| Where is the Sacramento-area housing market going? (The Sacramento Bee) |
| There are big years when the bottom drops out, the unimaginable occurs and minds reel from it all. That was 2008. So farewell to a year that jointly shredded our home values and our 401(k) accounts. So long to its economic free fall that pushed 19,000 area homes into foreclosure from January through October. Home builders went bankrupt, calling 2008 the worst year in half a ... |
| 12/21/2008 |
| Home Front: Impact fees may be the next battlefield for area builders (The Sacramento Bee) |
| When the housing market soared in Sacramento a few years ago, many cities, counties and school districts hiked fees for a new house, with some soaring into the $80,000s and $90,000s. Builders complained, but moved on. Times were so flush they just paid some and passed the rest to buyers. What did $90,000 matter if a house sold for $470,000 or more to a buyer using exotic financing? It's ... |
| 12/19/2008 |
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