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Americans on the move again

Americans are on the move again, most often to buy a new home or find a better neighborhood, the Census Bureau reported this week. In 2009, 37.1...

New home sales nothing to write home about

New-home sales rose 27 percent in March to an annual pace of 411,000 new home sales per year. That was the largest percentage gain since April 1963...

Home buying secrets for the 'Average Joe'

New York City attorney Edward A. Mermelstein is, well, a big shot in the Big Apple -- but he hasn't forgotten the little guy. Co-founder of the...

Always time for a home inspection

It's a good time for a home inspection. In today's tired housing market, a home inspection can wake up buyers to what "as is" really is...

California's improved home buyer tax credit a day late, but still great

A repeat windfall for home buyers, and once considered as hopeless as a balanced budget in the Golden State, California's popular home buyer tax...

Why consumers still balk at buying homes

Greater price affordability, historically low interest rates and unprecedented federal assistance should mean boom-time-level home buying. But the...

Low mortgage interest rates bubkes to home buyers

Mortgage interest rates slipped below 5 percent again, falling to 4.97 percent for the average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage (FRM...