A blaring siren in my Costa Mesa neighborhood usually doesn't raise my eyebrow, but last night, as I hump home an armload of goods from Albertsons, a swarm of fire engines descending on my condo complex rouses my interest. When one of the trucks enters my driveway and the street behind it fills with urgent gyrating flashes of red, I become concerned.
I'm five blocks away from home when this begins, so I have minutes to conjure an array of scenarios, none pleasant. Did I leave the goddamn toaste
The Irvine Housing Blog poses a great question today: If someone's home is in the process of being foreclosed, and the soon-to-be-former owner strips off all the fixtures so that he may sell them, is he stealing from the lender who will own the home?The question was sparked by a reader who sent IHB a craigslist ad from a fellow who lost his job after 10 years of service and now cannot afford his $10,000 monthly mortgage on a $1.5 million house. The poor sap lists the following items with "new" s
