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Residential construction gathers momentum in Valley

Submitted by Central Valley Business Journal
Monday, September 16th, 2013, 11:00am
Residential construction gathers momentum in Valley

Residential construction is beginning to show signs of life after collapsing during the recession.

“Throughout the northern San Joaquin Valley and throughout the state, we’ve seen significant gains in 2013,” said Jeffrey Michael, director of the Business Forecasting Center at University of the Pacific.

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Mobile technology dominates home buying process, Realtor survey finds

Submitted by Central Valley Business Journal
Sunday, August 4th, 2013, 9:33am
Mobile technology dominates home buying process, Realtor survey finds

Demonstrating the proliferation of mobile technology into nearly every facet of our lives, more than eight out of 10 home buyers are accessing home information on their smart phones and computer tablets, according to the California Association of Realtors’ (CAR) 2013 Survey of California Home Buyers. This information shouldn’t come as a surprise with 90 percent of media consumption being screen-based. Seems like this “trend” is becoming a lifestyle.

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Stockton, Modesto home price increases higher than national rate

Submitted by Central Valley Business Journal
Friday, February 8th, 2013, 11:00am
Stockton, Modesto home price increases higher than national rate

Home prices in December in Modesto and Stockton increased year over year at a rate higher than the national average, according to a report released Tuesday by CoreLogic.

"We are heading into 2013 with home prices on the rebound," said Anand Nallathambi, president and CEO of CoreLogic. "The upward trend in home prices in 2012 was broad based with 46 of 50 states registering gains for the year. All signals point to a continued improvement in the fundamentals underpinning the U.S. housing market recovery."

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Modesto ranked among most affordable housing markets

Submitted by Central Valley Business Journal
Sunday, November 18th, 2012, 8:12am
Modesto ranked among most affordable housing markets

Modesto's unemployment may be on the high side, but if you have good credit and the down payment, now is a great time to buy a house, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.

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Stanislaus County to release redistricting draft maps Thursday

Submitted by Sharon Ito
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011, 3:45pm
Stanislaus County to release redistricting draft maps Thursday

MODESTO - Stanislaus County officials will release draft maps for public review of possible new County Supervisorial Districts, on Thursday, July 14 at 5 p.m. Officials have held six public meetings and received more than 20 comments in regard to communities of interest and other factors that could influence redistricting that is occurring as a resu;t of the 2010 U.S. Census.

After the public meetings were completed in late June, the Stanislaus County Redistricting Steering Committee together with the Stanislaus County Ad Hoc Citizen Redistricting Advisory Committee, have finished two draft maps for community feedback.

The maps will be posted on the Stanislaus County website at www.stancounty.com/redistricting and can be downloaded for review.

After public comment on July 20, the draft maps will be reviewed and finalized by county officials.

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Wells Fargo to host mortgage hardship workshop July 20-21

Submitted by Sharon Ito
Saturday, July 9th, 2011, 8:00am
Wells Fargo to host mortgage hardship workshop July 20-21

MODESTO - Wells Fargo & Company  announced Friday it is hosting a free workshop for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Wells Fargo Financial, Wachovia Mortgage and Wells Fargo Home Equity customers facing financial hardships. The two-day workshop — to which Wells Fargo is inviting thousands of Central Valley homeowners — will take place July 20-21, from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. at the Double Tree Hotel in the Harvest Hall, located at 1150 Ninth St., in Modesto. 

How to register
Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is strongly recommended in order to guarantee the ability to meet with a representative. Sign up by July 18, at www.wfhmevents.com/leadingthewayhome. For more information call 1-800-405-8067.

About 100 home retention team members will be available to work one-on-one with mortgage customers facing payment challenges.

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Stanislaus County annual valuation notices available only online

Submitted by Sharon Ito
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011, 4:00pm
Stanislaus County annual valuation notices available only online

STANISLAUS COUNTY - Stanislaus County Assessor David Cogdill announced Monday that in an effort to improve efficiency and conserve scarce resources, his office will no longer be mailing out annual valuation notices. Effective July 1, 2011, this information will be available on the Assessor’s website: www.stancounty.com/assessor.

Taxpayers will be able to search both by parcel number and by situs address. Those individuals that do not have access to a computer may come into the office at 1010 10th Street, Suite 2400 in Modesto, and use the computer terminals that are available to the public.

The information available on the assessor’s website will include the property location, assessed values, appeal deadlines and stipulation information. The assessed values are determined as of lien date, January 1 each year.

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