Category Archives: Mortgages
Loan servicers keep making messes
Mortgage servicers still have not gotten their act together. Continue reading
Chinese homebuyers emerging
They aren’t the largest group of foreign homebuyers, but they spend the most. Continue reading
Weak jobs report may help borrowers
The U.S. gained fewer jobs in August than expected. Continue reading
New homebuilding soars
Construction cranes and hard hats are coming to a neighborhood near you. Continue reading
Home values close in on 2006
Some of the states hit hardest by the housing crash are seeing double-digit gains. Continue reading
Apartment life, microstyle
The space may be tiny, but the trend toward living small is becoming huge. Continue reading
QRM: No more 20 percent down
Regulators discarded a rule that would have made it hard to get a mortgage with less than 20 percent down. Continue reading
Lender charged with discrimination
HUD charged Fifth Third Bank and a mortgage company in Michigan with discriminating against a couple with disabilities when they tried to refinance their mortgage. Continue reading
West Coast home prices spike
Home prices are showing double-digit increases in some areas of the country. Continue reading
FHA loans after foreclosure
The FHA has opened the doors for buyers who faced foreclosure, short sale and bankruptcy. Continue reading