Housing Market 2011: Highest Peaks, Lowest Valleys
Filed under: NewsIt is no secret that the national housing market has gotten even worse this year. With each passing month, it seems that most measures pointed to further weakening. Although there are...
View ArticleHome Sales Up, But Past Figures Grossly Overstated
Filed under: NewsWASHINGTON -- The number of Americans who bought previously occupied homes rose last month. But the National Association of Realtors says it overstated about 3.5 million sales during...
View ArticleFixed Mortgage Rates Fall to New Record Lows
Filed under: NewsWASHINGTON -- The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to a record 3.91 percent this week, the third time this year that rates have hit new lows. Freddie Mac said Thursday...
View ArticleMost Controversial HOA Moves of the Year
Filed under: News Homeowners associations, commonly referred to as HOAs, are famous for getting under the skin of residents who feel that their bylaws are intrusive. But sometimes these governing...
View ArticleHomes Lose $700 Billion in Value in 2011, Report Says
Filed under: NewsBy Sheryl Nance-Nash The year-end housing news is sobering -- U.S. homes are expected to lose more than $681 billion in value in 2011. But there's an upside -- that's 35 percent less...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Taste Life in a Real Gingerbread House
Filed under: News Why fumble with candy canes and cookie sheets when you can just buy your very own gingerbread house? It just so happens, though, that this confectionery cabin takes a mortgage and a...
View Article2011 in Real Estate: The Top 11 News Stories
Filed under: News, Economy It seemed like a race to the bottom this year: Along with continued declines in property values, every season seemed to see another record low in interest rates -- though...
View ArticleSexy New 'iPod of Thermostats' Is Geeky on the Inside
Filed under: News Up until October 2011, thermostats were probably the least thrilling, unsexiest things in the universe. Those little electronic boxes fixed on the walls of a quarter-billion U.S....
View ArticleHouse of the Day: 'Sound of Music' Views in Vail Village
Filed under: News, Selling Oh, Vail. With your sweeping vistas of the Gore Mountain Range and your sprawling homes all sporting flawless European craftsmanship and impeccable detailing, you're almost...
View ArticleCase Shiller: Home Prices Slide in Most Major Cities
Filed under: NewsWASHINGTON - U.S. home prices fell in most major cities for the second straight month, further evidence that the housing recovery will be bumpy and weigh on the broader economy in...
View ArticleHouse of the Day: A Splash of Color in the Heart of Dallas
Filed under: News It may boast 14,670 square feet of living space and a $12.5 million price tag, but this isn't your typical Dallas estate. For one thing, the eight-bedroom, eight-bathroom property is...
View ArticleKen Williams' Music Video Spurs Bank of America To Close Loan
Filed under: News When banks drag their feet in the loan process, most borrowers probably feel like there's little they can do to move things along. But one Georgia couple may have hit on a way for...
View ArticleDelaying Foreclosure, Some Owners Stay Put For Years
Filed under: NewsBy Les Christie NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Delinquent borrowers facing foreclosure are learning that they can stay in their homes for years, as long as they're willing to put up a fight....
View ArticleTim Tebow Named Most Desirable Neighbor for 2012
Filed under: NewsBy Lauren Riefflin From reports on shocking celebrity price cuts to exclusive looks inside celebrity homes for sale, Zillow's thirst for celebrity real estate news is never quenched....
View ArticleHouse of the Day: Hobnob with Wang in Haute Manhattan Co-op
Filed under: News CORRECTION: A previous version of this article stated that the duplex for sale belongs to Vera Wang. While Wang resides in the building, the unit for sale is not hers. To the...
View ArticleStudy: Foreclosure Process Time Has Doubled Since 2007
Filed under: News By Alexander Eichler If the American housing market is ever to recover -- and provide some momentum to a broader economic turnaround -- it needs to work its way through the millions...
View ArticlePending Home Sales Rise to Year and a Half High
Filed under: NewsWASHINGTON - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes in November rose to the highest level in a year and a half. The best reading on pending homes sales since a...
View ArticleUtah Deer Visit On Christmas Eve Ends In Tragedy
Filed under: News We regret to report that one of Rudolph's distant cousins met a tragic end on Christmas Eve. A rogue buck stumbled into the home of a Utah family on Christmas Eve, according to...
View ArticleHousing Market Unprepared for Aging Gay Community
Filed under: News PHILADELPHIA - At age 62, Donald Carter (pictured above) knows his arthritis and other age-related infirmities will not allow him to live indefinitely in his third-floor walk-up...
View ArticleGovernment Trying To Repay 200,000 Minority Borrowers
Filed under: NewsBy Bonnie Kavoussi The government would like to repay more than 200,000 minority borrowers who allegedly paid unfairly high interest rates and fees on mortgages, but first the...
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