Gilsepi and Jim Van Zanten of South Bay Brokers with Maggie McKay (CBS)

KFWB On Your Corner: South Bay Housing Market

If you’re looking to buy a home in the beach cities, you’re going to need help.

2011/08/24

Home Sales Dip For 4th Straight Month; 2011 Worst Year Ever?

The drop is triggering a warning from government analysts that 2011 could be the worst year for the industry in half a century.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/08/23

DOJ To Probe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly discriminating against minorities living in subsidized housing.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/08/19

$80M In Stimulus Cash Left To Rehab Homes, Jump-Start LA Sales

The city was awarded $143 million through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to spend to fix up and sell properties in the city’s worst real estate markets.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/08/18