News & Commentary: Daily News Articles
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07/05/2012
Apartment rents have risen by their highest rate since 2007, according to a new report. But despite the affordability of homes today, many renters can't qualify for a mortgage.
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07/05/2012
Do you know if your listing has a strange or shady past? Properties where someone has been murdered or died in can cast an everlasting gray cloud over the listing.
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07/05/2012
A scam using sites like Craigslist to trick would-be renters into renting foreclosures is becoming more common.
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07/05/2012
According to a report by the FHFA's inspector general, loose oversight of thousands of contractors tasked with maintaining foreclosures caused neighborhoods to deteriorate and exposed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to fraudulent billing.
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07/03/2012
One state alone has eight of the nation’s 15 fastest-growing cities.
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07/03/2012
As several states try to halt foreclosures, lenders are arguing that lawmakers are jeopardizing a housing recovery.
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07/03/2012
"The way short sales are packaged and presented by real estate agents is more than half the battle. The more agents understand about how the process works, the fewer the delays and the faster the closings," says one sales trainer.
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07/03/2012
"In order for us to see a more stable housing recovery, the basic rule of economics requires prices to change enough to bring a new wave of sellers on the market," says one real estate expert.
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07/03/2012
A construction error leads a Hamptons couple to order the home to be demolished and started from scratch.
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07/03/2012
Former National Association of REALTORS® President Harley Rouda Sr. died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Columbus, Ohio. He was 83.
