As most people know, the housing boom and subsequent crash of the past decade resulted in mortgage lending guidelines being tightened across the country. Because they are mortgage loans backed by the federal government, FHA loans were an especially big target of this effort. Most good lenders would agree that …
Read More »International singing star to perform in Ontario
Lety Lopez, award-winning singer and actress, will perform a free concert Aug. 22 at Ontario Town Square. Lopez, a native of Guadalajara, Jalisco, has won numerous musical competitions in her native country during her 20-year show business career. She has acted and sang at both the national and international level. …
Read More »Report: state commercial development best it’s been in years
Commercial construction in California is as strong now as it’s been since 2001,a report released Wednesday stated. Several factors, including available financing and a shortage of multi-family housing, will likely fuel more commercial property development for three more years, according to the Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate …
Read More »Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Vital
By John Tulac The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed regional partnership, in the form of a trade treaty involving eleven other countries on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, but very significantly excluding China. It’s a different kind of trade agreement than what the United States has made in …
Read More »The Dark Horse Candidate
By Ed Hoffman Like many of you, I have allowed for a little fluctuation when it comes to who my favorite presidential candidates are; that’s par for the course when you have 16 candidates to choose from, and they gradually announce their candidacies over a period of several months. For …
Read More »Gas prices still high, despite recent drop
California motorists are finally getting some relief at the gas pump. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline fell two cents Tuesday to $3.56, the 15th consecutive day that price decreased, according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report. California still has the highest average price per gallon in …
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