How to Stop Identity Theft

3 smart ways to protect yourself One of the fastest growing white-collar crimes in America is identity theft. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. Chances are, if you haven’t been a victim of identity theft, someone you know has.  What Is Identity …

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Timing Market Prices

The median price in the state of California was $271, 320 in February, down 2.8 percent month-to-month and down 2.5 percent year-to-year.  In the last four years, median price in the first few months of the year has declined more sharply than the long-run trend going back to the late 1970s.  So what is going …

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Newport Beach’s current market

Newport Beach’s real estate market information is from Newport Beach Independent’s Coastal Real Estate Guide.

A different home sale picture

Some think nationwide market will be flooded with sales of foreclosed homes, but O.C. numbers mean something else. Some top real estate consultants have forecast that banks will flood the nationwide market with foreclosed homes later this year, driving down prices in the process, but the picture in Orange County may not be so clear. …

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