Real Estate
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Crabtree housing report: 'The recovery is a long way from over'
Bakersfield area home prices slipped between December and January, but January was the first month since 2006 that the year-over-year price has edged into positive territory, according to The Preliminary Crabtree Report.
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What’s selling? Take a look at our home sales map
See a snapshot of the local residential real estate market by checking out maps of homes that have sold recently in Bakersfield.
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What will your money buy? See our home sales map
Every week, you can take a look at the local real estate market by checking out maps of homes that have sold recently in Bakersfield.
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RealtyTrac: Bakersfield No. 12 for foreclosures in 2009
The Bakersfield area ranked No. 12 nationally for the most properties in or near foreclosure last year, according to RealtyTrac, an Irvine-based real estate data firm.
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When will construction rebound? Local companies weigh in
Nearly nine in 10 contractors say there will be no recovery in the construction industry this year, according to a national construction hiring and business outlook forecast issued by the Associated General Contractors of America.
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Ruling on appraiser's license expected within a month
An administrative law judge is expected to issue a ruling within a month on whether Kirksey J. "Mark" Newton Jr. will lose his appraiser's license.
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What’s selling? Check out our newest home sales map
Each week, we give readers a snapshot of the local real estate market with our maps of homes that have sold recently in Bakersfield.
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Appraiser says he never intentionally created a misleading report
LOS ANGELES -- Appraiser Kirksey J. "Mark" Newton Jr., who is fighting to keep his appraiser's license, on Monday defended his choices in the inexact art of estimating home values, and blasted the media and regulatory authorities for dragging him into the "frenzy" over mortgage fraud allegations against disgraced former real estate agents David Crisp and Carl Cole.
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Looking for your next home? See what’s sold recently and get a sense of prices
Each week, we give readers a snapshot of the local real estate market with our maps of homes that have sold recently in Bakersfield.
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Appraiser distances himself from Crisp, Cole
An attorney for appraiser Kirksey J. "Mark" Newton Jr. has asked an administrative law judge not to admit into evidence a copy of the California Department of Real Estate's revocation of the licenses of former real estate agents David Crisp and Carl Cole.
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Appraiser's attorney tries to prove bias in complaints against client
An attorney for appraiser Kirksey J. "Mark" Newton Jr. on Wednesday attempted to show bias in complaints and a subsequent investigation into Newton's appraisal work.
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Hearing on appraiser's license focuses on who performed work
A former trainee who worked under appraiser Kirksey J. "Mark" Newton Jr. was grilled Tuesday about how much of the work in certain appraisal reports he had done, himself, and how much had been done or supplemented by his former supervisor.
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Hearing over appraiser's license begins
A hearing before an administrative law judge to decide whether appraiser Kirksey J. "Mark" Newton Jr. should lose his appraiser's license kicked off Monday with the defense questioning the motives of men who told authorities that Newton's appraisal work was at best incompetent, and possibly fraudulent.
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Want to buy a home? See what they’ve sold for lately on our map
Each week, we give readers a snapshot of the local real estate market with our maps of homes that have sold recently in Bakersfield.
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New map: See what homes are selling for in Bakersfield
Curious about what homes are selling for? Take a look at what people are spending on Bakersfield homes by looking at the weekly updates to our online home sales maps.
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Crabtree report: Home prices slide as supply rises
Bakersfield area home prices are starting to slide again as supply creeps up, but that may just reflect the usual slump in sales over the holidays, according to The Preliminary Crabtree Report.
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Bill Thomas: Real estate dreams, schemes helped doom economy
When Bill Thomas was chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, he thought too much emphasis was being placed on home ownership.
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What’s selling? Check out our Bakersfield home map
Curious about what homes are selling for? Take a look at what people are spending on Bakersfield homes by looking at the weekly updates to our online home sales maps.
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See what’s selling in Bakersfield on our home maps
Curious about what homes are selling for? Take a look at what people are spending on Bakersfield homes by looking at the weekly updates to our online home sales maps.
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What deals are people finding? Check out our home sales map
Curious about what homes are selling for? Take a look at what people are spending on Bakersfield homes by looking at the weekly updates to our online home sales maps.
