News & Commentary: Daily News Articles
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04/19/2012
For the first time, the number of short sale transactions exceeds foreclosure sales as banks agree to do more short sales, according to housing data from Lending Processing Services Inc.
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04/19/2012
Find out where home shoppers were targeting their market search the most last month online.
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04/19/2012
Builders are revamping home designs to meet the growing needs of multigenerational households.
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04/19/2012
"Children are the often invisible victims of the foreclosure crisis," says a researcher of a new report that reveals the widespread affect the foreclosure crisis has had on the nation's children.
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04/19/2012
Insurance executives and legislators warn that “storm chasing” contractors have become a widespread problem, duping home owners following a violent storm or tornado.
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04/19/2012
Existing-home sales dipped in March, but continued to outpace last year's levels. At the same time, inventory tightened and home prices showed further signs of stabilizing, according to NAR.
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04/18/2012
A new policy issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency includes a revised timeline that will require mortgage servicers of Fannie- and Freddie-backed loans to respond to short sale offers within 30 days.
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04/18/2012
These metro areas are seeing a strong start to the spring selling season, with median list prices inching up.
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04/18/2012
Investors are viewing college towns as the safest bets for offering stable rental returns.
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04/18/2012
The National Fair Housing Alliance has filed a second discrimination lawsuit against a bank for allegedly poor upkeep of foreclosures in minority areas compared to foreclosures in mostly white neighborhoods. The NFHA says more lawsuits are coming, too.
