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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Sales of new, single-family homes in July this year, nationwide, rose 9.6 percent above June's numbers, the biggest month-to-month jump in four years....
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The last thing you want in a home is a built-in value deflator. The economy can be tough enough, stripping your home of value before it's had a...
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), recently set up a Web site to keep consumers, drywall manufacturers, builders and other apprised of its...
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The median home price in the San Francisco Bay area was down to $350,000 in May, nearly half the peak median of $665,000 back in July of 2007, but the...
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California homebuyers who want the maximum $18,000 combined federal-state tax credit for buying a home this year are just about out of time as the...
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Selling a home during a recession requires that you get creative -- really creative. Bankrate.com recently reported five ways you may not have...
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Drywall imported from China, blamed for rotten egg odors, fast metal corrosion and health problems for some homeowners, contains sulfur and other...
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When the Federal Reserve Board hit the streets to collect economic information from professionals with boots on the ground, it found some anecdotal...
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Fast moving first-time homebuyers in California can come up with as much as an $18,000 tax credit for buying a home this year. Along with a federal...
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