<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Orange County Real Estate Blog - The Bruce Clark Group: Irvine Realtors, Newport Coast Estates, Shady Canyon Homes, Crystal Cove Ocean View, Corona Del Mar</title><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/</link><description>Find out what's going on in Orange County, including the OC real estate market. From buying to selling to finance to entertainment, we hope you find our blogs informative and useful.</description><copyright>Powered by: Forest Blog Copyright 2006 Host Forest</copyright><item><title>Chase 5-Day Loan Mod Event Starts Friday, July 14, 2010</title><description><![CDATA[Chase is having a <a href="https://www.chase.com/chf/mortgage/hrm_socalevent" title="Chase 5-day loan mod event" id="Short sale specialist Orange County Bruce Clark" target="_blank">5-day Homeowner Assistance Event</a> in Costa Mesa to help struggling homeowners who have Chase, EMC or WaMu-serviced mortgages. Begins Friday, July 14, 2010 runs through Tuesday, July 20. The hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=75</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=75</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:05:55 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>6 Heritage | Heritage Park | El Camino Real | Irvine</title><description><![CDATA[Great value on this upgraded townhouse in Irvine.]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=74</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=74</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:35:08 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>993 Grove Place | Southwest Costa Mesa | Ocean-View Home</title><description><![CDATA[Come and check out this wonderful home in a fantastic location:&nbsp; 993 Grove Place, Costa Mesa.]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=73</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=73</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:31:41 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate Approves Extension Of Closing Deadline for Home Buyer Tax Credit</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Senate approves extension for buyers to close on or before September 30, 2010.]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=72</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=72</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:28:19 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>Real Estate Home Marketing: It's Not Just Open House Signs!</title><description><![CDATA[With real estate brokers and Realtors cutting back on their advertising - but not their fees - we see a troubling trend towards 'marketing' being just open house signs.]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=71</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=71</link><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jun 2010 07:50:41 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>FREE Homeowner Solution Seminar: Bruce Clark Team</title><description><![CDATA[Come join us Thursday, June 3 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm for a FREE seminar on how to deal with the current real estate market. Whether you are a homeowner experiencing problems with your current mortgage, or are looking for answers about loan modifications, you are welcome to join us at one of our very informative free seminars.]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=70</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=70</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 11:25:55 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>4 Ballantree, Rancho Santa Margarita: Detached Condo. Bruce Clark Team: Orange County Short Sale Specialists</title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Clark team is proud to announce that <strong><a target="REPropWinLink" href="http://www.bruceclarkhomes.com/Real_Estate_For_Sale/4_Ballantree_Rancho_Santa_Margarita.asp" title="Rancho Santa Margarita condo - The Bruce Clark Team" id="Orange County realty" name="Broker Orange County Bruce Clark First Team">4 Ballantree</a></strong>, a wonderful detached condo in Rancho Santa Margarita in now available for purchase.]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=69</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=69</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:44:28 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>16 Flyers Lane: Fantastic townhouse in Tustin Field: Bruce Clark Team: 949-285-1207 : Short Sale Specialists</title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Clark Team is proud to announce <strong><a name="Broker Orange County Bruce Clark First Team" id="Orange
County short sales" title="Tustin Field homes - The Bruce Clark Team" href="http://www.bruceclarkhomes.com/Real_Estate_For_Sale/16_Flyers_Ln_Tustin_Field.asp" target="REPropWinLink">16 Flyers Lane</a>, a fantastic townhouse in  Tustin Field, is now available.<br />
