Spring housing thaw?
Builders are looking for reasons to be confident going into the spring buying season.
Which goes 1st: Card or mortgage?
Which would you pay first: credit cards bills or the mortgage?
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Is reverse mortgage a good deal?
Seniors with home equity need to be sure of their motives before getting a reverse mortgage.
Pricing a home’s history
How much is a "George Washington slept here" type of reputation worth?
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Global home prices hit new peak
Locations affordable to the super-rich saw the fastest home price gains in 2013.
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Will jobs report push rates up?
This morning's February employment report had mixed news for the economy and for mortgage borrowers.
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More homeowners above water
Rising prices lifted millions of homeowners out of negative equity in 2013.
New-home sales jump
Sales of new, single-family homes hit a five-year high in January.
Climbing cost of homeownership
The average cost to own a home is up more than 20 percent across the country.
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Home prices rise at slower pace
U.S. home prices increased in 2013, but two new reports indicate the market has cooled.
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