Orange county Mortgage News

O.C. car loan debt tops $16,000
Orange County residents owed more on their auto loans in December than the nation as a whole with an average $16,128 outstanding, reports CreditKarma.com, the online credit information site.

O.C. mortgage delinquency at 29-month low
According to CoreLogic's latest late-mortgage report, 5.74% of Orange County home-loan borrowers as of October are 90 days-plus late with their house payments. It's the lowest delinquency rate for local mortgages since March 2009!This 90-day delinquency number is seen as a key...

Apartment deals to remain elusive
Will the power in Orange County 's apartment market stay with the landlord in 2012?Last year, we saw a reversal of fortunes: a curious mix of after-effects of the Great Recession helped to fill apartments and push up rents.But local landlords, property managers and folks who watch the...

Two killed in apparent store holdup in Orange County
CEDAR GROVE — Authorities say two men have been killed in an apparent robbery at a thrift store in northwestern Orange County. Deputies were called to the store in Cedar Grove shortly before 4 p.m. Friday when someone entered the store and found two people on the floor who had been shot.

O.C. November bankruptcies lowest in 21 months
In November, 1,365 individuals and businesses filed for bankruptcy in Orange County, the fewest in 21 months, according to the federal bankruptcy court for the Central District of California.In February 2010 1,315 bankruptcies were filed.It is the third straight monthly decline in the number...

Five tips to go from renter to owner
ARCHIVELeslie Sargent Eskildsen is an Orange County Realtor. She blogs about...

Transgender businesswoman files for Orange County Commission seat
Businesswoman Gina Duncan could make history as Orange County's first transgender candidate after filing the initial paperwork to take on incumbent Commissioner Ted Edwards.

Transgender businesswoman seeks Orange seat
Businesswoman Gina Duncan could make history as Orange County's first transgender candidate after having filed initial paperwork to take on incumbent Commissioner Ted Edwards.