New and improved mortgage forms
Starting Jan. 1, new rules go into effect that simplify and clarify exactly what mortgage lenders will charge for a loan.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/-O9dzAloZD4" height="1" width="1"/
December 31, 2009 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
Bad news for housing: Prices flattening
Home price gains of the past few months flattened out in October, according to a closely watched market report issued Tuesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/tireO8A7e2E" height="1" width="1"/
December 29, 2009 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
Mortgage rescue: Credit score killer
Most troubled homeowners view President Obama's foreclosure rescue plan as a way out of their financial troubles.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/GWm40vB4v5M" height="1" width="1"/
December 28, 2009 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
Big paydays for Fannie and Freddie bosses
Top executives at mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both of which have been under government control since last year, received millions of dollars in pay this year, according to documents filed by the company Thursday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/CqYS8ZY8nrw" height="1" width="1"/
December 24, 2009 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
Don’t mess with Texas: More Americans moving in
Americans, it seems, still have a love affair with the West. Texas and Wyoming were the big winners in the Census Bureau's annual population estimates, which were released on Wednesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Xw_xUmjDVfk" height="1" width="1"/
December 23, 2009 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
New home sales plunge in November
New home sales unexpectedly plunged in November, according to a dismal government report.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/bVZPYAoubV4" height="1" width="1"/
December 23, 2009 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
Another big leap for home sales
After surging 10% in October, sales of existing homes jumped again in November, growing 7.4% compared with October to an annualized rate of 6.54 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/3t3I35HMXxg" height="1" width="1"/
December 22, 2009 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
Lower payments = fewer redefaults
It should come as no surprise that fewer troubled borrowers will redefault if their loan payments are lowered in a mortgage modification.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/4lJR35x_9lI" height="1" width="1"/
December 22, 2009 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
Renovating doesn’t pay off like it used to
Home remodelers are getting less bang for their bucks. For the fourth straight year, renovation jobs have added less to resale values relative to their costs, according to an annual Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report released this week by the National Association of Realtors.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/6zCx1785maU" height="1" width="1"/
December 21, 2009 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
Cher sells her piece of paradise
The pop-singer/actress has put her house on Hawaii's big island up for auction, and it's expected to fetch between $8 million and $12 million.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/4KKwPwPq0rg" height="1" width="1"/
December 18, 2009 | Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
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