Once upon a time it was taken for granted that real estate prices would go up. But reality proved to be contrary. Sellers are being forced to drop prices even at a heavy loss if the unit was bought in 2005 or 2006. The housing bubble, which had been getting bloated since 2002, has suddenly [...]

Gang and drug parties have become the bane in Manteca. At one time people had thronged to light the fires of their hearths in the Central Valley in search of their dream homes. A curse seems to have brought down the pox of foreclosures – houses with neglected overgrowth and broken boarded windows are inviting [...]