Driven by tax credits, other government incentives, low mortgage rates and low home prices, both new and resale home sales took an unseasonable leap...
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Mortgage interest rates were flat beginning this week, but remained low at an average 5.07 percent, for fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) on conforming...
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Rising unemployment is undoing homeownership, unraveling the housing rebound and extending the foreclosure crisis at least until very late next year....
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
A short sale could be a better deal than bankruptcy or foreclosure, but it can also sap your time, wither your credit score and well, cost you money....
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Like a limber limbo dancer dropping ever lower, mortgage interest rates on the 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) dipped to 4.83 percent the week...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Savvy investors are always the first to jump in a potentially profitable housing market and a new survey indicates things are heating up. More than 12...
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Mortgage interest rates dipped as low as 4.32 percent, on conforming 30-year loans this week. The average was 5.08 percent for fixed-rate mortgages...
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
If you purchased a home a year ago and have the equity and creditworthiness to swing it, a refinance today could save you hundreds of dollars a month,...
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
If you purchased a home a year ago and have the equity and creditworthiness to swing it, a refinance today could save you hundreds of dollars a month....
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
October foreclosure filings -- default notices, scheduled foreclosure auctions and bank repossessions -- declined 3 percent from the previous month,...
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