Thursday
May 23, 2013

News & Commentary: Daily News Articles

  • 04/12/2012
    Still, housing experts warn the drop is temporary: "The dam may not burst in the next 30 to 45 days, but it will eventually burst, and everyone downstream should be prepared for that to happen."
  • 04/12/2012
    Analysts say the recent increase in the average mortgage amount being approved by lenders may be an early sign that buyer confidence is improving.
  • 04/12/2012
    A fund geared to help some of the most battered states in the mortgage crisis is not meeting its goals, a watchdog group says. 
  • 04/12/2012
    A judge, calling the crime “heinous and terrifying,” passed down one of the strictest sentences to a Great Falls, Mont., man for attacking a real estate agent last spring. The man showed premeditation by profiling several local real estate agents prior to the crime, the judge said.  
  • 04/12/2012
    When you run into a hard-to-sell home, here are three conversations you might need to have with your clients. 
  • 04/12/2012
    With the April 17 tax deadline less than a week away, let your clients know they still have time to take advantage of valuable tax benefits as home owners. HouseLogic.com, can help.
  • 04/11/2012
    More Americans are saying now is the perfect time to buy a home, and they want to act soon before home prices and mortgage rates rise.
  • 04/11/2012
    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could possibly curb their losses by $1.7 billion if the mortgage giants reduced mortgage principals on some underwater home owners. The finding has prompted the FHFA to reconsider its long-held stance against principal write-downs.
  • 04/11/2012
    Bank of America announced a new streamlined process for its approval of short sales that is expected to cut the wait time by more than half.
  • 04/11/2012
    Foreclosed homes in predominantly white neighborhoods are much better maintained than those in black and Latino neighborhoods, finds a new study by the National Fair Housing Alliance.