New mortgage rules enacted this year are prompting banks to issue fewer home loans, according to a Federal Reserve Board survey.
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As mortgage rates hover nearly yearly lows, more home owners are viewing it as the last opportunity to take advantage by refinancing and lowering their borrowing costs.
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More than a dozen states saw home prices accelerate in June to record-level highs, according to CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index.
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As the housing market recovers, so does the number of professionals who are making real estate their new career.
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A new study suggests that about 1.4 million foreclosures between 2008 and 2012 were prevented because of the expansion of unemployment insurance benefits.
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Could the next big niche be the top 10 floors of the national skyscraper boom? Find out which cities’ hot new neighborhoods are hundreds of feet high.
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