Monthly Archives: March 2010

The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that two committees of the Los Angeles City Council — the Planning and Land Use Management Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee — have voted to impose registration fees of about $1,600 … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES – (Business Wire) A loan modification firm and its principals have surrendered their real estate licenses rather than fight charges of fraud and dishonest dealing filed by the California Department of Real Estate (DRE). In an action filed … Continue reading →

By Sapna Maheshwari March 23 (Bloomberg) — PMI Group Inc., the third-largest U.S. mortgage insurer, gained the most since December after a unit won Freddie Mac’s approval to guarantee home loans. The insurer surged 50 cents, or 16 percent, to … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES, Mar 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Maguire Properties, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!mpg/quotes/nls/mpg (MPG 2.35, -0.32, -11.99%) , a Southern California-focused real estate investment trust, today reported results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Quarterly and Full-Year Highlights Balance Sheet … Continue reading →

By Dean Calbreath, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER To be a “top-performing company” during the Great Recession is all a matter of relativity. During a year that saw the local jobless rate soar into the double digits, banks cut back on lending … Continue reading →