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Rents soar as foreclosure victims, young workers seek housing

Posted: May 7th, 2012



Few new units and tight standards for home loans add to the pressure. The average monthly U.S. rent is at an all-time high, and a 10% jump in Los Angeles County over the next two years is forecast.

Mortgage defaults in California at 3-year low

Posted: July 23rd, 2010


ARTICLE, LA TIMES, 07.23.2010
Banks are pushing alternatives such as loan modification programs and short sales ….. “The most important thing is the housing market has stabilized, that house prices are up and not down anymore,” said Kenneth Rosen, a professor at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.
Banks stepped up their seizure of homes from people already ensnared in the repossession process in the second quarter, reflecting an effort by economically resurgent financial institutions to clear troubled loans off their books after having survived the depths of the banking crisis. Many of those loans went into default months ago, taking an average of 9.1 months to get through the process, DataQuick said.

Rent-Price Ratios and the Earnings Yield on Housing

Posted: April 16th, 2010


PAPER, USC
Rent-Price Ratios and the Earnings Yield on Housing

Southern California apartment rents are expected to keep falling

Posted: April 12th, 2010

ARTICLE, LA Times 04.08.2010
A study shows the average cost dropping as much as 3.5% in L.A. County this year, 2.4% in Orange County and less than 1% in San Bernardino and Riverside counties but inching up in San Diego County.