Mortgage honcho: Enough is enough
Regulators must stop choking the housing recovery, the Mortgage Bankers Association president said today.
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Builders cater to upscale buyers
First-time buyers will have a harder time locating an affordable new home.
Rates, economy take toll on sales
A decline in September's existing home sales didn't surprise analysts.
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Tagged economy, existing home sales, Federal Reserve, jobs, mortgage rates, Mortgages, NAR, National Association of Realtors, news, Sterne Agee
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‘Try before you buy’ a home
A new trend allows prospective buyers to spend time alone "test driving" a home's features.
Rates fall on debt ceiling deal
Congress finally passed legislation to end the shutdown. And rates did the unexpected.
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Foreclosure starts hit 7-year low
Fewer homeowners are set to lose their homes as the housing market improves.
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Rental vacancies level off
More apartment units are on the market, but don't look for a reduction in rent.
Top 10 states for mortgage fraud
One state had 8 times the number of expected fraud investigations.
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Checklist for buying home sweet home
Buying a home isn’t easy, so we hosted a hangout with real estate experts to help you along on your hunt for a house and a mortgage. Joining us were Greg McBride, CFA, and Senior Financial Analyst for Bankrate.com, and Herman Chan, a housing and lifestyle expert at HabitatforHermanity.com. He has appeared on all kinds
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‘Vampires’ take bite out of housing
Creepy statistics about distressed properties might give the market a fright.
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