Apr 17, 2015
NAR to Congress: Ease Up on Mortgage Credit “No one wants to see a return to the unscrupulous, predatory lending practices that caused the Great Recession,” but the pendulum in lending has swung too far, NAR officials testified to Congress Thursday....
Apr 15, 2015
Fannie Offers Closing Cost Aid to First-Timers Mortgage giant Fannie Mae announced a new program that allows first-time home buyers of its properties to receive up to 3 percent of the purchase price in closing cost assistance....
Apr 14, 2015
Best Places to Score Deals on Fixer-Uppers For buyers in search of that diamond in the rough, they may want to look in these cities to land the biggest discounts on a home. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Children...
Apr 10, 2015
Real Estate Likely to Ride a 3-Year Wave Economists and housing analysts predict that this year will kick off “three more years of smooth sailing for U.S. real estate,” according to a new report....
Apr 9, 2015
The 20 Most Active Housing Markets Sold signs are going up fast in these cities. Find out where homes are selling the fastest, sometimes even in less than a month. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Office Rents Soar...
Apr 7, 2015
The Top 10 Features for New Homes Find out what builders say are the most popular – and least popular – features in today’s homes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Agents Try Out the Twilight Open House To make...