News & Commentary: Daily News Articles
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08/20/2012
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing a rule that would require borrowers receive earlier access to appraisal reports and information on how the home’s value was determined.
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08/20/2012
Another real estate company has decided to go public.
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08/20/2012
In the small buildings market, more and more buyers are taking advantage of prices that have yet to rebound from the property boom going bust.
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08/17/2012
Housing permits soared to the highest level since August 2008, but builders say they’re still being cautious about keeping inventories tight and not building ahead of demand, the building trade group says.
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08/17/2012
After setting record lows three weeks ago, mortgage rates have gradually been inching up, Freddie Mac reports.
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08/17/2012
Several local governments across the country are considering using the power of eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages, a controversial move that has been drawing widespread criticism in recent weeks.
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08/17/2012
It’s a dream many home owners hope to one day achieve: Paying off their mortgage. Here’s how to do it faster.
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08/17/2012
Canadians have had a big appetite for U.S. properties in recent years, taking advantage of falling home values. But now the U.S.’s largest share of foreign buyers is finding the deals are harder to come by.
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08/17/2012
Members of the Federal Reserve are speaking out against additional action by the central bank to spur the economy.
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08/16/2012
Find out where inventories have fallen by nearly 35 percent or more in the past year, and which state is seeing some of the highest drops in homes for sale.
