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Renovations Fuel Jump In LA County Property Values

If the latest property assessments are any indication, there could be a glimmer of hope for the Southland’s housing market.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/07/28

Foreclosure Rate In Riverside County Highest In California

The latest data translates to 1 in 30 Riverside County households in some stage of foreclosure.

2011/07/28

Economists: Construction Spending To Fuel California Recovery

A new economic survey predicts construction spending in California is on the rebound.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/07/20

A homeless person covers up on a bus stop bench before dawn October 12, 2007 in downtown Los Angeles. (credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

City Officials Seek To Renovate Buildings In LA For Homeless Veterans

The Veterans Affairs Department has announced a master plan to transform buildings at a West Los Angeles VA site that are the subject of a lawsuit over housing and other services for the homeless.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/06/21

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‘The Worst Is Behind Us’? Home Prices Hit Bottom For 2011

New data shows that sales of existing homes fell to 4.8 million in May — their lowest level of the year so far.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/06/21

Home Prices Plunge To 9-Year Low; More Declines Expected

A record number of foreclosures are forcing prices down, and they are expected to keep falling through this year.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/05/31

Money 101: Housing Market Mojo

Two real estate experts help you to get a better handle on the nuances of the housing market.

2011/05/26

Protesters Rally Against Rent Hikes, Call Housing A ‘Human Right’

An estimated 80 members of the Los Angeles Right to Housing Collective want lawmakers to limit how much landlords can raise rents each July.

2011/05/20

Glendale, Los Angeles Sue Public Housing Developer For Fraud

A Southern California developer of low-income public housing is being sued for fraud by the cities of Los Angeles and Glendale.

2011/04/26

Calif. Jobless Rate Dips Slightly, But Housing Recovery Sluggish

After 96,500 jobs were created in February — with roughly half of the job increases coming nationally — California’s unemployment rate slid to 12.2 percent.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/03/25

New Apartments Push Up Home Construction In January

Home construction rose at the fastest rate in 20 months in January, pushed up by a spike in apartment building. But construction of single-family homes declined, a sign that demand for housing remains weak.

2011/02/16

Audit: LA Housing Dept. Short $48M In Fees

The city controller’s office found the housing department failed to collect at least $48 million in fees, while leaving $10 million across 10 funds unspent over two years.

2010/12/14

Official: LA County Can House 12,000 Homeless By 2016

The Board of Supervisors say they want to address the growing homeless population in Los Angeles County by housing thousands of men and women over the next five years.

2010/12/07

Fannie Mae Opens LA Mortgage Help Center

Are you struggling to make your mortgage payments and have a loan with Fannie Mae? A new help center is opening in Culver City that may help you avoid foreclosure.

2010/11/09

Foreclosure Activity Up Across California, The Nation

The foreclosure crisis intensified across a majority of large U.S. metropolitan areas this summer, with Chicago and Seattle — cities outside of the states that have shouldered the worst of the housing downturn — seeing a sharp increase in foreclosure warnings.

2010/10/28