“The Lou Desmond & Company Show” on KMET-AM will go from one hour to hours starting this week. The change is being made with the upcoming presidential election in mind, but the program’s main emphasis will always be Inland Empire issues, according to the show’s host. KMET-AM’s afternoon drive-time talk …
Read More »On The Move
Darin Anderson, chairman and chief executive officer of Salas O’Brien, has been named the 2016 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Professional Services in the Inland Empire and Orange County. The award, in its 30th year in the United States, recognizes entrepreneurs who excel in multiple areas, including …
Read More »So Cal Housing Market Flat
Single-family home sales in Southern California were flat last month compared with one year earlier, according to data released Tuesday. A total of 24,326 new and used home were sold in the six-county market in June, a drop of -0.2 percent compared with June 2015, Irvine-based CoreLogic reported in its …
Read More »FHA Loans Hottest in the Inland Empire
FHA loans, which are home loans insured by the Federal Housing Authority, now account for approximately 30% of all home loans in the United States. FHA loans in California can be hard to come by in some cities because of high property values – but according to one local mortgage …
Read More »City Lifts Water Restrictions
Riverside is turning the water back on. Based on recommendations from the city’s public utility and its board, the city council Tuesday voted to return to stage one of Riverside’s water conservation ordinance, according to a statement released Wednesday. That means no more mandatory restrictions on outdoor watering. From now …
Read More »Inland Empire Rents on the Rise
It’s getting more expensive to rent an apartment in the Inland Empire, although that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Rental rates were up 7.9 percent in Riverside and San Bernardino counties compared with June 2015, according to the latest edition of Matrix Monthly, which is published by Yardi Systems Inc. …
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