</strong>]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=68</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=68</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:29:07 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>Is The Problem Really The Way A Mortgage Is Structured?</title><description><![CDATA[Why are home loans so front-end loaded? For a conventional 30-year loan, why does it take 18 years for a payment to be applied equally to principal reduction and payment of interest?]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=67</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=67</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:18:18 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank of America Sends Wave of Foreclosure  Notices: Signals Surge in Local Foreclosures</title><description><![CDATA[<font face="Arial"><a id="REO homes Irvine" title="North County Times and Bank of America ramped up foreclosure activity" name="distressed homes in SoCal" target="OrangeCountyREOHome" href="http://www.nctimes.com/business/article_fa8b8a2a-0fc6-526a-b125-d86bec3d79c4.html?mode=story">North County Times</a> reports Bank of America ramped up foreclosure activity in March, portending a wave of either bank-owned (REO) homes or short sales in the coming months.</font>]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=66</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=66</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:26:54 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu Bank Executives Aware of Rampant Fraud</title><description><![CDATA[<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;" class="Apple-style-span">Huffington Post Investigative Fund: </span></span>WaMu Bank Executives Aware of Rampant Fraud]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=65</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=65</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:56:26 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>Huge Multi-Family Garage Sale: Heritage Park: Sat., April 17, 2010 - 7:00 am - 11:00 am</title><description><![CDATA[Join the Bruce Clark Team for it's 8th Semi-Annual Multi-Family Garage Sale. Heritage Park: Sat., April 17, 2010 - 7:00 am - 11:00 am]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=64</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=64</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:28:46 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>WSJ:  Supply of Foreclosed Homes on the Rise Again</title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Wall Street Journal reports that the supply of foreclosed homes that banks need to sell is rising  again, signaling further downward pressure on home prices in some parts  of the U.S.</p>
<p>Mortgage analysts at Barclays Capital in New York estimated that  banks and mortgage investors held a total of 645,800 foreclosed homes in  January, up 4.6% from 617,286 a month earlier.</p>
<p>Is this something we will see here in Orange County? <br />
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<h4>FREE Foreclosure Search:</h4>
Find one of hundreds of homes for sale in Orange County that are in a distressed situation, including <a title="Buy a Distressed Property in Orange County - The Bruce Clark Team - 949-285-1207" href="http://www.bruceclarkhomes.com/Irvine_Foreclosure_Search.asp?Location=Irvine" id="Foreclosed property for sale in Irvine. The Bruce Clark Team - 949-285-1207" name="Foreclosures in Irvine, CA and all distressed homes in Orange County" target="NewWinPop">Irvine foreclosures and auction properties</a>, and <a title="Buy a Distressed Property in Orange County - The Bruce Clark Team - 949-285-1207" href="http://www.bruceclarkhomes.com/Newport_Coast_Foreclosure_Search.asp?Location=Newport Coast" id="Newport foreclosures. Distresssed property for sale in Orange County, Riverside County and Los Angeles County - The Bruce Clark Team - 949-285-1207" name="Foreclosures in Orange County" target="NewWinPop">Newport Coast REO homes</a>. To find any Orange County foreclosure, <a title="Orange County foreclosure - The Bruce Clark Team - 949-285-1207" href="http://www.bruceclarkhomes.com/Orange_County_Foreclosure_Search.asp" id="Orange County foreclosures. Bargain homes in Orange County, Riverside County and Los Angeles County - The Bruce Clark Team - 949-285-1207" name="Foreclosures in Orange County" target="NewWinPop">click here</a>.]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=63</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=63</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:00:12 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>March 9, 2010: State law to save foreclosure victims from losing shirt on taxes</title><description><![CDATA[<p><a id="foreclosure Orange County" title="short sale tax" target="_blank" href="http://blogs.pe.com/business/2010/03/state-law-to-save-foreclosure.html">State law to save foreclosure victims from losing shirt on taxes</a>: update</p>]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=62</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=62</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:21:03 --300</pubDate></item><item><title>7 Saint Paul, Irvine: Wonderful dual-master townhome in Irvine</title><description><![CDATA[The Bruce Clark Team is proud to announce that 7 Saint Paul in Irvine is now available. A wonderful dual-master townhome in Irvine.]]></description><guid>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=61</guid><link>http://bruceclarkhomes.com/OCBlog/default.asp?Display=61</link><pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 08:23:52 --300</pubDate></item></channel></rss>