News & Commentary: Daily News Articles
-
07/18/2014
National averages on fixed-rate mortgages inched down this week, keeping borrowing costs near historic lows, Freddie Mac reports.
-
07/18/2014
"From an individual perspective, the best-deal investment you can make is to buy a primary residence that you're the owner-occupier of," says hedge fund manager John Paulson.
-
07/18/2014
In the second quarter of 2014, the national average time to complete a foreclosure was 577 days — or more than a year and a half.
-
07/18/2014
Sixty-seven percent of consumers say they're planning a home renovation within the next six months. Find out which remodeling jobs they're targeting and how much they're willing to spend.
-
07/18/2014
Housing production fell 9.3 percent nationwide in June, pulled down by a sharp decline in housing starts in the South. Meanwhile, gains were posted in every other region.
-
07/17/2014
It's not news that Millennials are delaying home ownership — but they aren't the group lagging behind the most in the real estate market, according to a new Trulia study.
-
07/17/2014
New-home builders are getting more confident about the single-family market, as signs of strengthening demand abound, according to NAHB.
-
07/17/2014
Surprisingly, workers in higher-cost areas still tend to do better than most, even when taking into account the higher costs for housing and other expenses, a study suggests.
-
07/17/2014
"Foreclosures are no longer a widespread contagion threatening to derail the housing market's return to full health," according to a new RealtyTrac report.
-
07/17/2014
In what is thought to be a first for the homebuilding industry, Standard Pacific Homes is constructing models that offer a pet suite as an optional amenity.
