Residential transactions in Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, San Francisco and southern Alameda County.

WASHINGTON -- Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.

WASHINGTON -- The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes increased in July but remained well below last year's levels, a sign that demand for housing remains weak.

NEW YORK -- Mortgage applications rose 2.7 percent last week as more borrowers took advantage of the lowest rates in decades to reduce their monthly loan payments.

Prices rose in June, but are expected to drop in next report.

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C.A.R. is sponsoring this critical piece of legislation to protect homeowners in foreclosure from attempts by lenders to sue homeowners for the difference between the value of the foreclosed property and the outstanding balance on the mortgage loan.