Fifty years is a long time -- just ask Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fifty years ago he had only just delivered, in August 1963, his historic "I have a dream" speech. He didn't know it but he was about to win the Nobel Peace Prize and see the United States Congress pass the historic 1964 Civil Rights Act.
The January 2014 Real Estate Weather Report features statistics and analysis about real estate activity during December 2013 in communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
MSN: Credit Scores Drop For New Mortgages in 2013
A new report provides some evidence that it may have become a little easier for some Americans to get a mortgage as the housing market improves and lenders grapple with a pullback in refinancing amid higher mortgage rates.
