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  • A Major Roadblock to Full Housing Recovery?
    06/20/2012
    A new report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies hints at what is keeping many potential home buyers on the sidelines. And it’s not by their choice.
  • First-Time Buyers Find Housing Market Tough
    06/20/2012
    "I thought it was a buyer's market ripe for the picking," says one first-time home buyer who found the competition for a home much steeper than what he ever imagined.
  • MBA: Gov’t Refinancing Hits High, Other Loan Apps Fall
    06/20/2012
    Applications for government mortgage refinancing more than doubled last week, reaching an all-time high, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports.
  • Building the Great Outdoors Room
    06/20/2012
    Home owners are discovering that the great outdoors can create a fine living space.
  • FHA Revokes Controversial Credit Dispute Rule
    06/19/2012
    The Federal Housing Administration has rescinded a new guideline that was widely criticized by the housing industry as shutting out too many potential borrowers from qualifying for a mortgage.
  • Fed Weighs Move to Take Mortgage Rates Even Lower
    06/19/2012
    The Federal Reserve's policy-making committee meets today and Wednesday to decide whether the economy could use another boost, and some analysts speculate the Fed may decide on a plan to take rates even lower.
  • 6 Most Dangerous U.S. Cities
    06/19/2012
    24/7 Wall St. releases its findings from an FBI crime analysis of the most dangerous cities in the nation.
  • Microsoft Unveils its iPad Rival
    06/19/2012
    Real estate professionals are increasingly relying on tablets while on-the-go. Microsoft hopes to bite into Apple's iPad market share with its Windows-powered tablet. 
  • Home Building Picks Up in May
    06/19/2012
    The construction of single-family homes edged up last month as new housing permits--a future gauge for construction--reached its highest level in nearly three years.
  • Vacation-Home Buyers are Back
    06/19/2012
    Real estate practitioners in vacation spots across the country say the market for second homes is picking up steam as buyers grow more confident given signs of growth in small businesses.