News & Commentary: Daily News Articles
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06/18/2013
As part of the sequester, some of HUD's field offices will be closing — including offices in areas hardest hit by foreclo
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06/18/2013
In House Financial Services Committee testimony today, NAR called on Congress to revise the Qualified Mortgage requirements that limit consumer choice.
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06/17/2013
Find out which housing markets have had the largest gains in asking prices in the past year.
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06/17/2013
Generation Y is showing different housing preferences. Does that mean Baby Boomers will have tough time selling their larger, suburban homes?
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06/17/2013
The housing market’s recovery is strengthening, but first-time home buyers make up only 29 percent of the housing market, which is “weaker than the historic norm," according to NAR.
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06/17/2013
Some states are expanding due to booming energy industries, while population growth is fueling other local economies.
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06/17/2013
JPMorgan Chase is facing a lawsuit that alleges the bank imposed overly high or unnecessary fees on delinquent borrowers.
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06/17/2013
Congress is preparing to address an issue that has loomed for five years: the fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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06/14/2013
The rate of suspicious activity surrounding short sales—including financial fraud and vandalism—has been rising, according to CoreLogic. Some 3.7 percent of short sale transactions involve such activity.
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06/14/2013
Rates continue to climb higher from their all-time lows. The 30-year mortgage has risen a half percentage point just since last month, Freddie Mac reports.
