• Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to lowest level since October,Associated Press

    Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to lowest level since October

    By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in nearly 10 months, giving prospective homebuyers a sorely needed boost in purchasing power that could help inject life into a stagnant housing market. Related Article

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  • Antsy about California housing? The worry isn’t foreclosures,Jonathan Lansner

    Antsy about California housing? The worry isn’t foreclosures

    Perhaps the best news for California’s ailing housing market is that mortgage problems remain below historical norms. That’s what my trusty spreadsheet review found in bill-payment data for consumers from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The research is based on a sample of individuals with cre

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  • Special Activations at the Del Mar Wine + Food Fest’s Grand Tasting Event,Nicolle Monico

    Special Activations at the Del Mar Wine + Food Fest’s Grand Tasting Event

    Slip into the moment: You’re strolling through Surf Sports Park in the fall outfit you’ve been dying to wear, maybe even snagging some handmade jewelry with rare natural gemstones from Timka Jewelry while sipping locally made hard kombucha and snacking on Michelin-starred must-try meals from San Die

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