Case-Shiller: Home Prices Nearly Flat in OC in March

Let’s check in on the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). Here’s a summary of the latest data for the Los Angeles area, which includes LA and Orange Counties: March 2011 Month to Month: Down 0.3% Year to Year: Down 1.7% Prices at this level in: September 2003 Peak month: September 2006 Change from Peak: Down… Read More

Help Us Write a Home Selling Guide, Get a T-Shirt

Today, we’re officially launching the remaining sections of our Home Buying Guide. This is something we’ve been working on for a long, long time, and it feels good to get it out the door. That’s not to say we won’t continue trying to make the guide an even better resource for home buyers; we’ll be… Read More

Learn About Mortgage Paperwork

If you’re just starting to look for a home, you may be a little confused by the paperwork involved with getting a mortgage. Wouldn’t it be great if someone could give you a line-by-line explanation of the forms you’ll be dealing with during the home-buying process? We thought so too. That’s why we’ve created annotated… Read More

Case-Shiller: OC-Area Home Price Losses Increase in February

Let’s check in on the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). Here’s a summary of the latest data for the Los Angeles area, which includes LA and Orange Counties: February 2011 Month to Month: Down 1.0% Year to Year: Down 2.1% Prices at this level in: September 2003 Peak month: September 2006 Change from Peak: Down… Read More

Case-Shiller: More Home Price Drops as 2011 Kicks Off

Let’s check in on the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). Here’s a summary of the latest data for the Los Angeles area, which includes LA and Orange Counties: January 2011 Month to Month: Down 0.6% Year to Year: Down 1.8% Prices at this level in: October 2003 Peak month: September 2006 Change from Peak: Down… Read More

Case-Shiller: Home Prices Dipped Across the Board in October

Let’s check in on the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). Here’s a summary of the latest data for the Los Angeles area, which includes LA and Orange Counties: October 2010 Month to Month: Down 0.7% Year to Year: Up 3.3% Prices at this level in: December 2003 Peak month: September 2006 Change from Peak: Down… Read More

Case-Shiller: Home Prices Continue to March to New YOY Losses

Let’s check in on the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). Here’s a summary of the latest data for the Los Angeles area, which includes LA and Orange Counties: September 2010 Month to Month: Down 0.1% Year to Year: Up 4.4% Prices at this level in: December 2003 Peak month: September 2006 Change from Peak: Down… Read More