Jan 23, 2012
6 Housing Markets Gear Up for a ReboundStronger job markets are pushing several cities’ housing markets into recovery-mode. Forbes and the Local Market Monitor, a real estate research firm, recently profiled its top picks for cities that are most poised for a real...
Jan 13, 2012
4 Ways to ID Borrower-Assistance Scammers Scammers have targeted delinquent borrowers during the past few years, hoping to take advantage of their desperation and financial inexperience. Their approach typically involves posing as a representative of a nonprofit or...
Jan 12, 2012
Voters Issue Warnings to Politicians on Housing A majority of American voters say they value home ownership and oppose any steps by the government that make it more difficult to own a home, according to a nationwide poll of 1,500 likely voters, commissioned by the...
Jan 12, 2012
Home Affordability Offering Up 40-Year Deals Home affordability is at 1971 levels, due to falling home prices and record low mortgage rates, pushing home ownership in reach to more families, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)....
Jan 10, 2012
More Cities Join ‘Improving’ Housing Market List The National Association of Home Builders’ list of improving housing markets nearly doubled this month, as more cities showed signs of a rebound with their real estate markets....
