Justin Bieber Reportedly Is House-Shopping in Atlanta
Filed under: News, Buying, Celebrity Homes Zillow Shutterstock By Erika Riggs Justin Bieber reportedly is ready for a new neighborhood -- and not in California. The teenage superstar is said to be...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey Reportedly Bought House for Half-Sister
Filed under: News, Buying, Celebrity Homes Zillow By ​Erika Riggs Oprah Winfrey is famously generous -- and it turns out, perhaps even more so with family. She reportedly dropped $490,000 on a home in...
View ArticleMortgage Rates Inch Up in Latest Week
Filed under: News, Advice, Financing, Refinancing AP WASHINGTON -- Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose this week but remained near historically low levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the...
View ArticleJailed Mortgage Fraudster Maintains Grip on Victims' Homes
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View ArticleHomebuyers Gaining Bargaining Power as Inventory Increases
Filed under: News, Buying, Economy, Selling Shutterstock By Camille Salama Home values saw their smallest monthly increase since May 2012, up just 0.2 percent in January from December according to the...
View ArticleJohn Boehner Buys Florida Getaway for $835,000
Filed under: News, Buying, Celebrity Homes Zillow By Erika Riggs Retirement rumors already swirling around Speaker of the House John Boehner intensified with the news that the Republican recently spent...
View ArticleTax Breaks for Homeowners
Filed under: News, Advice, How To Shutterstock By Vera Gibbons With tax season rapidly approaching, it's time to get your paperwork in order and consider all the ways to minimize your tax liability....
View ArticleExisting Home Sales Slump on Weather, Supply Woes
Filed under: News, Buying, Economy, Selling Gene J. Puskar/AP WASHINGTON -- U.S. home resales fell more than expected in January and hit an 18 month-low as the combination of cold weather and a lack of...
View ArticleRefinancing Losing Its Appeal to Homeowners
Filed under: News, Financing, Refinancing Shutterstock By Christine DiGangi There were a lot of positive changes in the mortgage world last year: Foreclosures declined, property values increased,...
View ArticleBill Would Ban Tenants From Growing, Using Medical Marijuana
Filed under: News, Renting Shutterstock In another sign that the battle over legalized pot is heating up on the home front, a bill introduced in Michigan would bar medical marijuana patients and...
View ArticleTax Breaks That Every Homeowner Should Know About
Filed under: News, Advice, Home Equity, Home Improvement Shutterstock By Mary Boone U.S. tax season officially runs from Jan. 31 to April 15. While several energy-efficient home improvement tax credits...
View ArticleOil Boom Now Boosting House Prices Throughout North Dakota
Filed under: News, Buying, Economy, Selling The Associated Press By James MacPherson BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota's oil boom isn't just driving up housing prices at the epicenter. Getting a roof...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch Reportedly Buys Top 4 Floors of Luxury Tower
Filed under: News, Buying, Celebrity Homes Zillow AP By Mary Boone Call it real estate solace: Media magnate Rupert Murdoch lost his $44 million Fifth Avenue penthouse in his divorce, so he's buying...
View ArticleHow Much Do You Know About Renters' Rights?
Filed under: News, Renting Zillow By Carey Armstrong Whether you are a renter, or perhaps you have recently become a landlord, how much do you really know about your legal rights and responsibilities?...
View ArticleReal Estate Investment Lessons From Warren Buffet
Filed under: News, Advice, Buying, Investing AP OMAHA, Neb. -- Warren Buffett is offering a refresher course on his approach to investing in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders....
View ArticleTimothy Hutton Lists Homey, Historic Estate for $1.85 Million
Filed under: News, Buying, Celebrity Homes, Selling Zillow AP By Mary Boone Timothy Hutton starred in the popular TNT series "Leverage" and now, it seems, he's going to try to leverage the real estate...
View ArticleKristen Wiig Lists NYC Loft for $2.595 Million
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, Selling Zillow NBC/AP By Laura Vecsey Kristen Wiig has been making the rounds in the Big Apple these days, including her madcap "impersonation" of Harry Styles...
View ArticlePutting a House Out of Reach of Flood, Insurance Hikes
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View ArticleU.S. Home Prices Fall Amid Brutal Winter Cold
Filed under: News, Buying, Selling Gene J. Puskar/AP By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER WASHINGTON -- U.S. home prices fell for the second straight month in December as brutally cold weather, tight supply and...
View ArticleBest Ways to Buy Foreclosures in a Seller's Market
Filed under: Advice, Buying, Foreclosures Shutterstock By Teresa Mears Just a few years ago, buying a foreclosed home was seen as a way to get a bargain. With a glut of foreclosures and few buyers...
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