Orange County Register
Beginning with the 2012 tax bill (the one due in April 2013), the state Franchise Tax Board will require property owners to break down their property taxes into deductible and non-deductible portions.Read the full story:
http://economy.ocregister.com/2012/01/09/state-targets-property-tax-payers/101799/
Calif. median home price: September 2011: $287,440 (Source: C.A.R.)
Calif. highest median home price by region/county September 2011: Marin: $786,590 (Source: C.A.R.)
Calif. lowest median home price by region/county September 2011: Siskiyou County: $113,330 (Source: C.A.R.)
Calif. Pending Home Sales Index: August 2011: 125.3, an increase of 12.6 percent compared with a prior year.
Calif. Traditional Housing Affordability Index: Second quarter 2011: 51 percent (Source: C.A.R.)
Mortgage rates: Week ending 10/13/2011 30-yr. fixed: 4.12 fees/points: 0.8% 15-yr. fixed: 3.37 fees/points: 0.8% 1-yr. adjustable: 2.90% Fees/points: 0.6% (Source: Freddie Mac)
El Dorado County Association of Realtors members and affiliates hit the green Sept. 12 to raise money for CASA El Dorado and Family Connections. About a dozen teams played the Cameron Park Golf Course and the players later joined their colleagues at the Cameron Park Country Club for live music, dinner, raffles and awards. #gallery-1 [...]
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Calif. median home price: March 2011: $286,010 (Source: C.A.R.)
Calif. highest median home price by region/county March 2011: Marin $826,700 (Source: C.A.R.)
Calif. lowest median home price by region/county March 2011: Lake County $94,170 (Source: C.A.R.)
Calif. Pending Home Sales Index: March 2011: 128.7 (Source: C.A.R.)
Calif. First-time Buyer Affordability Index: Fourth quarter 2010: 69 percent (Source: C.A.R.)
Mortgage rates: Week ending 5/5/2011 30-yr. fixed: 4.71 fees/points: 0.7% 15-yr. fixed: 3.89 fees/points: 0.7% 1-yr. adjustable: 3.14% Fees/points: 0.5% (Source: Freddie Mac)