The struggles to qualify for a mortgage have been viewed as one of the top obstacles to the housing recovery, but some recent data shows lenders may finally be starting to ease up.
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The parents of a woman who was married to one of the Boston marathon bombing suspects lists their Rhode Island home a few hours after the suspect was killed in gunfight with police.
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“Home owners are tired of waiting to make improvements,” according to a remodeling trade association, which released its latest data showing that the home remodeling business is reaching “new heights.”
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More home owners and buyers are ranking energy-efficient home features high in surveys. Here are some ways to make homes more green.
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Real estate professional Brian Block raps about the housing shortage in the Washington, D.C., area in a nontraditional market video that is going viral.
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Existing-home sales eased in March from inventory constraints, which continued to pressure home prices.
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