Cities Where Housing Bubbles Could Be Starting to Form
Filed under: News, Home Equity, Investing There are rumblings in the real estate world about whether we're entering another housing market bubble. We took a look recently at California and whether some...
View ArticleWhat to Do If Foreclosure Is Killing Your Credit
Filed under: News, Foreclosures, CreditBy Deanna Templeton Foreclosures can do a number on your credit report, even for years after they happened. With the Great Recession causing an upheaval in the...
View Article14 Cities With the Most Foreclosures Right Now
Filed under: News, Foreclosures By Mamta Badkar One in every 859 U.S. homes is receiving a foreclosure filing, according to RealtyTrac's latest foreclosure report. Foreclosure filings were reported on...
View ArticleSaudi Prince Reportedly Sells Flying Mansion for $500 Million
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes Just when we thought we'd seen the heights of luxury, we get wind of this news: Saudi Arabia's Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal has purportedly sold his "flying palace,"...
View ArticleMatt Damon Selling Miami Beach Home for $20 Million (House of the Day)
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, House of the Day Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana, renewed their vows over the weekend, but the couple is separating from their gorgeous Miami Beach home. Damon has...
View ArticleWhat the Kardashians Teach Us About Real Estate Investing
Filed under: News, Investing By Frank DeFazio I'm ashamed to admit it but my wife has me hooked on "Keeping Up With The Kardashians." For those who are lucky enough to not know who the Kardashians are,...
View ArticleBefore Co-Signing a Mortgage, Consider These 6 Possible Pitfalls
Filed under: News, AdviceBy Scott Sheldon Want to be 100 percent responsible for someone else's obligation? Then co-sign for them on a mortgage -- and you'll be just as responsible for repaying the...
View ArticleBehind the Foreclosure Surge in New York, New Jersey
Filed under: News, Foreclosures By Nin-Hai Tseng Just as many of us believe we've seen the worst of the housing market's collapse, two unlikely states are only now getting hit with a wave of...
View ArticleChristina Aguilera Reportedly Buys L.A. Home Next to Charlie Sheen (House of...
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes, House of the Day By Erika Riggs Mulholland Estates is a gated community in Los Angeles that's popular with a number of celebrities, including singer Robbie Williams,...
View ArticleOverseas Real Estate Investments Can Earn You Good Money
Filed under: News, Investing So you want to be a real estate investor? It can be all about where you're buying property. You of course want to be in a market where you stand the best chance to get the...
View ArticleU.S. Housing Starts Surpass 1 Million in March
Filed under: News, Economy By Martin Crutsinger WASHINGTON -- U.S. builders broke ground in March on homes at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.04 million, the fastest since June 2008. The gain was...
View ArticleFor Foreign Buyers, Tips to Purchase Your First U.S. Home
By Dona DeZube Nothing says you're truly an American like owning a home. And just over half of all foreign-born households living in the U.S. own their own home. If you're ready to join them, try...
View ArticleLessons for Boston in New York City's Recovery From 9/11?
Filed under: News, Economy By Colin Croughan and Graham Wood Realtor Vickie Cox can't help but think about her native New York as Boston struggles to cope with the tragic bombings at Monday's Boston...
View ArticleDodgers Pitcher Zack Greinke Drops $4.6 Million on New L.A. Home (House of...
Filed under: News, Celebrity Homes Zack Greinke's golden arm is making headlines yet again. This time, it's not for landing the starting pitcher a massive $147 million six-year contract with the L.A....
View Article4 Signs the Housing Recovery Is Stalling
Filed under: News By Mamta Badkar and Matthew Boesler Economists have been cranking up their home price expectations. Some expect home prices to rise 8 percent in 2013. Housing pundit Ivy Zelman has...
View ArticleKalamazoo Homeowner Wins $115,000 After Lead-Paint Scare
Filed under: News, Buying, Home Improvement A family in Kalamazoo, Mich., that bought a home from that city for only $3,200 -- ended up getting $115,000 in return when the fixer-upper turned out to be...
View ArticleHouston Is U-Haul's Most Popular Relocation Destination
Filed under: NewsPeople must believe everything is bigger in Texas, because the most popular city to move to in 2012 was Houston, according to new data on relocation trends released by U-Haul. The...
View ArticleEasy Porch Renovations Now Will Help You Relax Later
Filed under: News, Home Improvement It's getting warmer out there, and you're probably eyeing that porch of yours. You're probably dreaming of kicking back in a rocking chair with a good book and glass...
View ArticleNightmare Roommate Stories: 'Our Table Was Her Wasteland'
Filed under: News, Advice, Renting Devon Fleming said that she thought she had found the perfect roommate. The woman seemed smart, was easy to spend time with, and the two shared many mutual friends....
View ArticleHere, Have a Private Peninsula in Larchmont, NY (House of the Day)
Filed under: News, House of the Day The city or the suburbs? Despite Census data last year showing that many cities were growing at a faster pace than their surrounding suburbs, voters in our...
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