News & Commentary: Daily News Articles
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05/07/2013
“Mortgage quality is improving rapidly,” says one economist. “Once we’re able to work through this last bulge of foreclosed property ... mortgage credit quality is going to look absolutely beautiful.”
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05/07/2013
New-home construction is expected to return to normal levels by 2016, and with it a construction job boom is forecast to make up for more than a million jobs that had been lost during the sector’s slowdown.
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05/07/2013
Empty nesters and downsizers may find that retirement accounts and credit ratings don't satisfy lenders.
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05/07/2013
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05/06/2013
The housing recovery appears to be growing stronger across the country, so why are some analysts still concerned?
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05/06/2013
Some are taking advantage of adverse possession laws in certain states, squatting in foreclosed homes for free and trying to make claims for homes they don’t own.
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05/06/2013
How loyal are you to your brokerage? Employees at one New York City brokerage earn extra commission if they get a tattoo of the company’s logo.
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05/06/2013
The HSF Affiliates brand announced that it will begin selling new franchises once again this year.
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05/06/2013
Real estate agents and brokers can now be fined for showing homes that are not up to code. "We have to hold them accountable too," says the New York City building commissioner.
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05/06/2013
McGraw Hill Construction says 20 percent of homes built last year were green, and that figure is slated to rise to between 29 percent and 38 percent by 2016.
