Monthly Archives: December 2011

From the Los Angeles Tmes – Jim Puzzanghera:  A leading consumer confidence index rose in December, the fourth straight monthly increase, but the stalemate in Washington over extending the payroll tax cut could cut into those gains. Click here for … Continue reading →

From THE ORANGE COUNTT REGISTER – Jonathan Lansner and Jeff Collins: NEWS SUMMARY – From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 3.91% this week — the lowest in at least four decades and the sixth such … Continue reading →

From the Los Angeles Times – Jim Puzzanghera: Newly initiated home foreclosures by the large national banks increased 21.1% in the three months ending Sept. 30 as mortgage servicers lifted voluntary holds on such activity because of paperwork problems, the Office … Continue reading →

From The Washington Post –  Neil Irwin: The deeply depressed housing sector finally seems to have found its bottom — and may even be starting to bounce back. Click here for full article.