Be an intelligent shopper when homes hit market - 2004-02-08
Prime home-buying season is approaching. If you intend to join the house-hunting hordes in the spring and early summer, start preparing soon.

Savvy buyers lay the groundwork by educating themselves about the home-buying process and its terminology, checking their credit reports for errors, figuring out how much they can pay for a house, finding mortgage and real estate professionals they trust and narrowing down their choices of neighborhoods.
Read the full story at Commercial Appeal

Strong year for home production in Riverside County - 2004-02-08
Helped by strong consumer demand and record-low mortgage interest rates, local homebuilders ramped up production last year to its highest level since 1988, dotting previously barren flatland and hillside with a sea of new rooftops.

However, the sound of earth movers reshaping the Riverside County landscape to make room for new neighborhoods and construction workers using their tools of trade to put up new homes paled in terms of what's wanted, industry representatives said.
Read the full story at Alameda Times-Star