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Mortgages: A Focus on Credit History for Mortgage Approvals
Are you a 1st time home buyer? Are you in the market to buy a house in Silicon Valley? This is a neat article by Lisa Prevost which should help anyone who is in the market for a residential mortgage loan. She covers the mortgage approvals from the perspective of...
Mountain View: Council addresses rental housing crisis
MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Landlords will have to provide 90-day notices for evictions and allow tenants to sign six-month or one-year leases under an urgency ordinance approved Monday by the City Council. The decision followed more than six hours of city staff presentations,...
Cambrian tenants forced to move from unsafe apartments on short notice
Tenants at a Camden Avenue apartment complex this morning were told to leave immediately after San Jose code enforcement inspectors red-tagged 11 units as unsafe. When San Jose firefighters fought a blaze there in July 2012, they discovered that it lacked proper fire...
U.S. home sales rebound in September after August slump
WASHINGTON -- Americans snapped up more homes in September, suggesting that the U.S. housing sector remains insulated from global economic turmoil. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales of existing homes jumped 4.7 percent last month to a...
Top 5 item to replace in a Small Bathroom Remodel
Do you have a dark and poorly lit bathroom? Does the bathroom look old and dated like the one shown in the photo? One of the best investments before selling your house could be a Small Bathroom Remodel which typically adds a lot to your home's value. Bathroom...
Apple expansion widens in north San Jose
This is an interesting post about Apple expansion in San Jose. Conceptual image of a building that Apple has leased in north San Jose, part of a complex of two to three buildings being developed by realty firm Steelwave. (Steelwave photo) SAN JOSE -- Apple has grabbed...