News Archive World's Largest Food Hall The centerpiece of Oakland's Jack London revitalization project will be a new marketplace 3 times larger than San Francisco's Ferry Building making it the largest food hall in the country... Jack London Square - An Upcoming Foodie Mecca? Luxury condos in the $300K range... State Bar Identifies 16 Attorneys “In my 21 years in attorney discipline, I have not seen a crisis of this magnitude. It is truly unprecedented..." Seven Misstatements Sellers Make "What you don't know, can hurt you" Oakland's Uptown Featured in CoCo County's Chic Diablo Magazine Diablo Magazine's Special Food Issue offers a cheat sheet for our Contra Costa County neighbors on how best to spend an ultimate night on the Uptown - Walnut Creek, watch out! Piedmont Avenue - Oakland's Gourmet Ghetto Caffe Trieste and La Farine Bakery join recent arrivals wine bar Adesso and tapas restaurant Cesar... Art & Fun in Oakland's North Downtown It is the first Friday of the month, one of the busiest and most exciting evenings for art lovers and nightlife revelers in Oakland... Judge Slams Indy Mac Bank! The court found that Indymac's conduct was "wholly unsupportable at law or in equity, greatly egregious and so completely devoid of good faith that equity cannot be permitted on its behalf." Oakland Grown - Eat, Shop, Do Locally-owned and independent...read more here... Yikes! 9 Biggest Banks Didn't Need our Bailout The disconnect comes from the false assumption that the banks were really in dire trouble. It seems clear that banks sat on that $245 billion, lent very little of it and paid it back to escape looming pay cuts and government interference. Jack London Square's Future The premiere of Jack London Market, the project's 170,000-square-foot centerpiece, was originally scheduled for this spring. The opening was delayed, and now has been moved to mid-2010... Citi to Suspend Foreclosures for 30 Days Citi has enrolled about 100,000 borrowers in the Obama program, but had made only about 270 of those modifications permanent as of the end of last month, according to a Treasury Department report. But Das said the low number resulted from a "reporting error" and said it will rise dramatically by year-end... OAR REALTORS Night with Your NBA Golden State Warriors is Coming Up! Click here for details! There's a competing event so allow extra time for parking or take BART! OAR Members - FREE ePUBS for zipForm 6 ePUBS is now a free member benefit...read more here! OAR Cares About You - View the Video! This video may save your life! Tire manufacturers are NOT transparent when disclosing production dates... Bank CEOs Apologize "Over the course of the crisis, we as an industry caused a lot of damage," said Brian Moynihan, chief executive and president of Bank of America. OAR IS ON FACEBOOK! Click on the Facebook Button directly above and become a fan now! Look for the "f" 2010 OAR INAUGURAL PHOTOS by Jack Check it out! Investors Dominate House Flipping and Auctions "The FHA buyer was really left out of the opportunity to purchase..." Double Standard in Mortgage Walkaway Deadbeat versus good business...is this fair? GET TO KNOW YOUR PRESIDENT! Aziz Khatri brings focus on communication to the Oakland Association of REALTORS... MUST SEE VIDEO! IndyMac Bank Can't Lose Wonder why banks are dragging their feet on loan modifications?...view and decide! Citi Offers Temporary Relief to Some Homeowners Citigroup plans to let homeowners on the verge of foreclosure stay in their homes for six months — if they turn over the deed to their property... Vision for Downtown Berkeley Transform downtown into a more beautiful, more welcoming, healthier city center... Mortgage Rates Poised to Jump "This spring and summer as those policy efforts unwind, we most likely will see mortgage rates move higher and more house-price declines..." Home Sales Up, Price Declines Slow "It's simple," said Glen Bell of Keller Williams Realty in the East Bay. "You've got less inventory and a lot more buyers. We're getting multiple offers because there are lots of buyers competing for fewer properties." JUDY AND ALAIN SAY, PAY YOUR DUES OR ELSE! Or else means members who fail to pay their OAR dues by February 24th must pay a late fee of $100... Bay Area Home Prices Rise, But Sales Fall "The number of homes sold has gone down but the median price has gone up. That indicates demand..." See the chart here... Fewer Falling Behind on Home Loans "Housing is on a path to recovery," said Mike Larson, a real estate analyst with Weiss Research. "It's going to be a very long, gradual process." Oakland land trust to offer affordable housing option in wake of foreclosures OakCLT, the Oakland Community Land Trust, is a community-controlled nonprofit granted $5 million by the City Council in April to buy, renovate and sell 200 foreclosed homes as affordable housing. Oakland Parking Policy - Unfair? "...the policy has resulted in tickets being issued disproportionately to poor, black and Latino people." Buyer Credit Not Helping Much Read why here...