Housing Industry

Well-known Newport Beach resident, developer and philanthropist Donald Koll has died. Koll, a stroke survivor, suffered a heart attack over the weekend and died Tuesday, according to the Orange County Register. He was 78. Koll founded The Koll Co. in...

James Elsworth Mizell born June 28th, 1919 in Jamesville, Martin County, North Carolina to John Henry and Effie Mae Wallace Mizell passed away on December 23, 2011 at the age of 92. Survived by his wife Joyce Picard Mizell, two of his three sisters...

 Kent A. Berge of Costa Mesa, California died unexpectedly on May 31, 2011.  Born on July 21, 1931 in Glendale, California, Kent spent his early years in Arcadia, California and graduated from Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School.  He served in the Navy on...

Max Gardner, the new chief executive of the Irvine-based Orange County United Way, vowed this week to do "anything he can" to meet the needs of struggling O.C. families. Gardner, a 30-year veteran of the real estate industry, joined United Way in 2005 as...

COSTA MESA — A paddleout memorial service for a 45-year-old Costa Mesa man who died while visiting family in Hawaii is set to take place this weekend. About 100 friends and family members are expected to honor Brent William Bradley, who was an avid...

Fewer illegal immigrants are coming to Orange County, mostly because of a trying economy coupled with a fortified U.S.-Mexico border that's made crossing into the United States more difficult, a UC Irvine professor who tracks their numbers said earlier...

Just 10 days ago, I received an upbeat e-mail from Libya. Dave Peterson, a married Newport Beach father of three and casual acquaintance of mine, thought I might be interested in what he was witnessing in Tripoli. Dave, 51, who works as the project...

WASHINGTON - The average U.S. rate for the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to a record low for a fourth straight week. Cheap mortgages have helped boost home sales modestly this year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan...

The battle for a San Bernardino County congressional seat has become a magnet for outside "super PAC" dollars. The June 5 primary election that pits Republican Rep. Gary G. Miller of Diamond Bar against Republican state Sen. Bob Dutton of Rancho...

Christine K. Roccaof Allentown has been appointed vice president and credit officer, credit services at Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania. Rocca brings more than 22 years of experience in the financial services industry to Univest. She joins Univest from...

SACRAMENTO — Efforts to ease California's foreclosure woes, among the worst in the nation, are running into roadblocks at the state Capitol. A rare legislative conference committee called to rescue a pair of stalled foreclosure-prevention bills...

WASHINGTON — Thousands of condominium owners and buyers around the country could soon be in line for some welcome news on mortgage financing: Though officials are mum on specifics, the Federal Housing Administration is readying changes to its...