Mar 4, 2014
Brown: Flood Insurance Hikes Drowning Home Owners About 40,000 home sales across the country have already been disrupted because of increases in flood insurance premiums, NAR reports. _________________________________________________________________________________...
Mar 3, 2014
Uneven Recovery to Continue for 5 Years A new study predicts that the median price of single-family homes will return to 2006-era peaks by 2018. But some areas will get there faster than others....
Feb 28, 2014
It’s Taking Less to Get an FHA Loan The average credit score on FHA-backed loans fell to 680 in 2013, , and the average debt-to-income ratio rose to 40.3 percent, according to government agency Ginnie Mae....
Feb 27, 2014
No Spring Slowdown for New-Home Sales? Single-family new-home sales surged in January to a five-and-a-half-year high, giving the industry new hope that the new-home sector isn’t heading for a slowdown this spring after all....
Feb 26, 2014
Do Energy-Efficient Buildings Have a Downside? Occupants of some retrofitted buildings are finding that mold and bacteria can thrive in some otherwise ideal environments. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Study:...
