Recent Stories by Luna Petty

Three Men Arrested at Gunpoint in Arcadia

Three men were arrested at gunpoint and charged with an attempt of residential burglary in Arcadia today.  The suspects identified by Arcadia police department as Dewayne Tyars 25 of Redlands, Justin Tyson 29 of Fontana and Kenneth Battle 25 of… Read More

Holiday Home Tour Benefits Pasadena Symphony

The Women’s Committee of the Pasadena Symphony Association hosted the 43rd Annual Holiday Look In home tour and Holiday Boutique this weekend.  This year the committee of over thirty volunteers selected four unique homes, two in the historic district of… Read More

IRS Has $164.6 Million of Your Money

The Internal Revenue Service is looking to return $164.6 million in undelivered refund checks. A total of 111,893 taxpayers are due one or more refund checks that could not be delivered because of mailing address errors. “We want to make… Read More

Some Peace of Mind for Short Sale Sellers

Short sale sellers with a refinanced first mortgage should be dancing down the soul train line with this news.  In California, prior to Senate Bill 931 being signed by Governor Schwarzenegger, once a seller has refinanced their mortgage, whether it… Read More

Foreclosure Prevention For The Unemployed

The Obama Administration announced additional support to help homeowners struggling with unemployment through two targeted foreclosure-prevention programs–the existing Housing Finance Agency (HFA) Innovation Fund for the Hardest Hit Housing Markets and the soon-to-be-launched U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development… Read More

Relief for Homeowners with Corrosive Drywall

The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance providing relief to homeowners who have suffered property losses due to the effects of certain imported drywall installed in homes between 2001 and 2009. Revenue Procedure 2010-36 enables affected taxpayers to treat damages from… Read More

State first-time buyers tax credit deadline Aug. 15

As shown in the numbers on the FTB website, they have received First-Time Buyer applications totaling more than $100 million. It was announced in June that they would accept at least 28,000 applications since many of the applications received were duplicate, revised, or invalid… Read More