Foreclosures in Southern California

By Beth Jasaren

San Bernardino County The Inland Empire

San Bernardino is the largest county in California, and possibly in the whole United States. It is located in the southern part of California with San Bernardino as the county's seat. Having an area of 20, 105 square miles, this county has a population of 2,035 as of 2010 census.

With vast a land area consisting of dessert, valleys, and mountains, San Bernardino is home to the great San Bernardino National Forest that is famous for Big Bear Lake. Some other great must-see places in the county include Joshua Tree National Park, Zzyzx, Snow Summit, and Bear Mountain.

Along with San Bernardino County providing many great places that interest people from all over, there are a good many properties available as well. However, there was only one bank-owned home at the time of this writing. Even though San Bernardino County foreclosures may not be many, this is not to be considered a disadvantage. This only goes to show that this is an ideal place to live.

Benefits of Affordable Housing in Riverside County

Riverside county is one of the rapidly growing Southern California counties. It is just 60 miles from Los Angeles which makes it ideal for employees in that city to locate. This is partially responsible for the huge change that has been seen in the size of this county's population. Riverside County went from a population of 1,871,950 in 2004 to one of 2,189,641 in 2010.

Prior to the economic issues of recent years, many homes were purchased in surrounding counties. This was because they could get more bang for their buck. After the economy began to tank, many people were no longer able to maintain their homes and the result was that now there are many bank-owned homes in California. RealtyStore.com, a real estate website, states that there are now 21,875 Riverside County foreclosures. This is the second largest number of county foreclosures in California.

With this in mind, those persons who are still looking for Riverside County foreclosures will find many options available to them. Riverside County is a large county with over seven thousand square miles of land. Much of the land is desert but also many areas have a temperature much like that of the Mediterranean. It is a beautiful land and it is near many Southern California landmarks as well as the beach. This can make it an ideal location.

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