California

Bill Set to Ban Plastic Bags in Santa Monica

by jasonimprota September 2, 2010 Latest News

After California lawmakers rejected a bill that would have effectively ban plastic shopping bags, Santa Monica city officials announced that they would enact a similar citywide ban. Following in the footsteps of Malibu, San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Fairfax, Santa Monica also hopes to remove plastic shopping bags from the city.

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California Statewide March Home Sales

by jasonimprota April 20, 2010 Latest News

DQNews: An estimated 37,295 new and resale houses and condos were sold statewide last month. That was up 32.7 percent from 28,111 in February, and up 3.0 percent from 36,215 in March 2009. California sales for the month of March have varied from a low of 24,565 in 2008 to a peak of 68,848 in …

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California Home Prices Head Higher

by jasonimprota April 2, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Demand for Costlier Properties Grows, but Total Sales Fell in February for the Second Straight Month

The California housing market is showing more signs of stabilization—at least for now—as sales of bank-owned and bargain-basement homes in inland areas partially give way to sales of costlier homes toward the coast, according to a new report.

California’s median home …

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Homebuyer tax credit signed into law (Video)

by jasonimprota March 30, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new bill this week that would extend the $10,000 homebuyer tax credit to Californians.

The state legislature on March 22 passed assembly bill (AB) 183, which gives the Franchise Tax Board authority to extend $200m in tax credits to homebuyers in the Golden State. Buyers of new, unoccupied …

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Governor Schwarzenegger Signs $10,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit Legislation

by jasonimprota March 26, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Recently, Gov. Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 183, the Homebuyer Tax Credit legislation, into law.

AB 183 will provide $200 million for home buyer tax credits, allocating $100 million for qualified first-time home buyers of existing homes and $100 million for purchasers of new, or previously unoccupied, homes. The eligible taxpayer who purchases a qualified personal residence …

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