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MORE GOOD NEWS FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS!Where to use your $8,000 Tax Credit with your FHA loanIf you are an eligible for an FHA loan and you are a first time buyer, you can:Use the $8,000 tax credit for closing costs, escrow charges, higher downpayment, or to "buy down your interest rate so that you can have a lower monthly payment ...

We know the foreclosure activity picked up. We also know that we have brisk activity when writing offers, many times, at a multiple-offer situation. So it wasn't a shock to see this headline that talked about repossessions in the Bay area soaring. Read the storyIn the Bay Area, mortgage companies recorded 18,516 notices of default, up more ...

Doom and gloom news are always sensationalized. So from time to time, it helps to have a reality check. Kudos to First American Title Company who shares with us the Market Watch newsletter by a dynamo of a woman, Carole Rodoni. Carole is a sought-after speaker (and the much-revered ray of hope for the battered northern California market). We ...