La Mesa Today - Community Website & Online Newspaper
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La Mesa Today is a local news and information website maintained by and for the membership. The goal of the site is to improve the amount and quality of local news about La Mesa, its people and its neighborhoods. The site is owned and managed by Today Ink, collaboration between La Mesa residents Chris Lavin and Gina Garcia. Lavin is a 32-year veteran of daily newspapers where he worked as reporter, editor and general manager, including the last nine years at the San Diego Union-Tribune. Garcia, a veteran of San Diego’s NBC is an award winning international marketing and public relations expert now working as a Realtor® representing clients in La Mesa and surrounding communities. The site is intended as a constructive source of information that will improve life for all La Mesa residents.
Members are encouraged to contribute with stories, events, photos, videos and comments on the issues facing La Mesa. All contributions will be screened for adherence to site standards and Terms of Service.
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Join one of the most locally relevant, comprehensive and creative Community Networks on the internet – membership has its rewards and best of all it is free! Click on the My Page tab above to get started. Though it is not mandatory, we also encourage each member to use a photo with their membership sign-in so we can get to know our neighbors!
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CONTACT INFORMATION
News Line: (619) 895-5996
Advertising Line: (619) 461-0436
If you would like to advertise your business on La Mesa Today, please send your request by e-mail at: OurTown@LaMesaToday.com
or call Gina at (619) 461-0436.
The Wall Street Journal
Over 50 percent of Americans expect home prices to rise
More than half of Americans now expect the country’s home prices to climb within the next year, illustrating a growing optimism toward the health of the housing industry, according to new data from Fannie Mae. Read the full story.
Los Angeles Times
Some homes are slow to sell even in the hottest markets
With full-fledged sellers’ markets underway in dozens of metropolitan areas around the country, new research has found curious statistical patterns emerging: Even in cities where listings get multiple offers within days or hours, significant numbers of homes are sitting on the market for six months, 12 months, or more with no takers. Among the reasons: Mispricing, excessive restrictions on access to buyers and agents, failure to clean or make repairs, and a variety of other marketing bungles. Read the full story.
The Wall Street Journal
Principal forgiveness could reduce costs for taxpayers
Allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce loan balances for borrowers who owe more than their homes are worth could ultimately reduce mortgage defaults and save the government money, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office. Read the full story.
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