Long Beach, California
December 17, 2009

Real Estate News: Beyond the Headlines from C.A.R.
The California Association of Realtors has just released their latest Beyond the Headlines report to keep California home buyers and sellers up to date on recent developments in the real estate market. The Beyond the Headlines report provides articles published in the past week of great interest to real estate market watchers.
This week features articles from prominent sources including Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and The Mercury News.
Access the California Real Estate Weekly update for December 17, 2009
Whether you are a buyer or seller of real estate, and irrespective of your timeframe, be it today, next week, next month, or many months into the future, you need to understand the trends taking place in the real estate market and understand the powerful influences on the market.
The Beyond the Headlines publication makes it easy by gathering highly relevant and timely articles and presenting them in one easy to read format.
I’m sure you’ll benefit from reading the articles provided every week, so without further ado let me identify the topic covered in the latest newsletter.
This week, the following real estate related articles appear:
Obama’s standardized short-sale plan could help troubled homeowners – Los Angeles Times
Decline in home values levels off – San Francisco Chronicle
Housing inventories decline – The Wall Street Journal
Fed keeps “extended period” pledge, sees rebound – Bloomberg
Mortgage lenders cancel more foreclosures in November – The Mercury News
Few troubled mortgages being modified permanently – Los Angeles Times
How to learn your credit score – The Wall Street Journal
Bay Area real estate investors snap up properties in Sacramento, Vegas – The Mercury News
To access all of the articles, open a convenient PDF file using the following link:
Access the California Real Estate Weekly update for December 17, 2009