The home ownership rate took another dip in the second quarter, while lawmakers and consumer groups try to help get home ownership within reach of more families.
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The Blackstone Group and Deutsche Bank are reportedly in talks to create the world’s first bond that would be backed by home-rental payments.
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“The housing market is clearly on the mend, but we expect the ultimate conclusion of the present housing down cycle to be another several years away,” according to a new report by CoreLogic.
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If the bank or government can’t save a household from foreclosure, maybe a crowd can.
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Mortgage applications dropped 3.6 percent last week, even as rates remained mostly unchanged.
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A new Web service lets practitioners create free interactive infographics for listing presentations, newsletters, reports, and other Web site features.
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