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Today's Housing Market Making It Extra Tough on First-Time Homebuyers
Filed under: News, Buying, FinancingBy Kathryn Buschman Vasel If you're a first-time homebuyer in today's market, experts have a brief message for you: good luck. Traditionally, first-time homebuyers...
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Pending Sales of U.S. Homes Slip From 6-Year High
Filed under: News, Buying, SellingGene J. Puskar/APIn this Tuesday, July 23, 2013, photo, a home is for sale in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans who...
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Making the Choice Between a Good School and a Better House
Filed under: News, Buying How much house would you give up to make sure your children are going to a good school? "I lived in a house with a large modern kitchen and four bathrooms," says AnnaMarie...
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Elvis' Palm Springs Home: Ready for Its Encore?
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Home Prices Heat Up in May as Pace of Gains Cools
Filed under: News, Buying, SellingNick Ut/AP By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK -- U.S. single-family home prices rose in May, suggesting the housing market recovery continued during the spring buying season...
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Cities Where Rental Dollars Stretch Further
Filed under: News, Renting, MyNextMove By Catherine Sherman Kansas City isn't just topping charts for its barbecue this summer -- it's also where renters can get the most for their money. According to...
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Homeownership Rate at Its Lowest Since 1995
Filed under: News, Buying, SellingBy Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -- Homeownership in the United States hit a 17-1/2-year low in the second quarter as Americans continue to shift toward renting,...
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Demand for Mortgages Falls as Rates Remain Unchanged
Filed under: Buying, FinancingDavid Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Leah Schnurr Applications for U.S. home mortgages decreased last week with potential buyers shying away from the market as...
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It's Still Possible to Qualify for a Mortgage Despite Bad Credit
Filed under: Buying, Financing, How To, CreditBy Scott Sheldon Today, there is still a general consensus that to buy a home you need to have 20 percent down and a good-to-excellent credit history. The...
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San Francisco Program Offers $100,000 Home Loans to 1st Responders
Filed under: Buying, FinancingSan Francisco wants to make it easier for first responders to actually live in the city they're sworn to protect. In a new program that debuted this week, active members...
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Inside Real-Life Love Affair Inspired by 'Sleepless in Seattle' Home
Filed under: Buying, Lifestyle "What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you?" That's the idea behind -- and tagline to -- 1993's romantic...
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Getting Your Home Ready for Your Vacation
Filed under: Home Improvement, How ToBy Donna Fuscaldo Vacation is a time to escape for a little rest and relaxation, but it's also the time thieves increasingly break into empty homes. According to...
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Mortgage Rates Tick Up, Despite Fed Assurances on Stimulus
Gene J. Puskar/AP By MARCY GORDON WASHINGTON -- Average rates on U.S. fixed mortgages ticked up this week but are still low by historical standards, a trend that has helped the housing market recover....
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City's Fix for Mortgage Crisis: Seizing Home Loans by Eminent Domain
Filed under: News, Financing Doris Ducre of Richmond, Calif., is like millions of other homeowners in this country. She works a 9-to-5 job. She pays her bills. She's current on her mortgage. But Ducre...
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Echoes of Housing Boom in 'Real Housewife' Teresa Giudice's Fraud Case
Filed under: Celebrity Homes, Financing, Credit By Erika Riggs It's not usually a good sign when news about a reality TV star's financials get airtime on CNN. But that's what happened this week when...
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How Much House Can You Get for $150,000?
Filed under: News, Buying, Selling By Catherine Sherman With home values up 5.8 percent year-over-year, the national median has increased to $161,100. For prospective buyers, this raises the question:...
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San Diego's Famous 'Cats' House' Sells
Filed under: News, Buying, Selling How long do you think it would take to sell a house dedicated to the comfort of cats? We're not talking about the kind of feces-strewn cat-hoarder hovel that...
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Student Housing: Less Space for Marrieds, More Luxury for Singles
Filed under: Lifestyle, Renting Joanna and Zach Cammenga married in May 2012 right after graduating with bachelors degrees from the University of Michigan, where they met. Today, as a married couple,...
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Family Made Homeless by Hurricane Sandy Feels Victimized Again
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Back to Living With Your Parents? 4 Ways to Ease Re-Entry
Filed under: Lifestyle, RentingBy Kate Rogers Mom and dad may have teared up after packing up and dropping their kid off at college, but many parents are finding themselves unpacking that same stuff...
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