The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage started the year more than a full percentage point above its average last year at this time.
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Home prices rose faster than rents in 2013, and investors are seeing their once winning strategy of buying up foreclosed homes in bulk is no longer a clear winner.
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High income earners shop for mortgages distinctly different than lower income earners, finds a new Fannie May study.
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A rise in the number of skyscraper projects is expected to change urban skylines in the coming year.
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The Arizona Department of Real Estate is ordering “Property Wars” reality star John Ray and his firm to stop doing business because they do not hold a real estate license.
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More boomerang buyers – those who have rebuilt their credit after a foreclosure or short sale – are expected to re-enter the real estate market in 2014.
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