Jun 20, 2014
Tight Inventory Deflates Home-Sales Expectations “We’re nearly halfway through the year, and single-family housing remains weaker than we projected six months ago, while multifamily appears to be right on track,” according to Freddie Mac’s...
Jun 18, 2014
Builders Still Cautious on Adding More Inventory Builders started on fewer single-family houses, condos, and apartments last month, as they continue to move carefully when adding inventory to the housing supply, according to a newly released Census Bureau report....
Jun 17, 2014
You Don’t Need That Much of a Down Payment Many consumers are overestimating the down payment they need in order to purchase a home, believing that they need 11 percent to 15 percent to get approved for a loan. In reality, it takes much less....
Jun 16, 2014
‘Boomerang’ Buyers Get Second Chance A government program launched last summer by the Federal Housing Administration is helping people who lost their homes due to foreclosure or short sale step back into home ownership at much quicker rates....
Jun 13, 2014
Owners of Larger Homes More Likely to ExpandHome owners who already own larger homes are more likely to add additional space through remdoeling and expansion projects, according to a recent survey....
Jun 12, 2014
Amazon and Google as Mortgage Brokers? A new study shows that about 40 percent of young adults would be willing to do their banking, including getting a mortgage, with non-bank technology players such as Google, Amazon, or Apple....
