Housing market lifts spirits
Is the improving housing market enough to spur consumer spending?
Fewer rentals, steady rents
Prospective renters found fewer places available for rent in the third quarter. Yet monthly rents barely changed.
What Sandy does to your closing
Homebuyers, sellers and refinancers in Superstorm Sandy's path: Be ready for delays and potential obstacles before closing.
Disney’s Haunted Mansion for sale
Want to move into a haunted mansion just in time for Halloween? For less than $1 million, you can.
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Feds sue BofA for mortgage fraud
Prosecutors allege that defective loans were intentionally sold to Fannie and Freddie.
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Fed will rule mortgages in 2013
If you are thinking of getting a mortgage and want to know what will happen to mortgage rates next year, keep your eyes on the Fed.
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Bankers pout about the umps
Why is it so hard to get approved for a mortgage these days? Because the mortgage industry is being over-regulated.
Ooh la low! Sale on French homes
The French turn up their noses at high taxes by ditching luxury real estate.
Surge in homebuilding
In a welcome sign of economic recovery, the housing sector continues to improve.
Debate about deductions
Neither presidential candidate wanted to talk about housing, but they did mention tax deductions.