News & Commentary: Daily News Articles
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04/10/2013
The General Services Administration is trying to unload a surplus of government buildings across the country through auctions and, most recently, by working with private developers to negotiate land swaps.
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04/10/2013
Mortgage applications rose 5 percent last week as interest rates dropped to their lowest levels since January, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports.
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04/10/2013
The FHA has already taken a number of significant steps to mitigate risk and increase the solvency and strength of the mortgage-insurance fund, but more reforms are necessary, NAR says.
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04/09/2013
“This is not the 2005 market,” economist Rick Sharga, executive vice president with Carrington Mortgage Holdings, told a crowd at the REOMAC 2013 Summit & Expo in Dallas on Monday.
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04/09/2013
Student loans are keeping more potential home buyers from qualifying for a mortgage.
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04/09/2013
The housing recovery is progressing, but a shortage of homes on the market will limit the number of home sales this spring selling season, industry insiders say.
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04/09/2013
The Obama administration announced the extension or debut of three programs aimed at helping distressed home owners avoid foreclosure.
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04/09/2013
A hazardous materials team was dispatched after a real estate agent removed 40 gallons of toxic chemicals from a Novato, Calif., home for sale.
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04/09/2013
An increase in online shoppers could mean exciting things ahead for developers and investors of retail real estate, as architects and builders are forced to up their game.
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04/08/2013
Home prices and sales posted big gains in recent months. But, according to the latest Housing Scorecard from the White House, much remains to be done to assist those who are still struggling.
